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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker First things first, trash separation. When you move, your ward gives you an entire calendar of how you're going to separate your trash. Because I have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, I have six different trash cans to separate my trash and they all go out on different days. It's actually nice because they care about what happens to their trash. It is a little stressful sometimes, but I've gotten used to it. Japan has these trash cans where you separate your trash even at restaurants. All restaurants have this and they even have a drain for your drink. So drinks, don't get into the trash bag. It's genius. I don't know why America doesn't have this. And now when I go back to America, and I just throw everything in one trash can, I feel like the most wasteful human being in the world.

Final score:

280points

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Verena 1 year ago

Roughly the same in some European countries. In my region in NL I have 5 waste bins and four of them get collected on different days. Orange (plastic, tetra, metal), blue (paper), green (kitchen and garden), grey (everything else) and glass (to be delivered at a collection point and to be sorted by color: white, green, brown). Grey every 4 weeks on Thursdays, blue every 4 weeks on Wednesdays, orange every 2 weeks on Mondays and green every 2 weeks on Fridays.

98points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Everyone still wears masks in Japan everywhere. Yes, even when walking outside, even when just walking in your neighborhood, 99% of the time, they will be wearing a mask. It hasn't even been required for over like a year now, but it's so ingrained in the culture at this point that people refuse to take them off in fear of judgment. But obviously, it's also just a concern for other people and Japan is known to be a culture where people are very considerate of thy neighbor.

ryanthetwat , Maskmedicare Shop Report

Final score:

244points

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Anita Gaffney 1 year ago

I visited Japan in 2019, a few months before Covid and so many people were wearing masks. They were for sale everywhere, so it appears to be the norm there even before Covid. Hands down my favourite country to have visited so far. I really want to go back :)

120points

Ed Brandon 1 year ago

I visited in 2005, and loads of people had masks then. They didn't "keep on" doing it, they always did it. You wear it for the benefit of others when you're ill.

28points

Anya Beboop 1 year ago

Yup, they are courteous when they get sick or when they suspect they are sick for the sake of other people. Sounds so nice in that regard.

19points

un-izzy 1 year ago

The downvote fairies have been around. Upvoted for safety. Be careful everyone.

17points

MrsFettesVette 1 year ago

I had a very severe flu about ten years ago (had lasting detrimental effects in my health) and ever since then, have watched footage of Japanese people using public transit with an envious eye- wearing a mask to prevent any kind of communicable disease from spreading to others just seems polite. I never did it before this because I didn't want people staring at me thinking I was sick, but now it's more commonplace.

5points

Luna Crow 1 year ago

Wondering if this is more a cultural thing than pandemic related.. even in the US I noticed as far back as the early 2000s that the workers in Asian supermarkets all wore masks and gloves. They were the most prepared when it hit!

1point

Mallory L 9 months ago

yeah it's been normal for them since Asia seems to be the place where most of these things start... bird flu, swine flu, sars they were all epidemics over there

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Aaron Hunt 1 year ago

Not like this it hasn't. I moved to Japan in 2017 and still live there today. Before Covid, yes, it's common to see people wearing masks. But not everyone was wearing them. More people would not be wearing masks than wearing them. But during and after Covid, everybody wears them all the time: outside, in their cars, everywhere. It's not the same, and it has no gone unnoticed by govt officials and various academics.

0points

Epsilon 1 year ago

I believe the masks were due to pollution previously but don't quote me on that.

0points

Linden 1 year ago

Mask wearing has been common there a long time before the pandemic.

38points

Rob Chapman 1 year ago

Mask wearing has been common in many Asian countries for decades.

20points

ColorEd 1 year ago

Not still, they were wearing masks long before Covid.

19points

WonderWoman 1 year ago

Imagine that, people caring about infecting others...what a nice way to live.

14points

Alexandra Davis 1 year ago

I'm going to Japan later this year and this is worrying me as I'm deaf and lip read. So if my friend wears a mask, we can't communicate. If she doesn't so I we can, it will look like we're ignoring their custom (plus it's still a requirement inside some places) I'm getting a badge made up in Japanese (like my English one) that says "I'm deaf and lip read" to hopefully show them that this is why. I also can only wear cloth ones as I'm allergic to the surgical style ones.

6points

Gg 1 year ago

I think I saw a commercial for a company that specially made masks with a window for lip reading. Can't remember the name but maybe you could find those? At least for your friend?

4points

Jared Robinson 1 year ago

I wish everyone would mask. It's the same principle as covering your mouth when you cough.

5points

Not Bored 1 year ago

I thought they wore masks before covid-19 because of pollution

5points

John Dilligaf 1 year ago

not just the pollution. Anyone with a cough or a cold wears one. Consideration for others. During cold and flu season even the non-sick folks wear them.

26points

Sergio Bicerra 1 year ago

Nearly in front 9f my home stands the Peruvian-Japanese Cultural Centre, so it's very fair to see japanese people around my block, and saw many of them using masks pre-pandemic, and thought it was disrespectful, like 'what, do we smell, our air isn't good enough?' After the whole covid thing realized they might have a cold and were in fact respectful.

4points

Mark Secker 1 year ago

first visit to Japan over 20 years ago masks found people masks were common and several times in later visits I had free packets of masks handed out much like tissue packets with packaging printed with marketing restaurants etc. To some degree even relatively common in Hong Kong and other places in East Asia, it's just a cultural thing

4points

Sapna Sarfare 1 year ago

I still wear masks... forget covid, the way people behave and the pollution is horrific. people sneeze and cough without closing their mouth..

4points

MrsFettesVette 1 year ago

I do too, for many reasons actually.

2points

Gg 1 year ago

I have horrible allergies (fragrances knock me out) so I still rock a mask.

0points

dollh h 1 year ago

We wear them as well, with RSV and other illnesses on the rise, it's the best choice. So glad prices have come down back to normal.

0points

Pamela Keown 1 year ago

It was the norm before Covid

4points

Peryton 1 year ago

They're not so insecure that their identity is shaken by a little strip of fabric

2points

Norah Reilly 1 year ago

I will never understand why so many people here in the U.S. view mask-wearing as either stupid or unnecessary. Since 2019, I've been a consistent mask wearer, and, along with staying up on my Covid and Flu vaccinations, firmly believe that I've kept myself and others safer as a result.

2points

ojjunior 1 year ago

Remember when the world mocked Michael Jackson for using masks for no reason in the 90's?

2points

Angela Darling 1 year ago

it is also a custom of some religions - ..to not breathe in the re-born souls of the departed! no lie...look it up!

2points

Sapna Sarfare 1 year ago

Jainism i think is about not harming the tiny creatures and something similar... the monks will be seen with masks

1point

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

They have been wearing masks before COVID.

2points

Ueda 1 year ago

Not everyone. I was there two month ago and I'd say 1% were most definitely not wearing masks. Shocking I tell you!

2points

JE B-U 1 year ago

They've been wearing masks in Japan since long before the covid pandemic. They wear masks during allergy season for two reasons, 1) to keep the pollen away and 2) to keep from sneezing on other people. They also mask routinely during flu season to keep others from catching their cold/flu. They are very polite in that respect.

1point

Ernesto Foglio 1 year ago

It is actually a good habit to wear masks on a daily basis. I remember during the pandemic I never had any of the usual viruses. The downside is that you create less antibodies

1point

Mike Miller 1 year ago

I was stationed at a small communications site with the US Air Force outside of Fukoka on the island of Kyushu in 1979. I noticed that during cold and flu season a number of people, especially the elderly, wearing cloth surgical-style masks. When I asked about this I was informed that primarily it was to help prevent the spread of the disease, and in the case of the elderly, to reduce the chance of them getting it. I thought it was a pretty neat idea.

1point

Sue Moyce 1 year ago

The Japanese have worn masks for years, it’s nothing to do with Covid. If they have an illness they wear a mask to help prevent passing it into someone else.

1point

Invader Zim 1 year ago

Japanese have been wearing masks for years it's not from COVID

1point

Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

This is very normal in many Asian countries especially those tightly packed cities. It's a good policy

1point

Mathieu Brouwers 1 year ago

In Japan (and Korea, Taiwan/China) it is impolite to wipe your nose in public. With a small cold, a mouth mask prevents the visibility of a dripping nose.

1point

Sara Coons 1 year ago

Wearing masks in Asia was a Thing way before Covid happened.

1point

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

I was in Japan for a few months in 2009. Masks were worn all over Tokyo.

1point

PandaGoPanda 1 year ago

Author doesn't seem to know much about Japan ... the Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare guidance still requires masks to be worn be people over the age of 5 who indoors, and also when outdoors unless socially distanced and not speaking. And that relaxation dates from May 22, less than a year ago - until then the official guidelines recommended masks to be worn outdoors too.

1point

Amy T 1 year ago

They did this before Covid.

1point

Keley Babs 1 year ago

Because of SARS

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Big Chungus 1 year ago

I am trying to adopt the same philosophy if I have any illness I wear a mask in public

0points

David Marchisotto 1 year ago

As other have pointed out this custom has ZERO to do with Covid. Mask wearing in Japan and many asian countries has been going on for decades.SARS, sometimes pollution warnings and just the common decency to wear a mask if you are sick and will be in public spaces are the reasons. That's right, people will wear a mask because they didn't want to give you their cold...meanwhile here in America we had high numbers of morons fighting for their "right" to make other people sick. Makes one proud to be an American.

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Izzy_ 1 year ago

They did this even before the pandemic.

0points

Kabuki Kitsune 1 year ago

It's not because of Covid. This has been going on for some time, at least since the 1990's. It's due to pollution.

0points

Nadine 1 year ago

Masks can help with not catching colds, pollution, etc. More than Covid.

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Dorothy Reiser 1 year ago

They've been wearing masks forever. It's a courtesy to others when one is sick.

0points

Nancy Wells and her family 1 year ago

This somewhere I will be happy

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Marcel 1 year ago

Smog.

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Reenzy Bennington 1 year ago

The air in Japan is often so polluted they need to wear masks to breathe.

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ERIKA H. 1 year ago

They've always worn masks. It is common to wear mask when sick to protect other people. Worked for a Japanese company in the US back in 2016 and the employees from Japan would do this

0points

Shannon K 1 year ago

I believe even before Covid Japan wore masks for health and safety reasons anyway to stop the spread of any virus, even the common cold. It's considered very rude to project your sickness on to others in Japan and I believe they are right.

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Benita Valdez 1 year ago

It's just been a common thing there andother asian countries. If you aren't feeling well and need to go out then you wear one as a courtesy to others. In some places people wear them if there is high pollution/smog. It's a fantastic practice andi wish more places did it. I'm from the US and now I wear a mask, as a courtesy to others, if I'm not feeling well and 95% of the time It's just allergies but still; I'm coughing from post nasal drip but people don't know that so I wear a mask when I go out for others peace of mind

0points

PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago

They wore a lot of masks in the 90s too, surfers paradise Qld in the 80s-90s

0points

demigod ruhee 1 year ago

Same in South Korea

0points

Emie N. 1 year ago

They've been wearing them even before covid.

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Kat Min 1 year ago

They wore masks before Covid. I was SO hoping that the pandemic would lead us to adopt the custom to wear a mask when you are ssick so you won't infect everybody. But,, no, people still sneeze full force into the subway cab. I will probably keep my FFP2 mask forever, when I''m in public transport.

0points

Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago

Visited Japan in 2018 and I caught a effing flu flying in. So for me the first time wearing masks on public transport was when I was a little sick, but definitely didn't want to skip on seeing Fushimi Inari-Taisha. That's how things should be done all over, if you're sick but need to take the metro, be courteous and protect your co travelers by wearing a mask

0points

Red Panda 1 year ago

Even before the pandemic, if someone was sick they would generally wear a mask.

0points

Odd Ragnar Deng Lerstøl 1 year ago

The use of masks in Asian countries have been quite normal for many years. Partly because of air pollution.

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Paul Brown 1 year ago

I'll probably get down voted for this but it just blows my mind that Japanese society is so considerate nowadays that its hard to believe how horrible the soldiers were during war time.

0points

Alain Raymond 1 year ago

In fact, Japanese wore masks well before the COVID. They are very conscious of their surrounding and at the smallest sign of having a cold they wear masks to protect others.

0points

Jude Laskowski 1 year ago

Sad that people are so indoctrinated. Fresh air is God's gift to us.

-2points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Every single phone in Japan has the shutter sound when you take a picture, even if you take the picture on Snapchat or any app, and you cannot disable it. This is required by the government because they wanted to stop men from taking photos of girls without them knowing. So if you buy a phone in Japan, it has the shutter sound and you can't turn it off. So if you go to a place like a museum or something, you'll just constantly hear the shutter sound. What a lot of people do to get around this is when they travel to another country, they'll use that time to buy an iPhone or just any phone and bring it back to Japan. Like when I had to get a new iPhone, I bought it in America and had it shipped to Japan because I was not going to deal with that shutter sound.

ryanthetwat , ROBIN WORRALL Report

Final score:

238points

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Exotic Butters 1 year ago

Love this. What a simple idea, kudos!!

92points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Most train stations have a theme song. Like, I'm in Takadanobaba area a lot and they play the Astroboy theme song because Takadanobaba is Astroboy’s birthplace.

ryanthetwat , BREAKIFY Report

Final score:

230points

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David Paterson 1 year ago

A warning about Japanese train stations. On the maps the names of train stations are written in Hiragana. On the stations themselves the names are written in Kanji. A completely different iconography that is virtually impossible to read.

56points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker You see these all the time in Japan. When I first saw this, I was like, what is going on? But schools will take kids in these carts or just on a stroll around the neighborhood.

Final score:

209points

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Huddo's sister 1 year ago

I have seen some childcare centres in Australia use these, but usually only for emergency evacuation drills. If the kids are walking age they are all given high-vis tops and walk, either holding hands or holding a rope, on short trips, like to the park or nursing home outings.

45points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker If the train is ever delayed in Japan, you get what's called a densha chien shoumeisho which is a certificate of lateness that the staff comes out with with a basket of them. The transportation is so good though that this like rarely ever happens. But if you're late to work or school, you have to have the certificate to prove it. I lived in New York for three years and we did not have that. If you were late it was - good luck.

Final score:

208points

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Will Cable 1 year ago (edited)

I wish they did this in the UK. Things are so bad sometimes that even if you bought a UK based model train set it would be replaced by a bus!

85points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker If you go to the movies in Japan, and the movie ends, Japanese people just sit through the entire credits in silence. I feel like some people do this in America. But I think for the most part, people just get up and leave. But you just have to sit and wait through the credits because you'll just have to move through everyone that's sitting in waiting.

ryanthetwat , Jake Hills Report

Final score:

173points

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Not Bored 1 year ago

Didn't movies have the credits in the beginning of movies in the past

64points

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker If you're a foreigner and like, conventionally attractive, it's very common to get scouted to be a hair model, especially if you're in places like Shibuya, Harajuku or Omotesando, but hairstylists will just run up to you and ask if they can cut your hair for free because they want like, models for their portfolio. And it's actually really, really common.

ryanthetwat , Adam Winger Report

Final score:

157points

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Linda Ellis 1 year ago

My daughter was a model there at 2-3 years old. Did shoots for Baby Dior and YSL. She had gorgeous blonde curls. They loved it.

54points

#10

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker People in Japan will literally sleep anywhere. This is because the work culture in Japan is so bad. Some people work from 9 am all the way to 10 pm. So it's extremely common to see people sleeping on the train. Sometimes they'll even fall asleep on your shoulder, and they somehow just magically wake up at their stop.

Final score:

146points

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Ueda 1 year ago

The guy on this picture is a drunk salary man. Not extremely common but happens.

52points

#11

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Every single restaurant you go to, they will always give you what's called oshibori, which is just like a wet towel. Even like Starbucks gives you one. And they're so nice because sometimes a dry napkin isn't going to do it. It does waste more plastic, but honestly, I really love these towels.

Final score:

135points

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setsuriseikou 1 year ago

Mind that they are for wiping your hands _before_ eating and not a substitute for dry paper napkins.

60points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker In Tokyo, we have something called a Shibuya meltdown, which is when men, mostly salarymen, spend all day working so they go to Shibuya after work just to drink and they'll fall asleep anywhere in Shibuya. It's because the last train in Japan is at 12 o'clock so if you stay past that time, you have to stay until 5 am when the trains run again, so people will just fall asleep. They're literally anywhere. If you're up early enough and you go to Shibuya, you'll likely see someone just sleeping in the most random places until they wake up and go home or sometimes just go straight to work.

Final score:

135points

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Roman Spruce 1 year ago

Is this guy just randomly taking pictures of people without permission?

33points

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#13

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker 80% of the apartments that you look at when looking for an apartment to rent will not let you live there because you're a foreigner. A lot of the time, even if you speak Japanese, they still won't let you live there. So out of 10 of the apartments that you like, only two of them will be available for you. I would send my realtor a list of 20 apartments. And she'd be like, “Yeah, this one and this one said that you can live here.”

ryanthetwat , Mylène Larnaud Report

Final score:

128points

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Linda Ellis 1 year ago

They're extremely racist and nationalist. I taught English and I heard about a black woman who tried to teach English but the people walked out on her. Even If a kid is half Japanese and half white he'll het bullied or even another type of Asian. My kids went to an International School and lots of parents there had that problem. Of course this was 35 years ago. Maybe it's different now but I doubt it. I know young men love Asian girls and go there trying to find a girlfriend. It's pretty rare that would happen.

98points

#14

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker When you get an apartment in Japan, you have to pay something called “reikin”, which means key money. It's also called gift money. Because it's literally just a gift for your landlord for allowing to let you live there, which is equivalent to normally one month's rent, and you do not get that back. You're literally just saying thank you for letting me live here. Here is one month's rent and you can have it.

ryanthetwat , jun rong loo Report

Final score:

119points

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Telepathetic 1 year ago

Legal Bribe ?

42points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker This is what our gas stations look like. I want to say it's for safety because it doesn't have the pumps on the ground here. But I'm not too sure and some of them are so high up, they attach strings to be able to pull them down. But when I saw that for the first time, I was like, huh.

Final score:

111points

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Hphizzle 1 year ago

This isn’t everywhere. Most places have regular pumps.

38points

#16

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker A lot of stuff in Japan is still paper-based so basically all of my bills, I still have to pay at the convenience store, like I get it in the mail and I have to take it to the convenience store to pay it and it has to be in cash. I think some places allow you to switch your bills to online now, but it's all in Japanese and kind of difficult to navigate.

ryanthetwat , Chanhee Lee Report

Final score:

106points

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Hphizzle 1 year ago

I’ve managed to get it down to only having to pay one bill at the convenience store. Wooo!

31points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Everyone in Japan has reusable towels at all times. It can be used for multiple reasons, but a lot of the time it's just used to dry your hands off after washing them. And yeah, we have the hand dryer things in bathrooms, but I swear every single one in Japan has been out of service since the beginning of the pandemic. They're not reopening those.

Final score:

101points

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Yu Pan 1 year ago

That's just handkerchiefs. The latest trend is to add the towel-like texture to the handkerchiefs. Hand dryers aren't as widely available as they are in US so it's just good hygiene to bring your own handkerchief. We used to have random handkerchief and tissue inspection at my elementary school every week.

42points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker It's tradition in Japan to get KFC on Christmas. I'm not joking, and they literally line up. December 25 is a whole different process for KFC in Japan. The reason they do this is because Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving but you can't get turkey in Japan. So they associate Americans with chicken, so it's been a tradition since I think the ‘80s to get chicken from specifically KFC on Christmas.

Final score:

100points

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Linda Ellis 1 year ago (edited)

It was apparently a promotion one year and spread quickly.

44points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker We do not have dryers in Japan, unless you're rich. Even when you're rich, it's like a combination washer and dryer, and it's really not that good. And also a lot of people's washers are on the balcony outside, like mine's out here and I have to hang all my clothes up and put them on this thing as well. And when it's cold outside, it sucks because drying your clothes takes so much longer than in the summer. And also, the pipe to your washer can freeze.

Final score:

96points

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Linda Ellis 1 year ago

Can't believe such a tech oriented country hasn't solved this problem.

51points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Just like getting an apartment, adopting a pet in Japan is also literally impossible. Even shelters where there are animals won't let you adopt. I got lucky because I found someone personally who was willing to rehome my cat that day. But yeah, if you're going to a shelter or something, good luck, because they're not going to let you adopt

ryanthetwat , Markus Winkler Report

Final score:

93points

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Verena 1 year ago

Why?

40points

#21

"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker Tally marks are different here. Like in America, we write them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. They don't do that here. And I don't know why I never knew that. No, because literally what is this? They write it like ichi ni san shi go and just keep adding it. I don't know why I simply did not know that other parts of the world did tallies differently.

Final score:

85points

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Elmo_from_hell 1 year ago

In China too. The character正 is written in 5 strokes, so it’s perfect for counting

28points

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"Things In Japan That Would Send Americans Into A Coma": 22 Unexpected Japanese Customs That Surprised This TikToker People in Japan do not wash their hands in the bathroom and hear me out before you attack me. Obviously, this doesn't apply to everyone. But 95% of the time, what I see happen, they'll just go up to the sink, run it under the water for like one-second max, and then they'll just shake their hands off. Or they'll use reusable towels.

ryanthetwat , Ilona Frey Report

Final score:

70points

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Sexual Harassment Panda 1 year ago

I think a lot of Americans do this too.

75points

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Agfox 1 year ago

Would be a better article if he wasn't in so many of the pics

35points

Huddo's sister 1 year ago

That's what you get when things are taken from tiktok

35points

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

so annoying

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ElsieAriel 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

So... wow, Japan isn't the same as the US. Why exctly would this, per the headline when I saw it, 'send Americans into a coma'? We don't have dryers *here* if we're nto rich. (Also don't own washers, either, and use a clothes rack, duh, this isn't alien to Americans, just *that* one).

20points

Kevin J. Henning 1 year ago

I've noticed a trend of using overly dramatic words or phrases like the one included here. Maybe it's because the people writing them are trying to cover up how boring they are or just another form of click bait.

11points

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

Cant they just tell a story/make a video without showing their own mug?? We can hear you just as well with just a voice over. I wanna see the stuff you're talking about, not your face. YES IM OLD RANT OVER aaaaaa

14points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

Branding. The point of being a Tiktok content producer is branding yourself. It's like asking why a bottle of Heinz ketchup has the Heinz logo on it.

6points

Sylvia Harris 1 year ago

Stop using absolutes, such as everyone, all the time. Most of your statements are blatantly not true. I lived in Japan for six years, so I have experience there.

8points

Richard Ross 1 year ago

TikTok mugshots again. Come on panda 🤔🤔

7points

ColorEd 1 year ago

Kid saw some YouTube videos on Japan that he's retelling like he's an expert. 🤣🤣🤣

6points

Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago

Pretty sure they are talking about their experience of living there.

-1point

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

And what about Belgians? Swedes? Australians? South Africans? Brasilians?

5points

Jay Son 1 year ago

They're obviously already in coma

3points

Ueda 1 year ago

Everyone and everything in Japan blah blah blah. Nah, that's not how things are in Japan. Also, try at least to come up with original things to say about the country. I swear 99% of videos on Japan are this very list made by white people.

5points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

If you don't like the (completely free to you) content available, feel free to create your own. Anyone can post an article on Boredpanda.

5points

Weasel Wise 1 year ago

I'm confused, so much of the chatter from users on BP is all about how shítty American's and their country are and how the whole world doesn't revolve around America. True. But yet SO many of the articles are all about America this, America that. If the world doesn't revolve around the US, then stop focusing so many articles and comments that direction! Other countries you can focus hating on for awhile: England and it's knack for colonizing/stealing land from impoverished non-white countries, Germany and Austria for bringing us two giant wars and Nazism, Israel for what they're currently doing to the Palestinian people, North Korea for just about any reason, Russia for its current land-grab on Ukraine, India for their femicide.... There ya go BP users, now you can stop focusing so hard on a country you don't like and I gave you some starting points on new, justifiable reasons and countries you can be angry with for a while.

4points

ColorEd 1 year ago

Yes, let us spread the hate. That's what you're saying, isn't it? Stop being butthurt or relax a bit, it'll make it that much easier. 😉

-2points

John Louis 1 year ago

This is a clear cut example of somebody attempting (and failing) to take a boring topic and desperately trying to make it interesting by adding a lot of cliches.

3points

similarly 1 year ago

I've lived in Japan for 25 years and where I live, most of these don't apply. I'm sorry this person has had such a negative experience, but that's not the experience I've had for most of these.

3points

Mariele Scherzinger 1 year ago (edited)

When people, like, write how they, like, talk, I so, like, can't stand it. I had to stop after a few posts. Like, for real.

3points

Mike Dobbs 1 year ago

You actually type, "like"? How like often do you like say it, like in a sentence, like out loud?

2points

Emie N. 1 year ago

Shouldn't the title be things in japan that would send ANY foreigner into a coma? Why single out Americans?

2points

Yugan Talovich 1 year ago

Because a lot of these are common in Taiwan, if not other countries. I quit reading after about 20, though. At least in Taiwan we don't have middle aged men constantly trying to take photos up girls' skirts.

0points

Roman Spruce 1 year ago

Why does he keep taking pictures or people without permission? That's just so weird and creepy

2points

juice 1 year ago

i think most of them are stock photos greenscreened onto the back so his face can be in the video, so he's not actually there

14points

rob 1 year ago

Sometimes the anti American comments are just stupid. Why does it have to be included in the title like Americans are unable to deal with anything different... just dumb

1point

Jude Laskowski 1 year ago

Why is this kid blocking all the pictures?

1point

Ayasuma 1 year ago

As an American, not a single thing on this list sent me "into a coma".

1point

doaa jones 1 year ago

This dude is *definitely* a weeaboo. A total weeb, for sure. Why should Americans be learning about Japanese culture through the problematic lens of a white male's opinion, is the key question. We don't really learn much from this article other than that Eurocentric nations are "shocked" that other people exist, and see/experience the world differently.

1point

doaa jones 1 year ago

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0points

Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago (edited)

Sorry child, but you are not interesting at all, the article isn't the least bit interesting, and there is nothing here that in any way would put any of us Americans "into a coma." You need to grow up a LOT, become more savvy on how to post things---better yet, don't post anything at all, and please keep your face and self out of the pictures. You blocked a lot of the content, and again, you are not interesting. You aren't Japanese, either, so stop saying "we" have this, that, and the other. JAPAN has the things, not you in the sense of the royal 'we'!

-1point

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

Goodness gracious, did you just take a dip in the Dead Sea? You sound salty AF, calm down it's not that serious. He can post as much as he likes, if you don't like it then keep scrolling. Your attitude is worst than his article, disgusting. Frankie says relax.

0points

Koos Kommentaar 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

We know. It's BP that doesn't.

9points

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Agfox 1 year ago

Would be a better article if he wasn't in so many of the pics

35points

Huddo's sister 1 year ago

That's what you get when things are taken from tiktok

35points

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

so annoying

1point

ElsieAriel 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

20points

Kevin J. Henning 1 year ago

11points

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

14points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

Branding. The point of being a Tiktok content producer is branding yourself. It's like asking why a bottle of Heinz ketchup has the Heinz logo on it.

6points

Sylvia Harris 1 year ago

Stop using absolutes, such as everyone, all the time. Most of your statements are blatantly not true. I lived in Japan for six years, so I have experience there.

8points

Richard Ross 1 year ago

TikTok mugshots again. Come on panda 🤔🤔

7points

ColorEd 1 year ago

Kid saw some YouTube videos on Japan that he's retelling like he's an expert. 🤣🤣🤣

6points

Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago

Pretty sure they are talking about their experience of living there.

-1point

Petra Schaap 1 year ago

And what about Belgians? Swedes? Australians? South Africans? Brasilians?

5points

Jay Son 1 year ago

They're obviously already in coma

3points

Ueda 1 year ago

5points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

If you don't like the (completely free to you) content available, feel free to create your own. Anyone can post an article on Boredpanda.

5points

Weasel Wise 1 year ago

4points

ColorEd 1 year ago

Yes, let us spread the hate. That's what you're saying, isn't it? Stop being butthurt or relax a bit, it'll make it that much easier. 😉

-2points

John Louis 1 year ago

This is a clear cut example of somebody attempting (and failing) to take a boring topic and desperately trying to make it interesting by adding a lot of cliches.

3points

similarly 1 year ago

I've lived in Japan for 25 years and where I live, most of these don't apply. I'm sorry this person has had such a negative experience, but that's not the experience I've had for most of these.

3points

Mariele Scherzinger 1 year ago (edited)

When people, like, write how they, like, talk, I so, like, can't stand it. I had to stop after a few posts. Like, for real.

3points

Mike Dobbs 1 year ago

You actually type, "like"? How like often do you like say it, like in a sentence, like out loud?

2points

Emie N. 1 year ago

Shouldn't the title be things in japan that would send ANY foreigner into a coma? Why single out Americans?

2points

Yugan Talovich 1 year ago

0points

Roman Spruce 1 year ago

Why does he keep taking pictures or people without permission? That's just so weird and creepy

2points

juice 1 year ago

i think most of them are stock photos greenscreened onto the back so his face can be in the video, so he's not actually there

14points

rob 1 year ago

Sometimes the anti American comments are just stupid. Why does it have to be included in the title like Americans are unable to deal with anything different... just dumb

1point

Jude Laskowski 1 year ago

Why is this kid blocking all the pictures?

1point

Ayasuma 1 year ago

As an American, not a single thing on this list sent me "into a coma".

1point

doaa jones 1 year ago

1point

doaa jones 1 year ago

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0points

Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago (edited)

-1point

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

0points

Koos Kommentaar 1 year ago

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Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

We know. It's BP that doesn't.

9points