Comment by hn_throwaway_99

4 years ago

The similarity is because it's an example of something other cultures see as normal, or at least harmless, but in the US it is seen as an egregious offense.

Not hard for me to imagine a 7 year old American getting expelled and potentially prosecuted for trying to play a "Kancho" prank on a friend.

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bitwize  4 years ago

In America you can be prosecuted for being that weird kid who tries to kiss everybody. It can result in permanent sex-offender registration, and when they look at your record it won't say you were a weird kid who tried to kiss everybody. It will say something like "INDCNT ASSAULT VICTIM UNDER 12 YO". Try explaining that to employers.

fsckboy  4 years ago

> The similarity is because it's an example of something other cultures see as normal

no, the similarity (and why it was posted) is that both games consist of kids attempting to stick their fingers up somebody else's butt.

adventured  4 years ago

And many normal cultural things in the US would be regarded as an egregious offense in Japan (which has a very rigid, conservative, homogenous culture).

So what.

  • xupybd  4 years ago

    We had a similar practice here in Rugby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hopoate

    "During a 2001 game with the North Queensland Cowboys, Hopoate inserted fingers in three players' backsides and anuses. The first incident occurred during the seventh minute of play. The matter was referred to the rugby league judiciary on 28 March. Hopoate was suspended for 12 weeks for what one commissioner described as "disgusting, violent, offensive behaviour""

  • s1artibartfast  4 years ago

    You answered your own question.

    >And many normal cultural things in the US would be regarded as an egregious offense in Japan

    Many taboos are specific to culture. That's the point

  • pessimizer  4 years ago

    Do you have an example, or are you just saying this?

    edit: there's honestly never an excuse not to do an existence proof. All you have to do is cite one thing.

    • MikePlacid  4 years ago

      I can give one example. In US it is absolutely normal to arrive to the conference room, sit at the table and wait for a boss to come. In Japan to sit at the table before the boss arrives and sits would be an offense - I was actually advised to stand up and wait for the boss standing as all others did.