A Japanese video goes viral. Image Source: ‘traveljapantours’/ Instagram
Countries and cities that host tourists mostly love to welcome people from all around the world- especially when these people are not there just for a vacation, but also to admire the place’s tradition and cultural values. However, when instances like THESE come forward, it’s understandable for natives to want to shut off– even if a considerable part of their earnings depend on tourism. A video was recently shared online, which showed a tourist- a woman- going ‘above and beyond’ in her attempts to forcefully click a picture of a local woman allegedly in Japan. ‘Why’, you ask? Well, the local Japanese woman was simply wearing a traditional Japanese attire- a Kimono- resulting in the tourist wanting to click her picture by ‘any means necessary’.
The Japanese woman did not stop to pose even once, clearly showing her disapproval of the tourist’s actions. However, the tourist still looked extremely persistent. The video went viral and left many irritated and even furious. Most commented on the tourist’s poor mannerisms, while the rest flooded the comment box with their take on the importance of consent.
As per the post, the incident took place in Kyoto, whereas Times Now could not confirm the authenticity of the post.
“DON’T DO THIS! If you are visiting Japan do not take a photo of any one without consent, this incident happened in Kyoto when a Japanese lady wearing a Kimono was walking in kyoto streets, and a random tourist tried best to take her picture. To all tourists when coming to Japan please learn some manners and ethics as well,” the post read.
The video was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘traveljapantours’. The post was shared a while back and got more than 48K views from people.
Check out the viral video:
“Asian people do the same with black people, super tall people, natural blonde girls. Taking pictures, pointing fingers, touching. Double standards. Has to be forbidden for any culture to do anything like this,” a user said.
“There should be a law like in Dubai. If you take a photo against a person’s will and you refuse to erase it you are gonna spend some time in jail, fined and deported. Simple. With the exception of filming evidence of a crime,” added a second person.
“I understand why Japanese want foreigners to stop travelling there,” added a third person. “Someone took a picture of me once, I just said thanks and kept walking,” wrote a fourth person. “Can someone break her phone please?” commented the next.
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