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First culture shock when I visited Japan in 2015 was when I pulled out my phone to take a snapshot of the airport express train arriving. Every Japanese person
by decafninja 4y ago
First culture shock when I visited Japan in 2015 was when I pulled out my phone to take a snapshot of the airport express train arriving. Every Japanese person in my line of sight either darted away or covered their faces with their hands. That day I learned it was taboo to take snapshots like this, even if your subject is some inanimate object like a train if there are people around.
Seems this is Japan specific, as I have not encountered this in Korea or Hong Kong.
- ghaff 4y agoReally? I can't say I have ever noticed this in Japan and I've been there a number of times. And pre-digital it was Japanese who were notorious for snapping pictures of anything and everything.
- nicbou 4y agoIn Germany it's also frowned upon, but not taken this seriously. In any case people won't shove a smartphone in your face while arguing with you. We have fairly strict photography laws so people don't get their likeness shared without consent.