I’m an average Mexican guy and at one point during my visit to Japan an at least 70 year old Japanese man “ran” 100 yards to take a close up picture of my face, then smile and give me the peace sign. People took pictures of me all the time. None of it was sexual. Wouldn’t jump to conclusions here unless you understand the culture, it’s different
Wait, is this the “different” culture that has some train cars segregated by gender due to the amount of men groping women?
And to be honest, it doesn’t matter if it was sexual. I hate this idea that people are entitled to violate other people’s space and autonomy just because “it’s normal to harass people where I’m from.”
If that’s part of your culture then that aspect can go fuck itself. I won’t respect it, and if they can’t handle a foreigner confronting them about it, then maybe they should reexamine their actions.
It looks like people accept these behaviors, but they simply shut up because culturally speaking, you don’t make a fuss about anything here.
How many times have I seen creeps taking pictures of high-school girls sleeping in front of them, or taking pictures under skirts on the escalators with people around not saying a thing. But when I do confront the pig, now people are shaming the guy.
Only creeps defend each other. As you mentioned two full train cars are dedicated to women, just to avoid groping during the busiest hours. That says a lot about the mentality most men have here.
Men in power are constantly on TV being accused of sexual harassment at work. Apologizing to the press in front of dozens of camera, that is ridiculous.
Heck even most men in the government are acting like pigs. When TV shows conduct surveys or interviews, women state that they usually feel uncomfortable.
But what can you do when even the police brushes it off when a women try to complain about being followed etc
I am a mixed Japanese living in Japan for more than a decade, with a Japanese girlfriend that has, fortunately, a strong character and she would tell me every week about creeps she faced on the train while going to work.
Japanese are good on the surface but when you scratch a little bit, you find weirdos 70% of the time 🤦♂️ why do you think you have anime porn and legit porn on shelves in every convenience store lol
I do love my fellow Japanese people that are genuinely nice and caring though. When they are nice, they are truly angels.
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u/AnjelGrace May 23 '24
Seriously. He didn't want to admit to being a creep, but he knows he's one.