why foreigners LIVING in japan can't STAND foreigners TRAVELLING to japan

@ebifried

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The video taps into a relatable frustration experienced by many expats and long-term residents in foreign countries, particularly in cultures with strict social norms. The creator's candid and slightly exasperated tone, combined with the relatable premise, likely resonated with viewers who have had similar experiences or can empathize with the situation.

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The creator explains that foreigners living in Japan get frustrated with tourists because residents work hard to follow local rules and assimilate, while tourists often get away with breaking rules due to ignorance. This creates a divide and frustration for those who have made an effort to integrate.

Structure

1Introduction of the topic: why residents dislike tourists.
2Explanation of resident's efforts to assimilate and follow rules.
3Contrast with tourists who are unaware and break rules.
4The resulting frustration and divide.
5Clarification that it's not hate, but frustration.

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why foreigners LIVING in japan can't STAND foreigners TRAVELLING to japan

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it only takes ONE logan paul situation to dismantle all the hard work we resident foreigners try to do 😭😭 just a lil rant bc while i wish for everyone to enjoy japan, th amount of small rules they couldn’t possibly know abt and end up breaking, is uncountable. all the small things add up 😭😭😭 #japantravel #gaijin #foreigners #japantrip #traveltojapan

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I feel like the reason why the foreigners that are living in Japan, like, not hate, but like are annoyed by the foreigners that come here traveling is because we're working so hard to assimilate and follow all the rules that annoy us too. And then the foreigners that travel here, they get away with everything because they don't know anything. And that's why there's like this massive divide. Like, we don't actually hate them, but it's just frustrating that we have to do all the hard work and we also have to suffer by the Japanese people being like, oh my god, guiding this, guiding that. But it's not us, because we're already trying so hard.