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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

Scott 1 year ago

Same in the UK. We have 4 bins. Red is general waste that can't be recycled. That is collected every other week. The recycling is collected every other week too, but a different type in rotation. Our recycling bins are twice as bin as general waste to make sure you recycle.

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The Dark Sun 1 year ago

yes. very similar here in Germany - it's just yellow for plastic and brown for organic waste. Paper and plastic get collected every 4 weeks, grey and brown taking turns every other week.

6points

Gionanna 1 year ago

Italy here, my neighbourhood still has the old ways of 5 different large containers on the street and you go throw your waste there. But the method you describe is common almost everywhere in my country too 😊

4points

pink_panda 1 year ago

I loved the waste sorting when I lived in Germany! It sounds like a pain but it's not.

3points

Ivana Bašić 1 year ago

Same in Belgium.

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Ernesto Foglio 1 year ago

Yes, but NL is one of the very few countries that does it. We're doomed

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Petri Kero 9 months ago

Almost same in Finland. I live in a single-family detached house. Paper, cardboard, plastic, biowaste, glass, metal and energy waste (for inceneration) are all separated.

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MJLstrd 1 year ago

Portugal & Germany have a good handle on trash disposal

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WindySwede 1 year ago

We have one bin, but several different colours of the trash bags. And the garbage then gets sorted at the depot. Quite handy withoute alot of extra bins.

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Westend Revolver 1 year ago

The problem though in Japan is the ridiculous amount of wasted packaging. So it's good it's separates, but we use too much to begin with

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mkmkmk4 1 year ago

But they recycle. What is the problem? And research shows that per capita plastic consumption was higher in the US, Germany, Australia than in Japan. The idea that the Japanese consume a lot of plastic is just a stereotype.It's a far bigger problem in countries like the US, where people consume so much plastic that they don't even separate and recycle them.

4points

Stygtand 1 year ago

8 in denmark. Bio, metal, plastic, paper, cardboard, glas and one for items that dosent fit in any of the others. And we got a small box for biohazard items like batteries and chemicals. Twice a year they collect bigger items such as furniture etc. We also have recycling stations where you can get rid of diffent items like building waste and dirt.

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Kylie Leanne 1 year ago

Denmark is light years ahead when it comes to the environment. I was there last year, and I loved but couldn't believe the amount of people on bikes - less air pollution, and better fir health

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Huddo's sister 1 year ago

The inclusion of a drink drain is a great idea! We usually have only rubbish, plastic recycling and paper recycling in public spaces in Australia. In residential spaces it depends on your local council. In general you will have rubbish (small wheelie bin taken weekly), recycling (larger wheelie bin taken fortnightly) and green waste (large wheelie for garden waste, taken fortnightly). I am pleased to see some councils now including compost waste collection (although I have my own worm farm it is handy for people in apartments or rentals) which I think is a small kitchen waste bin that gets put in the top of the garden bin. Also some councils are bringing in separate bins for different types of recycling. We did have separate bins for paper recycling in the early 2000s where I lived but that was discontinued for some reason.

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Greenmantle 1 year ago

Shame about redcycle... hope we can get a new soft plastics recycling system soon

1point

And the like 1 year ago

Baby, this is just the norm in Europe too.

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Specifically 1 year ago

When I lived in Seattle, they started mandated recycling for residents. I was a little annoyed in my 20s but quickly appreciated it esp when I moved out of state. It should be mandated in every state.

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Greenmantle 1 year ago

Whoa... do you mean that in some US states there is not a recycling bin for each home? That's a dreadful thought

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boredkoala 1 year ago (edited)

I've seen this in the US, including the drink drain, though most recycling has now gone (thankfully) single-stream. We also have municipal compost where I live.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago

We're not there yet here in Portland, OR, but that's the direction we're going. My house has four cans.

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PSimms 1 year ago

Same in Canada. US is very backwards on recycling.

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ASHRFOX 1 year ago

This is the norm in Australia as well

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Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

What? This isn't normal in the u.s?

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Michael McHenry 1 year ago

Pretty much the same where I live in Canada....I don't know why Americans don't do this either?

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dollh h 1 year ago

A lot of places do recycle like this. A lot still don't.

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Guido Pisano 1 year ago

also in italy.

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Keri Corley 9 months ago

Also in parts of Oregon.

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Kenneth Hedlund 9 months ago

So this is just a suprise for people in the US? But they're one of the worlds biggest polluters so why would they give a damm?

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Janice Sanz 1 year ago

In San Francisco all food and garden waste becomes compost for agriculture.

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Niall Mac Iomera 1 year ago

Your ward?

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T J 1 year ago

Well the majority of us Americans are lazy in indescribable ways. Even if the US tried to implement this, people would still just throw all their trash in one bin at restaurants

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Fat Harry 1 year ago

We *sometimes* do this in the UK. McDonald's divides the rubbish up, but I have to say not as well as in France. I was really impressed with how they divided their rubbish up.

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

And as a janitor i have cleaned up a japanese import/export company here in america that didnt have one recycle bin and produced reams of paper work.

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Hendo 1 year ago

We have 3 in my neck of the woods. Normal, recyclable and garden. :)

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Exotic Butters 1 year ago

Why are Are Americans singled out? Oh wait. BP requires that.

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P Mo. 1 year ago

It's easier to enforce in a place the size of a US State vs the whole USA but honestly I wish we could as well. Japan was an amazing experience when I was there and I want 7-11 and vending machines too.

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Heather Pobicki 1 year ago

You aren't putting it in one place in the US, there is garbage and then recycling.

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Marley Nachi 1 year ago

they had this in resturants and mcdonalds too

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Máté Jancsek 1 year ago

its okay... americans ARE the most wasteful human being in the world.

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Nitka Tsar 1 year ago

And here I was thinking at least the drink dumping was common everywhere!

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Mark Kelly 1 year ago

We've had that in Canada for years.

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Lola Rogers 1 year ago

Similar system in Seattle. One bin for recyclables, one for composablest, one for everything else. That's at home or in a restaurant.

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JayWantsACat 1 year ago

In many fast food/casual restaurants in my city use a similar system, though not as detailed. The drain thing is genius. Also, my current and previous two company all at least had a compost, landfill, and recycling system.

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The Original Bruno 1 year ago

I dunno where this person is from, but multiple trash bins are VERY common in much of the U.S. Typically, it's not paper vs plastic but garbage vs trash vs recyclable trash.

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dollh h 1 year ago

From the US, where I've been living we've had multiple recycling bins, 2 paper, metal, and plastic. Workplaces too, but I would have loved that drink drain.

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Gabriela Cink 1 year ago

I feel guilty too. I rather take some trash home to throw it out separated than put it all in one.

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Brian Droste 1 year ago

I am big on recycling myself. I don't go to that extreme, but do separate my paper and cardboard from glass, metal and plastic. But when I do get ready to take it to get recycled, I do put it all in one big bag and take it to a recycling bin.

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Vermontah 1 year ago

depends on the city and state. Portland, Oregon does this and even picked up yard waste. I do wonder how much of any recycling is actually recycled

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Jods 1 year ago

Not parts of West Yorkshire. Huddersfield to be precise and our council Kirklees has one of the lowest ratings in the UK for recycling. The glass recycling facility has been blocked off by someone thinking they’re going to get planning permission to build crappy houses and the council was contacted but they’re not interested. We have just one recycling bin but we’re banned from putting so many things in it.

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Dawnyducks 1 year ago

This is in Canada too.

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Rebecca Gunder 1 year ago

That is practical and helps spread out the workload of taking care of our trash. Would not work in US b/c we cannot even put our trash in ONE can let alone separate it. People leave used drink cups and empty snack bags in shopping carts and on store shelves and leave boxes from newly purchased car seats, etc., in parking lots. I believe respect is part of the Japanese culture.

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Got Myself 4 Pandas 1 year ago

Same in Scotland- I never know what bin is due out though so I leave it to my husband - made him promise if we divorce in the future he'll still come sort bins for me

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Ruth Meszaros 1 year ago

I do wish we did this in the US.

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Mark Secker 1 year ago

many Australian locations too (and as others have pointed out, in Europe as well)

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PandaGoPanda 1 year ago

But that's not just in Japan ... sounds more like this American writer doesn't realise quite a bit of the world separates and recycles rubbish.

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Jp@nda 1 year ago

There really no need for America bashing here. This "American writer" is simply stating their first hand observation in the differences they have personally experienced between Japan and the USA. You are really searching for a reason to be offended when there is none

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Highwaytozen 1 year ago

We have this in Sweden as well :)

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Aliac Artymer 1 year ago

Indonesian be like : Yeah I just throw that trash in the river. Flood? Let's blame the government.

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago (edited)

Pretty much what we do in Germany as well, with bins for platic waste being introduced this year. We seperated it before since decades, but used yellow bags for that

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"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

"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

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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 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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"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

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"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

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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

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"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

#17

"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.

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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