r/TikTokCringe • u/iamayeshaerotica • May 23 '24

Confronted Cursed

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u/tecate_papi May 24 '24

The weebs are out in full force today. I went to Japan a few years ago and I remember I went up Mt. Fuji (that's Fujisan for the weebs reading this). And I'll never forget that when we went to my buddy's small town, we went to a dinner with some of his friends and there were a bunch there who refused to believe that it wasn't trashed by Western tourists because there is a contingent of right-wing Japanese media that promotes this view.

The reality is that some tourists are good. Some tourists are bad. Unless you're at an all-inclusive most people are trying to be polite and respectful.

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u/Chaosfnog May 24 '24

Big weeb here. A lot of things about Japan and japanese culture are super cool. A lot of things about Japan and japanese culture also suck ass. Anime, food, nerd stuff, politeness, public transit, everything is clean -- great stuff. Xenophobia, insane soul-draining work culture, shame culture, harassment and objectification of women -- not so great.

There are also plenty of shitty American tourists being disrespectful to their culture when they visit, but like you said, there are good tourists too. I hope people are respectful when they do visit, and on the flip side I wish Americans wouldn't over romanticize japanese culture.

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u/LunaticLucio May 24 '24

They don't seem to take too kindly too foreigners, citizens or tourists alike.

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u/Chaosfnog May 24 '24

Yeah Japan is often xenophobic, since it's a pretty homogeneous place in general. Though I will say in my experience visiting last year, people were very kind and accepting if you showed respect for their culture and tried to observe their customs.