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Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2023
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Goddammit, don't fuck up the perfect tourism spot, influencers.
I mean, we've had shit influencers here for quite a while, both foreign and domestic.
Remember that idiot who decided to go to the kaitenzushi places and lick the sushi?
I always hear about them but haven't seen them in the wild, and I travel a lot. If I see any a-hole influencers while I'm there, I may become violently impolite. Because the Internet told me to.
People have such weird notions about Japan, I understand the classic racist infantilization and everything but this is the country that vomited anime all over the world and a dozen other crazy things - they can handle having a few people make cringe content.
Seems weirder to advocate for thieves taking advantage of courtesy and what is supposed to be mutual respect and graciousness because Japan makes cartoons.