Current Events > The high schoolers have been so welcoming in Japan >_>

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Guns_of_Verdun posted...

A good start would be telling us what it's really like and what she is lying about lol

Instead of getting angry when people ask you what the person you called a liar is lying about

She said shes telling half truths, not lies.

The influencer also just comes across as super annoying and clearly over embellishes her life.

Ok? lol

Then I'll believe the person wasn't lying about what they ate for lunch vs the very strange angry man insisting she's lying but can't say what about.

You know, like common sense.

Still love the metal gymnastics in acting offended/insulted because you were asked what the person you called a liar unprovoked was lying about.

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

Ok? lol

Then I'll believe the person wasn't lying about what they ate for lunch vs the very strange angry man insisting she's lying but can't say what about.

You know, like common sense.

Still love the metal gymnastics in acting offended/insulted because you were asked what the person you called a liar unprovoked was lying about.

Everyone calling her out for her videos are talking about culture, not what she ate for lunch.

Youre the one who got angry and started lashing out demanding proof, and then talking about her lunch. Sounds like major projection.

Im done.

LonelyStoner posted...

The influencer also just comes across as super annoying and clearly over embellishes her life.

Like every influencer ever? lol

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

Ok? lol

Then I'll believe the person wasn't lying about what they ate for lunch vs the very strange angry man insisting she's lying but can't say what about.

You know, like common sense.

Still love the metal gymnastics in acting offended/insulted because you were asked what the person you called a liar unprovoked was lying about.

I dont think someone named Cait would be a man. I also didnt call her a liar. Youre way too worked up over this to keep your own accusations in order.

_____Cait posted...

and started lashing out demanding proof, and then talking about her lunch.

I literally just asked you for an example of what she lied about lol

Thats it.

And you got mad at me. But still can't give one. Which is super weird.

Is this fella lying too?

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ktxu-bNagJk?si=iGGoJVv2mqZNZtAd

Word of advice: If you're this sensitive don't go around declaring people are liars.

"What did they lie about?" is gonna be THE most common response for a myriad of reasons

Well, this topic took a hard turn >_>

St0rmFury posted...

Well, this topic took a hard turn >_>

For real lol

I went to Japan and while I was visiting the zoo I got adopted by an entire highschool baseball team and their teacher too. They were so excited to see a white guy and hang out and everyone wanted pictures and to try asking me questions. Ended up just walking around the zoo with them as if I was just another chaperone. Yes they were like the nicest most polite high schoolers you'd ever met. But it was like that everywhere, you visit Japan as gaijin and you're a celebrity to a lot of people just for existing in their country. I expect that will start to change as tourism ramps up

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Like every influencer ever? lol

Yes, but teachers are supposed to be more professional, not influencers.

I hate how people who have never been to Japan and think they're experts from fucking YouTube videos and/or Reddit posts constantly tell the people who live here what it's really like. Man I should just post random made up shit about the UK and be like nah bro I watched a YouTube vid, I'm an expert.

Maybe next time open with the fact that youre a teacher.

LtZim posted...

I went to Japan and while I was visiting the zoo I got adopted by an entire highschool baseball team and their teacher too. They were so excited to see a white guy and hang out and everyone wanted pictures and to try asking me questions. Ended up just walking around the zoo with them as if I was just another chaperone. Yes they were like the nicest most polite high schoolers you'd ever met. But it was like that everywhere, you visit Japan as gaijin and you're a celebrity to a lot of people just for existing in their country. I expect that will start to change as tourism ramps up

Depends on where you live and what you look like, really. Certain. Types are favored above other foreigners.

Ive definitely been the center of attention though. Got compared to celebrities I look nothing like, asked if I knew famous people, asked about guns, etc.

One of the nicer experiences was when I lived in a small town. It was right before Golden Week, and this old man was just standing around outside the supermarket. He stops me, asks to talk, asks some pretty mundane questions (in English, mind you, which is super rare, especially for his age), thanked me, and walked off. It was nice and genuine.

Sometimes I actually feel uncomfortable sticking out here, cause people do treat you differently, and sometimes even put huge expectations on you to be good foreign.

One bad example was this woman who kept comparing me to other foreigners. I was the good one and all the others were bad. I told her that this type of thinking hurts me too, and keeps me from major purchases, renting things, and other normal things which Japanese never have to worry about. She said it is fair, because those things need to be that way thanks to bad foreigners. It was bizarre and felt gross. Kind of like an old racist grandpa who has that one black friend.

ssjevot posted...

I hate how people who have never been to Japan and think they're experts from fucking YouTube videos and/or Reddit posts constantly tell the people who live here what it's really like. Man I should just post random made up shit about the UK and be like nah bro I watched a YouTube vid, I'm an expert.

I don't think any of these dudes are claiming to be experts, they're literally just talking about their experiences of their day to day life.

And no one can state a single example of anything they "made up"

In fact they get angry at you for asking.

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

I don't think any of these dudes are claiming to be experts, they're literally just talking about their experiences of their day to day life.

And no one can state a single example of anything they "made up"

In fact they get angry at you for asking.

Some of us live here and get sick of people like you who post social media as if it's some kind of definitive source. It's not.

_____Cait posted...

Depends on where you live and what you look like, really. Certain. Types are favored above other foreigners.

Ive definitely been the center of attention though. Got compared to celebrities I look nothing like, asked if I knew famous people, asked about guns, etc.

One of the nicer experiences was when I lived in a small town. It was right before Golden Week, and this old man was just standing around outside the supermarket. He stops me, asks to talk, asks some pretty mundane questions (in English, mind you, which is super rare, especially for his age), thanked me, and walked off. It was nice and genuine.

Sometimes I actually feel uncomfortable sticking out here, cause people do treat you differently, and sometimes even put huge expectations on you to be good foreign.

One bad example was this woman who kept comparing me to other foreigners. I was the good one and all the others were bad. I told her that this type of thinking hurts me too, and keeps me from major purchases, renting things, and other normal things which Japanese never have to worry about. She said it is fair, because those things need to be that way thanks to bad foreigners. It was bizarre and felt gross. Kind of like an old racist grandpa who has that one black friend.

Now how would you feel if people said to ignore you because you're a liar as their experience was different?

Think about that and then rethink your own words "this type of thinking hurts me too, and keeps me from major purchases, renting things, and other normal things which Japanese never have to worry about. "

The whole kids clean the school thing they do in Japan would never fly in the US because wed fix it so only the poor kids have to do it.

ssjevot posted...

Some of us live here and get sick of people like you who post social media as if it's some kind of definitive source. It's not.

I've literally never done that lol

And "definitive source " of what? What some English teacher ate for lunch?

It was posted here since TC is also an English teacher in Japan so comparing notes is fun

You're getting angry at me over the actions of phantom people who don't exist

You still also can't cite a single thing she lied about while you literally lie about me

Hypocrite

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

I've literally never done that lol

And "definitive source " of what? What some English teacher ate for lunch?

It was posted here since TC is also an English teacher in Japan so comparing notes is fun

You're getting angry at me over the actions of phantom people who don't exist

You still also can't cite a single thing she lied about while you literally lie about me

Hypocrite

I'm not Cait.

I never said you were

ssjevot posted...

Some of us live here and get sick of people like you who post social media as if it's some kind of definitive source.

This was a lie

ssjevot posted...

I'm not Cait.

He thinks everyone ITT is Cait. I cant tell if hes just trolling or thick.

LonelyStoner posted...

He thinks everyone ITT is Cait. I cant tell if hes just trolling or thick.

Now you're lying too

I'm noticing a pattern

And BTW, note how I can point out what the lie is.

St0rmFury posted...

Was that so hard?

I never apologized, and I stand by my statements lol

Ok.

Her videos where she talks about culture and norms in Japan. Things like vending machines, shops, stuff like that. She is showing off the very weird entertainment areas of Japan, and doing the Japan is so weird thing.

Those who live there know these things are generalizations and arent true. She does it for clickbait obviously, but it misrepresents our home, which I don t appreciate. As far as her home life and school stories go, I dont really care and thats a private place. She has cute private life stories and the. Japan is like this ones, which we are saying are not representative of the real life here.

Can I prove it is false? No. I can give you other stories and experiences that say otherwise, but whether you believe us, or believe her, is up to you. But you have multiple people here saying it misrepresents Japan. We know it isnt real because we have experienced it and know what it is like.

This wasnt a personal attack on you and im sorry if it came off that way. You know, living here and people asking us if Japan is like those youtube clips, and actually living here. Its like if people asked you about the dumbest stereotype about tour country, and ran with it, and told other people that your country is that way.

I hope this clears things up. This isnt about you, or specifically this girl. It is about the way our home is represented through social media.

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

Now you're lying too

I'm noticing a pattern

And BTW, note how I can point out what the lie is.

No, Im not. You keep accusing everyone of being one person who already corrected their previous statement.

LonelyStoner posted...

No, Im not. You keep accusing everyone of being one person

I haven't accused anyone of being anyone else lol

_____Cait posted...

Ok.

Her videos where she talks about culture and norms in Japan. Things like vending machines, shops, stuff like that. She is showing off the very weird entertainment areas of Japan, and doing the Japan is so weird thing.

Those who live there know these things are generalizations and arent true. She does it for clickbait obviously, but it misrepresents our home, which I don t appreciate. As far as her home life and school stories go, I dont really care and thats a private place. She has cute private life stories and the. Japan is like this ones, which we are saying are not representative of the real life here.

Can I prove it is false? No. I can give you other stories and experiences that say otherwise, but whether you believe us, or believe her, is up to you. But you have multiple people here saying it misrepresents Japan. We know it isnt real because we have experienced it and know what it is like.

This wasnt a personal attack on you and im sorry if it came off that way. You know, living here and people asking us if Japan is like those youtube clips, and actually living here. Its like if people asked you about the dumbest stereotype about tour country, and ran with it, and told other people that your country is that way.

I hope this clears things up. This isnt about you, or specifically this girl. It is about the way our home is represented through social media.

It's cool. It didn't come off as a personal attack, it just came off as odd to accuse somone of lying and then seemingly get offended when asked what they lied about.

But I get that you see her as part of a bigger problem.

The proverbial used underwear vending machine.

Just imagine watching a "this is life in (where you live)" video and it's just cherry picked content that paints a false impression. Like if someone made a Colorado video and showed every weed shop they saw, like yea it's legal there but it's hardly representative of their area/society. I get what they're saying

LtZim posted...

I went to Japan and while I was visiting the zoo I got adopted by an entire highschool baseball team and their teacher too. They were so excited to see a white guy and hang out and everyone wanted pictures and to try asking me questions. Ended up just walking around the zoo with them as if I was just another chaperone. Yes they were like the nicest most polite high schoolers you'd ever met. But it was like that everywhere, you visit Japan as gaijin and you're a celebrity to a lot of people just for existing in their country. I expect that will start to change as tourism ramps up

Blink twice if you need us to contact your embassy and get you rescued from the zoo.