Posted on 11/20/2024 11:07:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
A Singaporean woman's solo trip in Japan turned sour when a local man started heckling her and behaved aggressively.
Stomp contributor Jann said the incident took place at Hakone Shrine on the morning of Nov 19, when she was posing for photos at the iconic spot, being "very mindful of the three-minute rule".
She was referring to a rule about how visitors are allowed up to three minutes to take pictures at the shrine.
Jann, who is in her 50s, explained: "There is a signboard placed prominently next to the queue for the shrine. From what I could see, everyone was abiding by the rule — tourists and locals alike.
"I had asked a solo traveller (a PhD student from China) queuing in front of me to take my pics and I would take his.
"It is possible the Japanese man thought we were together in a group and therefore should take three minutes in total. Even then, I am sure the two of us took three minutes or less. There was a line of visitors since it's a famous spot, so both of us were very mindful.
"This Japanese guy was heckling me in the background, saying, "Chinese go home."
"When I asked him whether he had actually timed me, he just repeated the above refrain and showed me his middle finger. I should have probably walked away at this point, but in a flash I thought I should take his pic for remembrance.
"He snatched away my phone, pushed me and refused to return my phone.
"Fortunately, a big European guy stood up, removed my phone from the man and returned it to me, saying, 'You don't treat a lady like that.'
"Like all bullies, the man capitulated when confronted by a bigger guy."
The Stomp contributor, whose phone strap was broken during the altercation, added: "I have actually written to the Japanese tourism agency with feedback to install a timer at the shrine."
Jann, who is currently still in Hakone, shared her background: "I studied Japanese for a while and have a sense of affinity with Japanese culture. I am very mindful of Japanese customs e.g. keep your volume low, don't eat while walking, etc.
"It's quite a pity that I came across such an unreasonably rude Japanese. He was clearly heckling because of anti-Chinese sentiments and did it even when I was taking photos.
"This is the very first time I have encountered such antagonistic behaviour with expressed anti-Chinese sentiments. I am sharing this so that solo travellers to Japan can be more mindful of anti-Chinese sentiments and Japanese misogyny.
"To be clear, there is always bad sheep in any race, country or region. Just be mindful of what can happen. Anyway, running into a local bigot is a small incident in the bigger scheme of life."
How is this story worthy of wide attention. Not criticizing that you posted it, but one guy gave her the finger and it’s turned into an international story.
It’s not.
It’s like our race hustler perpetual victims here.
They want everyone to believe Trumpism is taking over Japan.
The Japanese and Chinese have battled each other both philosophically and militarily for over a thousand years. Especially in the previous century. You’re not going to fully erase that antipathy in a generation or two.
Cac
Sure. Spew stereotypes.
Chinese are famous for atrocious behavior at tourist sites and for playing victim.
It’s cultivated by their Marxist brainwashing.
After posting to you on a number of occasions I’ve decided that you are just a contrarian. I say “red”, you say “blue”. You’re in it for the chaos. Well, I’m not. Have a good morning.
CC
This is the equivalent of an article reporting that, in the U.S., a big, fat, entitled woman on welfare shot up a "McDonalds," killing three, because a packet of ketchup was missing in her order.
Regards,
Sorry, I think I sounded harsh.
But, no, my point is accurate.
Japan cares not about China.
Chicoms though actively promote hatred of Japanese in media and even elementary schools.
And the behavior of Chinese tourists is well known.
Oh certainly, anti-Japanese sentiment in China is far more prevalent then the other way around. And Chinese boorishness in international tourism is legendary.
CC
Yeah. Boorishness can be a weak term for some of it.
Watch this.
Just another one an endless set of stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hjn9AW3KEs
Japanese are sick of foreigners. The Kurds and Chinese in Kawasaki are causing a lot of trouble and the one thing japanese hate is social trouble.
“...he just repeated the above refrain and showed me his middle finger.”
They know about the ‘middle finger’, too? It truly is an international gesture!
Anyone who thinks Japan vsChina antagonism is related to DJTrump needs to pull his head out and look at history. Those two have been trying to eradicate each other for centuries.
DuckDuckGo “Nanking”
1950s Americans had a similar phase, when middle class families could suddenly afford international travel for the first time. That's when the term "Ugly American" was coined, but has since been replaced by the ugly NGO and color revolution Deep State, having no clue about unintended consequences. "Let's replace an elected Russian politician with a voter fraud rainbow midget Jewish comedian, because we can!"
I was going to post about how the propaganda changes over the years. Stories out of China in anti-imperialist WW2 were that the Japanese soldiers were told that the Chinese were animals and tasted like pork, and supposedly the soldiers ate them. Now that anti-racism is the current fashion, rude treatment of a tourist is a big deal. I say, at least the woman wasn’t eaten. :-)
Many Chinese in Nanking probably yelled “Japanese go home” in 1937. They didn’t.
“the one thing japanese hate is social trouble”
And Chinese.
What’s funny is when I was in Arashiyama, Kyoto a few months ago, I noticed ALL the chinese were renting rickshaws for an hour just to they could take a picture of the Japanese college guy pulling them in a rickshaw so they could show their chinese friends back home that a Japanese guy was pulling them in a rickshaw for around $100 an hour.
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