Karens in Japan are actually the Worst

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  @vustvaleo8068 · 2 years ago

  if Karens exist in Japan meaning they might also have their own version of Florida Man.

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  @mollyapteros · 2 years ago

  The woman with her legs tightly crossed took up way less space than the man sitting there with his legs planted wide, wtf.

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  @anthonyethridge5397 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I think the Japanese cultural tradition of honoring elders gives the elderly in Japan an extra level of entitlement. I watched a Japanese Youtuber say that many young adults in Japan are so fed up with being subordinate and overruled by their elders in the office and other situations, that they are choosing to leave Japan which is making the dropping birth rate problem worse.

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  @emsies8116 · 2 years ago

  Old people in Japan are either absolutely adorable or the WORST WHINY KARENS EVER! My interactions with them have either been them trying to practice their English with me or giving me Japanese speaking tips and being genuinely helpful and kind and informative or glaring at me, shouting at me in Japanese ( just for existing ) -- No in between xD It really is an experience when some little obachan just stops to shout at you in the middle of the streets when all you are doing is walking lol.

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  @klaudiusz6233 · 2 years ago

  My personal &quot;Japanese old people&quot; story:<br><br>I was in an elevator in the Ueno cinema. Just stating and chilling there, minding my business, having normal Japanese elevator etiquette.<br><br>Suddenly this very old lady started to speak to me VERY loudly, something about &quot;Newer generations always on the phone and not paying attention&quot; - dude, I literally checked google maps.<br><br>AND she said &nbsp;&quot;BAKA GAIJIN&quot; to me which made me really angry, because I try very hard to learn the language and to behave in a Japanese way, so that I won&apos;t make any &quot;stupid foreigner&quot; mistakes.<br>I said, &quot;I am very sorry that you feel that way&quot; to her and left the elevator at the next stop.

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  @afi-dc5tu · 2 years ago (edited)

  Family mart (convenience store) worker here🙋🏻‍♀️<br>We once got a complaint from a Karen saying she saw us (two part time working students) just walking around the store “doing nothing”<br>Ma’am, walking around the store and making sure everything’s fine IS my job-

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  @sleepymonsteraddict · 2 years ago

  The one about the lady crossing her legs is crazy, because the way she&apos;s holding her legs really takes up less space than the man hitting her. Her feet are not at all touching any other passengers, so this man is definitely entitled and wanted to show his authority or something. And good thing on her to keep sitting there, cause like you say if she listens to the man and moves, he will probably do that again to others.

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  @Maggysaur94 · 2 years ago

  I have a Karen story. I was in Shiga Prefecture when this happened. I was waiting in this small local station for the train (it came every hour) when I saw this old man holding an umbrella. He went through the ticketing gate (I&apos;m guessing wait on the platform). Outside of the ticketing gate there are chairs where you can sit. I was sitting waiting. Another man wearing a suit was, too. Then there was an older woman standing in the middle of the waiting area. She seemed a bit stressed, but I didn&apos;t think much about it. <br><br>The old man that went through the ticketing gate ended up coming back out. He walked towards the older women and told her that she needs to go in with him. She refused to acknowledge him. He pulled her arm, but she resisted. He started to yell at her and hit her with his umbrella. My instinct was to stand up and get in between then, but as soon as I stood up the man in the suit started to yell at the grandpa, basically telling him wtf are you doing and to stop with his nonsense. But you know what broke my heart? The woman turned around and repeatedly said I&apos;m sorry while bowing towards us...I felt so sad and frustrated at this situation. <br><br>Japan is all about not causing an inconvenience to others. While that can be a good thing, it&apos;s also a bad thing. And I feel like this way of thinking makes it harder for women to speak up. In order to not cause an inconvenience you need to apologize or keep your mouth shut. I don&apos;t agree with this at all.

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  @jezzlepops7186 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Even with her legs crossed she was taking up the exact same amount of space... That man has too much spare time.<br><br>Not in Japan but we had a lady in a wheelchair abuse her disability status to get away with harassing us at our job. <br><br>You try and get her banned for the verbal abuse she&apos;d spew at your staff and she&apos;d accuse you of discrimination against her disability. Threaten to go to the newspapers about it. She came in at least 3 times a week, for hours at a time.<br><br>We finally got her when she threw something at a colleague. Caught on camera. Can&apos;t play your disability card when you&apos;re quite able to cause harm!

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  @scarsremembereverything · 2 years ago

  aki what is that pin on your beanie 😨 “Bigfoot is real he tried to eat my ass” BLAWHG AMWHAT

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  @anpyon2 · 2 years ago

  This reminds me of when my classmates and I were in Japan for a few months for our studies (we majored in Japanese language and culture). We were sitting quietly in a train, a girl went to sit next to one of my (very clearly not-Japanese) classmates, and all of a sudden this old man starts yelling at the girl for sitting next to a &quot;kuso gaijin&quot; (fucking foreigner). Poor girl looked so uncomfortable, so at one point my classmates and I spoke up in our best keigo and asked him to leave her and us alone, we were literally just sitting there and not even doing or saying anything. The man looked so shocked that he left and got off the train at the next stop. I think he thought we didn&apos;t understand Japanese and so he could say whatever he wanted and then some level of shame came over him, or he wasn&apos;t used to people talking back to him (because Japan) and didn&apos;t know how to handle it.

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  @itslachy4582 · 2 years ago

  In Thailand they play the national anthem before every movie at the ecinema and generally you need to stand for it (otherwise it&apos;s illegal to disrespect the king - yeah I know) an old woman sued one guy for not standing when the police didn&apos;t arrest him. The case was thrown out when it was revealed the guy was a paraplegic in a wheelchair

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