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My wife runs a website like this on one of the Japanese somewhat social media sites. I say somewhat because it doesn't look much like what we think of as social
by CobaltFire 3y ago
My wife runs a website like this on one of the Japanese somewhat social media sites. I say somewhat because it doesn't look much like what we think of as social media.
It's fascinating because she can see who drops by to read her stuff, and she has a significant number of followers, but it's very passive. No comments, no likes, no interaction at all. The only way people can show their support is by subscribing, and even then that's only shown to the admin.
- 082349872349872 3y ago> ...it's very passive. No comments, no likes... We get a fair number of tourists from a famous western country who gush about how this is wonderful and that is amazing and have you even seen the thing over there? One doesn't need to ask where they're from; one hears them coming from 50m off. I wonder if they view their fellow tourists from more reserved cultures as being more passive?
- kmeisthax 3y agoNo. Trust me, I hear PLENTY of complaints in America about tourists from East Asia. Every country has roudy tourists regardless of how stereotypically passive their culture is. This is because they all tend to congregate in the same destinations, and foreign languages sound louder because you can't understand them. Overtourism is absolutely a thing, mainly because tourists get sold the same set of destinations (e.g. if you're looking for natural landmarks in America, you'll wind up in Yosemite or Moab). (If it's any consolation, I can say that half the shit American tourists like about Japan are just "things America used to have but got rid of", like walkable cities and public transit. The other half are things not economically sustainable without them - e.g. arcades and malls that don't suck.)
- runlaszlorun 3y agoYep, pretty much this. I think tourists from many nations - and usually for varying reasons - sure don’t seem to lend to international understanding and goodwill. When I lived in Europe, I had a Swiss girlfriend complement me that I ‘dont dress like all the other Americans’. I got caught up in being flattered but then thought to ask exactly what she meant. ‘You know… they wear the khaki pleated shorts… sandals with socks… a fanny pack and visor…’ Given that she hadn’t been to US, it didn’t take long to realize who these fashion ambassadors just might be…
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoI have never heard socks with sandals about Americans before, but rather as a common stereotype of Germans [0]. [0] https://www.dw.com/en/germans-socks-and-sandals-an-exploration-of-the-cliche/a-49689654 https://www.dw.com/en/germans-socks-and-sandals-an-explorati...
- kaetemi 3y agoSandals with socks are great.
- mhitza 3y agoI don't think it's necessarily only the fact that foreign language sounds louder, but also that when you assume others don't understand your language you speak more freely, which means louder as well. I've noticed that on myself, relatives and compatriots when we are in a country that doesn't speak out language.
- Dalewyn 3y ago>foreign languages sound louder because you can't understand them. More bluntly, your brain process languages you don't know simply as noise. It's kind of easy to hear this from yourself, too: Speak a sentence, but pretend very hard that you aren't hearing the sounds coming out of your mouth as words. You will probably quickly find your "noise" grating.
- jagged-chisel 3y ago> … she can see who drops by to read her stuff. What kinds of information does she get? Does “subscribing” mean users create an account and therefore the visitors are always tracked? I’m definitely interested in technical details.
- CobaltFire 3y agoIt's on a site that's a social media site in that everyone there has an account, but it's more like a blog site. Those are the people she sees specifically, though it lets her know if non-logged in visitors visit as well. As far as subscribing, it's like following, or an RSS feed. They just get notified when she posts. It doesn't show up on their homepage or anything, just gives them a notification that she wrote a new page. The specific website is www.ameba.co.jp if you want to take a look.
- jagged-chisel 3y agoThanks for the quick reply - very helpful answers!
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- gwern 3y agoThat is also discussed at greater length in OP towards the end.
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