what-the-hell

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    Always be very skeptical about "Japan weird" stories that don't cite a specific store or person or place. I'm not saying that this particular story isn't real, but this kind of shit gets made up all the time for clicks.

    • AutomatedPossum [she/her]
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      7 months ago

      in this case i wouldn't rule out it was originally made up because somebody was horny and then later turned their fantasy into an article.

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        One of the things I've noticed about reporting on Japan is how eager journalists are to attribute one-off or rare occurrences to the entire country.

        Its like if someone wrote an article about "Britain's gamer girl bathwater" and trying to make it sound like the whole country is in on it.

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    7 months ago

    Stuff like this that really puts into perspective how much of this is just marketing speak, like delicacy and "high-end" is really just shit you can call anything you want if you have enough confidence and clout.

  • huf [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    why is this in the "trending in china" section when it's trending in japan?

      • Gamer_time [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        xi-god-emperor All the world belongs to the true son of heaven :it-is-known:

        • huf [he/him]
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          7 months ago

          oh wow this "it is known" emoji. hexbear is such a joy.

    • GinAndJucheM
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      7 months ago

      The article talks about social media posts, maybe it’s there because the story itself is trending in China? Not sure tbh.

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    1 month ago

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    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      7 months ago

      Restaurants promote armpit technique, allow customers in kitchen to watch

      is being proudly promoted in some high-end establishments

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        1 month ago

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      • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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        7 months ago

        Restaurants promote armpit technique, allow customers in kitchen to watch

        Truly the worst part of this. Imagine working in a kitchen and having the customers watch and complain.

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        • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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          7 months ago

          They're racist because they always cast the out group (Japan) as homogeneously holding the same opinions and preferences whereas Westoids are presented as individuals.

          "Japan's" armpit rice balls vs "Belle Delphine's" gamer girl bathwater.

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  • ButtBidet [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    I'm attracted to women, but damn this made me cringe.

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    7 months ago

    You have to put salt and water on your hands to season the rice and keep the rice from totally sticking to them. How would that even work for the armpitgiri? Even if you're super sweaty, that shit is probably going to be sticking to your skin and making a mess.

  • Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    I'm guessing this is like one place in Tokyo but now it's a "delicacy in Japan" cuz "Japan weird" makes a good headline.