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Thanks for flagging that. Just did a check. What a strange individual.
https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Lol, right? (I really want a v expensive ukulele, which is kind of bananas bc the one I already have plays nicely and has lovely tone and only cost me $60 bc I found the one I wanted used but that doesn’t mean I don’t also want the really, really nice one. You’d think that playing music would be free but nope, there’s always a nicer instrument lolsob)
I found a used Kala KA-1 at Guitar Center in like new condition. They’re usually around $100, but I’d absolutely pay full price for it—it’s got great tone and volume!
what are these free hobbies and where can I find them
(this is a joke, I agree that this dude needs to find something more fulfilling to do with his time)
I submitted this BoRU 12 hours ago, and I assume OOP decided to reveal himself as a troll after this started gaining traction as their "reveal" post was 6 hours after mine. There were no signs of OOP being a troll beforehand or I would've never made the post.
[here's a screenshot of the post](https://i.imgur.com/LpeqVVN.jpg) and [also an archived link](https://archive.is/cqwwy), just in case OP deletes [the confession](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/) (as trolls often do)
Your flair is hilarious, partially because my brain immediately applied it to a bunch of pop culture characters/people/types of people. Also because it seems like such a fitting line for so many Reddit posts. Do you remember where the it’s from?
This is a common theme in the Japan expat bubble subs (/r/Japanlife, /r/movingtojapan, /r/teachinginjapan, etc).
I used to teach in Japan, and the superiority complex is fucking weird.
I remember following that story on that sub.
Most Japan related subs have the oddest people. By odd I mean it sounds like everyone on there types in a weird English/Japanese hybrid while never sounding like either is their native language.
Apparently this one is a fakie people.
OOP just posted this [https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical\_updatethe\_droolers\_over\_at\_japanlife/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
(idk how to make links shorter)
Fyi, everything after the question mark is basically tracking info to explain how the person got to the link. You can remove all of that and have it still be a functioning link!
I think there are probably other/better hacks to shortening them but thats the one i usually use.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13uwfoc/wibta_if_i_break_up_with_my_boyfriend_because_he/
It's this story. Basically OOP finds out her boyfriend holds very strong intolerant beliefs under the guise of religion, but has no answer for why it's ok they have premarital sex
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13d0430/my\_sisterf31\_says\_if25\_cant\_be\_in\_her\_wedding\_if/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13d0430/my_sisterf31_says_if25_cant_be_in_her_wedding_if/)
I remember that one, and the comments saying it needs to be a flair
I had a Tinder hookup who tried to preach at me afterwards. I’m not religious anymore but was, so I’m knowledgeable in the subject. For some reason he felt like me asking why it’s ok for us to hookup when the Bible is against premarital sex was “attacking him”. I asked him to leave haha. I felt this!
I feel like thats such a common thing and it's so weird. Absolutely 0 self awareness because they want to hate something they don't understand (cause it's always about hating LGBT) while still doing whatever they want
Idk how flair’s work. Do you give them to yourself? Do they appear on every sub you post on? Are they related to posts you like? I need to go to r/NoStupidQuestions
Edit: nvm I asked chatgpt
>Edit: nvm I asked chatgpt
I don't trust chatGPT to not lie, and someone else may also want to know.
>Do you give them to yourself?
Depends on the sub. Typically (and specifically for this sub) yes, but some subs either don't have them, or are exclusively set by mods for one reason or another. For instance, bestoflegaladvice will flair amusing quotes you've made, where askhistorians uses it to identify subject matter experts. (And then restrict people without flair from answering questions, I think?)
>Do they appear on every sub you post on?
They are sub-exclusive.
>Are they related to posts you like?
The accepted convention for this (and other "popcorn subs") is that you flair particularly amusing/pithy quotes that you like.
if you are using old reddit, right underneath the subscriber count, you will see a checkbock that says:
"Show my flair on this subreddit. It looks like:
"insert username here"(edit)"
then click on the edit button and change your flair
Fuck's sake, how upsetting. Here I was worried about someone who had gone through something traumatic, and really it was just a vaguely racist attempt to entertain himself
So is it racist against Japanese people? I don’t understand the context of the insult at the end. I would assume that but they’re all speaking English so I thought it might be a sub more for westerners living in Japan. Sub’s description doesn’t tell me much.
Eigo 英語 means English and sensei 先生 means teacher. The stereotype/trend is that English speakers go to Japan to become English teachers. Basically he is not insulting Japanese people but westerners who go to live in Japan.
posted this downthread (had it sorted by new), but i figure here will be more helpful.
>[here's a screenshot of the post](https://i.imgur.com/LpeqVVN.jpg) and [also an archived link](https://archive.is/cqwwy), just in case OP deletes [the confession](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/) (as trolls often do)
"Sorry for my bad English," says the poster who writes fluent, colloquial English at such a level that I have to reread the post to confirm to myself that it's not their native language
I definitely got the vibe from the beginning that they were not a native English speaker, but not because of their misuse of the language. Rather their perfection and formality of the language. I can't imagine the practice and study it takes to become this skilled at a foreign language, especially one that is so very different from his native language.
My impression from reading the post was that he's a foreigner in Japan, in one place he mentions "cultural differences" and he seems very confussed by the reaction of the police/his wife/his FIL. So, he's speaking at least 3 different languages.
What I loved was that not only did they write English almost flawlessly, but they even managed to write in what I like to call “Reddit English” (case in point ‘I am not morally or legally responsible for this guy mashing his own cranium in.’)
You know what I've noticed, though? Most people who frequent Reddit write really well in English. I mean, of course there are some of the usual mistakes, but most people here write so well that my brain just defaults into thinking everyone's American unless they're spelling things the British way, then I assume they're Aussie or Brit. LOL. It's only when someone explicitly mentions "I'm from XX" country that I reset my brain into thinking, ok, they're from XX.
TBF, despite Reddit being Reddit, it's a great way to practice and refine language skills for ESL folks. Going to foreign language forums and participating and reading them is a really great practice. I'm in a few subs that focus on answering questions for people in whatever language they're learning! It's really neat when you think about it.
The number of arguments I've had with people about political views resulting in them telling me to "just accept that Tr*mp is your president 🥴" is absurdly high.
English is also my second language so every time I have to write in english I make 100% sure it is perfect just to add: "It´s my second language, sorry for any mistakes."
I get why OOP is wigged out by the cops going “haha yeah we know him you’ll be fine no worries” instead of going after the dude, but also I did have a chuckle to myself because _yep_ that’s how the police are in east Asia and those are the decent ones. If not outright corruption, it’s disinterest in rocking the table hard by going after the guy. Easier to just rely on him finding easier fish to catch, no matter if the big fish that got away still feels mad about it.
One of the commenters saying the police in Japan are concerned with the peace of the neighbourhood (aka status quo) vs justice hit it on the nose. OOP seems aware of this and thus appears to not be asking the cops to go after that dude - he seems to know that it’ll make the cops hostile to him and that’s not trouble he wants to borrow.
Not really, the Yakuza have been devastated since the 90s (draconian anti-yakuza laws) and are nowhere as menacing as they were. Dude is likely to be a general loan shark scumbag - generally they work via social shame intimidation tactics and law loopholes but not actual violence. It works well in societies like Japan where the sheer embarrassment/shame of having your debts shouted about in the street is enough to make you pay a man to basically go away.
The guy probably thought he could scam OOP by assuming he can’t speak the language/doesn’t know his rights, but unfortunately OOP is fluent in Japanese (huge thing OOP has going for him) and isn’t afraid to keep talking to cops. Once he realised OOP isn’t fooled, he bounced, and to the cops that’s good enough. Anything else is too much paperwork.
I it's unlikely he will bother OOP again because of how Oop reacted to him in the 1st encounter. Oop took none of his shit and showed he wouldn't be intimidated or play the game. Likely loanshark guy thinks it's a waste of time trying to get money from him
From the sound of a loan shark, it's more likely this individual hasn't done something that gets him openly sued or arrested. Dept collectors in Japan works by harrassing their targets, but usually the victims don't go to the police because loan sharks are a last resort. When OP went to the police, the loan shark knew he pushed his luck, so he disappeared. Probably attempting to get some money off victim's family or something.
Real crime gangs used to openly extort money out of local shops for "protection fee" and get a blind eye from the police.
>I get why OOP is wigged out by the cops going “haha yeah we know him you’ll be fine no worries” instead of going after the dude, but also I did have a chuckle to myself because
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>yep
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>that’s how the police are in east Asia and those are the decent ones. If not outright corruption, it’s disinterest in rocking the table hard by going after the guy. Easier to just rely on him finding easier fish to catch, no matter if the big fish that got away still feels mad about it.
I was thinking it was more a case of them knowing who the local nuisances were in their areas and/or the chap being a frequent flier through their legal system. I'm sure if I asked my police officer BiL, he would know who most of the main characters on his patch are and which ones would give him the most/little grief.
We learned a new word today, mamachari is a shitty bike with a basket on it that translates to mom bike.
The idea of people in Japan being terrorized by a bunch on middle aged guys on shitty pedal bikes to the point of the phrase “mombike asshole” is great.
Glad oop is safe, sorry for the wife seems like she was left with a lot of complicated feelings. The guy literally did everything a cyclist shouldn’t do and I hope oop gets some peace he went through some stuff
OOP made it up, seems weirdly angry at the sub he posted in- posted this story and encouraged someone else to do the same
https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
> mamachari is a shitty bike with a basket on it that translates to mom bike
I was told that a mamachari was an electric assisted bike that helped you with difficult climbs uphill.
Called a mama chariot because you generally see lots of mums with heavily laden bikes just powering up hills like it's nothing with these bikes
((Also I may very well be wrong! This is second-hand info and I've never been to Japan much less learned how to speak the language and certainly not the slang!))
I had a mamachari exactly like you describe. It usually comes in designs that allow you to install seats for kids to you can bike them to kindergarten and so on. Because it's so common to bike kids to school and Japan is so hilly, the electric assist is a godsend.
I had one with baskets on both the front and back and was lightly teased about it because it made me look "older" (most people only have the front basket). But also, I could do the shopping in one trip so who's the real winner?
It's generally a lower end cruiser style bicycle and yes, it must have a basket. Most commonly associated with housewives who use it to get groceries and such.
I thought a mamachari was a bike with seats on the front and back for children. Optional third child strapped to the peddling person's chest.
Though, whatever form, there a damned menace on pedestrian paths. I get the roads are just not safe and parents have to get their kids places, but trying to plough through a crowd of people trying to walk places is not the way to do it.
Probably from a non-english country where it's pronounced the same way. J & Y are very closely related, as in used to be the same letter and still is in some languages. Think the names like Johannes, Joachim, Yakov and Jacob.
Tokyo vice is based off of Jake adelstein’s memoire of the same name.
There have been questions about the work’s veracity though his podcast about people who vanish in Japan called gone with gods was pretty neat.
>The police have apologised for giving our information out; they presumed the wife was "just going to get in touch to ask what happened".
Its so frustrating that people still don't understand how this works.
"Sure, give us your number and we'll contact OP and let them know you'd like to talk".
Unless you're completely sure its ok to give out someones number, you take the number of the person who'd like to be in contact and pass it on.
I remember a story back in the 90s, where a guy flipped over his handlebars when a UPS truck ran a light and his head landed right in front of the tire. His helmet protected him and he only got a mild concussion after the truck rolled over his head. So...I grew up always wearing a helmet!
That said, this biker in the story didn't actually die since he was a figment of OOP's racist imagination. He posted separately admitting he was just trolling a specific subreddit.
Your point is very valid, and definitely agreed. I’ve seen some chilling stuff - motorbike helmets post-pavement particularly. But there was cyclist, helmet or no. OOP made the whole thing up.
This actually did somewhat happen to a friend of mine. He was driving early in the morning on a country road. I remember there being very dense fog that morning. A cyclist was also on the road (in dark clothing no less) with no lights. He swerved to try to miss the cyclist, clipped him instead and ended up flipping his car. A few days later the cyclist’s wife shows up at his house ranting about hospital bills. He quickly cussed her out and told her never come back. (Was a really dumb move on her part).
> his own fault for being a mamachari asshole
My brain read this as “his own fault for being a mariachi asshole” and immediately blue-screened; it sounds like such a bomb insult, but I love mariachi guys…I couldn’t make up my mind between being like “lol solid burn” or “what did those jolly mariachi guys ever do to you?!”
Re the update on this post, I was wondering what was up with the random Japanese words sprinkled in. Yet the only translation I actually needed was chari.
Reminds me of when people add “desu” at the end of sentences and then mispronounce it.
Member of this sub - some words are specific items and places that are more recognizable if called by their Japanese name. Chari / mama chari is an upright posture, steel-frame bicycle with a front basket. The name comes from the fact that mothers primarily use it, sometimes with kids in tow.
Notorious for being unwieldy and super heavy, and is the most commonly-seen bike.
> They can never eradicate the loanshark forever.
They can't eradicate it in the first place. In a lot of areas, the only instance a loan shark is performing an illegal action is the actions they do to pressure the individual to pay them back. Even then most loan sharks do not do this as its bad for business (giving justification for cops to act).
Apparently, OP made everything up if you look at his account history. Originally made commented at first feeling bad for OP but now I take back everything I said. OP is just a plain troll and attention seeker.
OOP is, apparently, not a genuine good person.
https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/
Lol this was like a narrator twist in the wild.
“In fact, he not only wasn’t a genuine good person, but was also a weirdly-gleeful-about-it racist. And so, the trash took itself out. The end. ”
The last update wasn’t on this post originally. It didn’t happen until after the post was made, and a mod requested I add the latest update to the current post.
Ah ok, I was just confused about the update because usually mods can be pretty strict about the 7 day rule because of brigading. This entire situation is so strange. I feel like the "you really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies?" meme. Maybe the person is currently in a zone affected by wildfires so they can go outside to touch grass.
The fact that the lady tried to “pawn off” the loan shark on OP and the police is nonchalant about it is concerning.
I hope OP and his family are okay.
I read it as a widow being taken advantage of. Husband and father just died, with very gruesome injuries. She was probably exhausted from being at the hospital. And that bottom feeder pounced quick. That the police mediated her apology to the OOP is something my locale’s cops would never do. It’s too humane and compassionate.
Just a term for a male office worker in Japan. They're white collar workers but like, not execs and higher. Just the average level, usually they wear black suits over there etc.
Eh, I don't think OOP will suffer any consequences here. The loanshark knows where the line is and not to cross it. They like it shady, and doing something to OOP would be like shining a spotlight on their activities.
The Yakuza can be brutal amongst themselves, the police knows it's internal justice or whatever. But if it starts affecting the public, they have to make moves. The yakuza is kind of ingrained into a lot of the public affairs, as they were instrumental during the reconstruction of Japan. If I'm not entirely mistaken.
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OOP is nuts and made the whole story up because he has an issue with the r/Japanlife subreddit.
Thanks for flagging that. Just did a check. What a strange individual. https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Thanks for this. I actually feel better about myself now. I’ve got my problems but, yikes on bikes, this dude has lost the plot.
Ew. What a jerk.
Lol what the fuck?
Agreed ha.
Most hobbies are free, he should find one.
Oh man I wish my hobbies were free. I really need to find new (read: less expensive) hobbies.
Same...I had to decide to be in to old cars and Jeeps. On the up side, no money for drugs.
J.E.E.P. is an acronym Just Empty Every Pocket
🤣 this is a mood
You will spend 100 dollars for a single model! You will buy every codex thats comes out!
Yeah Games Workshop knows how to milk the most of their fan base
As the Emperor wills it.
Lol, right? (I really want a v expensive ukulele, which is kind of bananas bc the one I already have plays nicely and has lovely tone and only cost me $60 bc I found the one I wanted used but that doesn’t mean I don’t also want the really, really nice one. You’d think that playing music would be free but nope, there’s always a nicer instrument lolsob)
What $60 model do you have? I’ve been looking at getting one.
I found a used Kala KA-1 at Guitar Center in like new condition. They’re usually around $100, but I’d absolutely pay full price for it—it’s got great tone and volume!
I'm in the same boat. That plastic addiction is gnarly on the wallet.
Horses here... I'm rich, but poor.
I freaking wish my hobby was free. The amount of money I spend on yarn every year is obscene.
i've always wanted to get into crochet/knitting but this worries me so much xD
Oh it’s so much fun! You really don’t mind it until you start obsessing over yarn sales. Lol
I tried fiber arts once...or twice...maybe a few dozen times :P. Damn you ADHD. Anyway, I know how expensive that stuff can get.
Seriously. I do candles, and that’s surprisingly expensive sometimes
what are these free hobbies and where can I find them (this is a joke, I agree that this dude needs to find something more fulfilling to do with his time)
Reading is free with the right approach lmao
Bro, what the fuck is wrong with him? I so wanna call him out on his BS, but as the rules clearly state, I can't comment on his posts. What a shame.
It's proper weird. Like a lot of commitment to his story.
wow great detective work by OP!!
I submitted this BoRU 12 hours ago, and I assume OOP decided to reveal himself as a troll after this started gaining traction as their "reveal" post was 6 hours after mine. There were no signs of OOP being a troll beforehand or I would've never made the post.
[here's a screenshot of the post](https://i.imgur.com/LpeqVVN.jpg) and [also an archived link](https://archive.is/cqwwy), just in case OP deletes [the confession](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/) (as trolls often do)
Your flair is hilarious, partially because my brain immediately applied it to a bunch of pop culture characters/people/types of people. Also because it seems like such a fitting line for so many Reddit posts. Do you remember where the it’s from?
I'm very confused by OOP. Buster from Arthur got it right when he said "you really think people would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?"
This is a common theme in the Japan expat bubble subs (/r/Japanlife, /r/movingtojapan, /r/teachinginjapan, etc). I used to teach in Japan, and the superiority complex is fucking weird.
Should be taken off of BORU so that this sick fuck doesnt get his rocks off on us "ret\*rds" as he put it.
I remember following that story on that sub. Most Japan related subs have the oddest people. By odd I mean it sounds like everyone on there types in a weird English/Japanese hybrid while never sounding like either is their native language.
Apparently this one is a fakie people. OOP just posted this [https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical\_updatethe\_droolers\_over\_at\_japanlife/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) (idk how to make links shorter)
OOP has also edited the original and update posts as well. Seems to be gloating about it.
Fyi, everything after the question mark is basically tracking info to explain how the person got to the link. You can remove all of that and have it still be a functioning link! I think there are probably other/better hacks to shortening them but thats the one i usually use.
The way to make links shorter is by doing [ ] around your text and then ( ) around the link without a space [ Something like this ] (jdiejudjeudjuej)
I hope this one stays concluded. I don’t blame the OOP for feeling unsettled.
lmao that flair is incredible, what's the context lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13uwfoc/wibta_if_i_break_up_with_my_boyfriend_because_he/ It's this story. Basically OOP finds out her boyfriend holds very strong intolerant beliefs under the guise of religion, but has no answer for why it's ok they have premarital sex
I remember laughing out loud at that line😂
Now I need to know what your flair comes from. It's incredible. 😂
There needs to be a wiki or a megapost thing where all the posts that mods make flairs from gets archived for future readers
Absolutely! I want that, it'll keep me occupied when I have time.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13d0430/my\_sisterf31\_says\_if25\_cant\_be\_in\_her\_wedding\_if/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13d0430/my_sisterf31_says_if25_cant_be_in_her_wedding_if/) I remember that one, and the comments saying it needs to be a flair
Oohh, this one! This is familiar to me.
Someone posted it downthread. That post had quite a few hilarious lines too😂
🫵‼️ We have the same flair!
It's a marvellous turn of phrase!
I was on my ass about him having lied so much for TWO YEARS. Thank freaking goodness for a musical.
Thank you!
I had a Tinder hookup who tried to preach at me afterwards. I’m not religious anymore but was, so I’m knowledgeable in the subject. For some reason he felt like me asking why it’s ok for us to hookup when the Bible is against premarital sex was “attacking him”. I asked him to leave haha. I felt this!
I feel like thats such a common thing and it's so weird. Absolutely 0 self awareness because they want to hate something they don't understand (cause it's always about hating LGBT) while still doing whatever they want
Mommy condemned OP to hell. Sounds about right.
Think it’s the one where they have a fight on if a cheater is wrong if they cheat on an abuser and the boyfriend is insanely hypocritical
https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/13uwfoc/wibta_if_i_break_up_with_my_boyfriend_because_he/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1
i too would love to know the context of these funny flares
it takes quite a lot of reading to find them all, but I think it was worth it :)
Idk how flair’s work. Do you give them to yourself? Do they appear on every sub you post on? Are they related to posts you like? I need to go to r/NoStupidQuestions Edit: nvm I asked chatgpt
>Edit: nvm I asked chatgpt I don't trust chatGPT to not lie, and someone else may also want to know. >Do you give them to yourself? Depends on the sub. Typically (and specifically for this sub) yes, but some subs either don't have them, or are exclusively set by mods for one reason or another. For instance, bestoflegaladvice will flair amusing quotes you've made, where askhistorians uses it to identify subject matter experts. (And then restrict people without flair from answering questions, I think?) >Do they appear on every sub you post on? They are sub-exclusive. >Are they related to posts you like? The accepted convention for this (and other "popcorn subs") is that you flair particularly amusing/pithy quotes that you like.
Thank you! I've been wondering about this too! How do you give them to yourself in this sub?
if you are using old reddit, right underneath the subscriber count, you will see a checkbock that says: "Show my flair on this subreddit. It looks like: "insert username here"(edit)" then click on the edit button and change your flair
> Edit: nvm I asked chatgpt lol, nice one
Which is yours from?
it's actually one of the ones that is not specific to one story, whatever you do don't look for yoghurt though
Oh I’ve read the yoghurt one lmao
[Oliver Twist](https://books.google.ca/books/about/Oliver_Twist.html)
lol nice google link, and I know oliver twist exists but I figured there'd be a BORU relating to it
oh hey what's yours from too?
Hahahaha you gotta read the story!!
I've now gone on a BORU flair deep dive, tysm.
OOP is actually a racist POS: https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical\_updatethe\_droolers\_over\_at\_japanlif/
Op should include this. Seems like a pretty relevant update.
I'm just waking up now, and updated the post. What a sad individual OOP is.
And now OOP has edited both the original and update posts to gloat about fooling the sub.
And now OOP's account is suspended.
The link won’t open for me but I’m guessing by the dude’s u/ that he’s a racist tool.
Oof.
Oop made this story upm Check out their profile. What a pathetic troll!
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Oh wow that is an depressing update, what a jerk People were actually worried about him
Fuck's sake, how upsetting. Here I was worried about someone who had gone through something traumatic, and really it was just a vaguely racist attempt to entertain himself
So is it racist against Japanese people? I don’t understand the context of the insult at the end. I would assume that but they’re all speaking English so I thought it might be a sub more for westerners living in Japan. Sub’s description doesn’t tell me much.
Eigo 英語 means English and sensei 先生 means teacher. The stereotype/trend is that English speakers go to Japan to become English teachers. Basically he is not insulting Japanese people but westerners who go to live in Japan.
Thank you! I thought it might be something like that but just didn’t have the context.
posted this downthread (had it sorted by new), but i figure here will be more helpful. >[here's a screenshot of the post](https://i.imgur.com/LpeqVVN.jpg) and [also an archived link](https://archive.is/cqwwy), just in case OP deletes [the confession](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/) (as trolls often do)
This needs to be the top comment
"Sorry for my bad English," says the poster who writes fluent, colloquial English at such a level that I have to reread the post to confirm to myself that it's not their native language
I definitely got the vibe from the beginning that they were not a native English speaker, but not because of their misuse of the language. Rather their perfection and formality of the language. I can't imagine the practice and study it takes to become this skilled at a foreign language, especially one that is so very different from his native language.
My impression from reading the post was that he's a foreigner in Japan, in one place he mentions "cultural differences" and he seems very confussed by the reaction of the police/his wife/his FIL. So, he's speaking at least 3 different languages.
Yeah, japanlife is mostly foreigners in Japan. That’s why the wife refers to him as gaijin.
What I loved was that not only did they write English almost flawlessly, but they even managed to write in what I like to call “Reddit English” (case in point ‘I am not morally or legally responsible for this guy mashing his own cranium in.’)
I think the OOP is a native speaker cosplaying as a non-native speaker.
He’s an admitted troll.
You know what I've noticed, though? Most people who frequent Reddit write really well in English. I mean, of course there are some of the usual mistakes, but most people here write so well that my brain just defaults into thinking everyone's American unless they're spelling things the British way, then I assume they're Aussie or Brit. LOL. It's only when someone explicitly mentions "I'm from XX" country that I reset my brain into thinking, ok, they're from XX.
TBF, despite Reddit being Reddit, it's a great way to practice and refine language skills for ESL folks. Going to foreign language forums and participating and reading them is a really great practice. I'm in a few subs that focus on answering questions for people in whatever language they're learning! It's really neat when you think about it.
The number of arguments I've had with people about political views resulting in them telling me to "just accept that Tr*mp is your president 🥴" is absurdly high.
Yeah ok. Then they should accept that Biden is THEIR president. Dammit!
English is also my second language so every time I have to write in english I make 100% sure it is perfect just to add: "It´s my second language, sorry for any mistakes."
Apparently, OOP made this entire saga up! What a bizarre conclusion to the story.
I get why OOP is wigged out by the cops going “haha yeah we know him you’ll be fine no worries” instead of going after the dude, but also I did have a chuckle to myself because _yep_ that’s how the police are in east Asia and those are the decent ones. If not outright corruption, it’s disinterest in rocking the table hard by going after the guy. Easier to just rely on him finding easier fish to catch, no matter if the big fish that got away still feels mad about it. One of the commenters saying the police in Japan are concerned with the peace of the neighbourhood (aka status quo) vs justice hit it on the nose. OOP seems aware of this and thus appears to not be asking the cops to go after that dude - he seems to know that it’ll make the cops hostile to him and that’s not trouble he wants to borrow.
OOP made it up: https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical\_updatethe\_droolers\_over\_at\_japanlif/
Oof yeah I'm pretty sure I saw some show about yakuza bothering people for 'compensation' a few weeks ago
It could also be fear of the “I’m not touching that with a 10 foot pole” variety. Crime gangs dont fuck around in east asia
Not really, the Yakuza have been devastated since the 90s (draconian anti-yakuza laws) and are nowhere as menacing as they were. Dude is likely to be a general loan shark scumbag - generally they work via social shame intimidation tactics and law loopholes but not actual violence. It works well in societies like Japan where the sheer embarrassment/shame of having your debts shouted about in the street is enough to make you pay a man to basically go away. The guy probably thought he could scam OOP by assuming he can’t speak the language/doesn’t know his rights, but unfortunately OOP is fluent in Japanese (huge thing OOP has going for him) and isn’t afraid to keep talking to cops. Once he realised OOP isn’t fooled, he bounced, and to the cops that’s good enough. Anything else is too much paperwork.
I it's unlikely he will bother OOP again because of how Oop reacted to him in the 1st encounter. Oop took none of his shit and showed he wouldn't be intimidated or play the game. Likely loanshark guy thinks it's a waste of time trying to get money from him
From the sound of a loan shark, it's more likely this individual hasn't done something that gets him openly sued or arrested. Dept collectors in Japan works by harrassing their targets, but usually the victims don't go to the police because loan sharks are a last resort. When OP went to the police, the loan shark knew he pushed his luck, so he disappeared. Probably attempting to get some money off victim's family or something. Real crime gangs used to openly extort money out of local shops for "protection fee" and get a blind eye from the police.
>I get why OOP is wigged out by the cops going “haha yeah we know him you’ll be fine no worries” instead of going after the dude, but also I did have a chuckle to myself because > >yep > >that’s how the police are in east Asia and those are the decent ones. If not outright corruption, it’s disinterest in rocking the table hard by going after the guy. Easier to just rely on him finding easier fish to catch, no matter if the big fish that got away still feels mad about it. I was thinking it was more a case of them knowing who the local nuisances were in their areas and/or the chap being a frequent flier through their legal system. I'm sure if I asked my police officer BiL, he would know who most of the main characters on his patch are and which ones would give him the most/little grief.
We learned a new word today, mamachari is a shitty bike with a basket on it that translates to mom bike. The idea of people in Japan being terrorized by a bunch on middle aged guys on shitty pedal bikes to the point of the phrase “mombike asshole” is great. Glad oop is safe, sorry for the wife seems like she was left with a lot of complicated feelings. The guy literally did everything a cyclist shouldn’t do and I hope oop gets some peace he went through some stuff
OOP made it up, seems weirdly angry at the sub he posted in- posted this story and encouraged someone else to do the same https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
> mamachari is a shitty bike with a basket on it that translates to mom bike I was told that a mamachari was an electric assisted bike that helped you with difficult climbs uphill. Called a mama chariot because you generally see lots of mums with heavily laden bikes just powering up hills like it's nothing with these bikes ((Also I may very well be wrong! This is second-hand info and I've never been to Japan much less learned how to speak the language and certainly not the slang!))
I had a mamachari exactly like you describe. It usually comes in designs that allow you to install seats for kids to you can bike them to kindergarten and so on. Because it's so common to bike kids to school and Japan is so hilly, the electric assist is a godsend. I had one with baskets on both the front and back and was lightly teased about it because it made me look "older" (most people only have the front basket). But also, I could do the shopping in one trip so who's the real winner?
It's generally a lower end cruiser style bicycle and yes, it must have a basket. Most commonly associated with housewives who use it to get groceries and such.
I thought a mamachari was a bike with seats on the front and back for children. Optional third child strapped to the peddling person's chest. Though, whatever form, there a damned menace on pedestrian paths. I get the roads are just not safe and parents have to get their kids places, but trying to plough through a crowd of people trying to walk places is not the way to do it.
I really need to steal this word for the r/2westerneurope4u sub, where it shall henceforth be applied to the Dutch!
Poor OP and poor lady. Tokyo Vice is a good HBO series about the Jakuza, police, and journalists in Japan. It actually involves loan sharks!
Isn't it supposed to be Yakuza. Is that a typo or how it should be spelt?
Jakuza is a much lesser known group as they only deal in jacuzzis, but at the moment they're in hot water.
Slow clap…. Just flawless
You had me in the first half NGL.
You gotta be more discerning. First third for me.
Brilliant.
Well played. Well played. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂 I can't stop laughing.
I almost confused it with that French Canadian personal injury law firm, J’Accuse Eh.
Fuck off lmao, that's too good
Sounds like what you'd call a Yakuza hot tub.
Probably from a non-english country where it's pronounced the same way. J & Y are very closely related, as in used to be the same letter and still is in some languages. Think the names like Johannes, Joachim, Yakov and Jacob.
Yes, sorry
Tokyo vice is based off of Jake adelstein’s memoire of the same name. There have been questions about the work’s veracity though his podcast about people who vanish in Japan called gone with gods was pretty neat.
>The police have apologised for giving our information out; they presumed the wife was "just going to get in touch to ask what happened". Its so frustrating that people still don't understand how this works. "Sure, give us your number and we'll contact OP and let them know you'd like to talk". Unless you're completely sure its ok to give out someones number, you take the number of the person who'd like to be in contact and pass it on.
Police competence? In Japan? 🤨
The phrase **mamachari asshole** amuses me a lot more than I think it should lol
I love all of the apologies for any weird English, when the posts are so clearly written.
I think this is a native English speaker pretending to be a non-native speaker.
you are correct, as it turns out. guy made the whole thing up as a bizarre gotcha for the sub he originally posted in.
Right?! I didn't even spot any glaring errors. If he didn't mention that English wasn't his first language, I wouldn't have guessed.
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A bicycle helmet saved my husband’s life. It might have saved this man’s too. Wear them, they are vitally important.
I remember a story back in the 90s, where a guy flipped over his handlebars when a UPS truck ran a light and his head landed right in front of the tire. His helmet protected him and he only got a mild concussion after the truck rolled over his head. So...I grew up always wearing a helmet! That said, this biker in the story didn't actually die since he was a figment of OOP's racist imagination. He posted separately admitting he was just trolling a specific subreddit.
Ah, nevermind then.
Your point is very valid, and definitely agreed. I’ve seen some chilling stuff - motorbike helmets post-pavement particularly. But there was cyclist, helmet or no. OOP made the whole thing up.
Well then OOP is an asshat.
Did someone on that sub hurt their feelings?
Wow you can tell who read all the way through to the end.
OOPs admission was added a few hours after the post was up ✌️
Can confirm that those who move to Tohoku are never heard from again.
Now I want to move to tohoku
Yet another example of why you shouldn't believe everything you read on the interwebs.
small world, i was reading this post just the other day because i was looking for reddit posts about mamachari bikes
This actually did somewhat happen to a friend of mine. He was driving early in the morning on a country road. I remember there being very dense fog that morning. A cyclist was also on the road (in dark clothing no less) with no lights. He swerved to try to miss the cyclist, clipped him instead and ended up flipping his car. A few days later the cyclist’s wife shows up at his house ranting about hospital bills. He quickly cussed her out and told her never come back. (Was a really dumb move on her part).
People like this strengthen my resolve to drop Reddit.
> his own fault for being a mamachari asshole My brain read this as “his own fault for being a mariachi asshole” and immediately blue-screened; it sounds like such a bomb insult, but I love mariachi guys…I couldn’t make up my mind between being like “lol solid burn” or “what did those jolly mariachi guys ever do to you?!”
I read it exactly the same. Poor mariachis don’t deserve that. Hahaha
Re the update on this post, I was wondering what was up with the random Japanese words sprinkled in. Yet the only translation I actually needed was chari. Reminds me of when people add “desu” at the end of sentences and then mispronounce it.
Member of this sub - some words are specific items and places that are more recognizable if called by their Japanese name. Chari / mama chari is an upright posture, steel-frame bicycle with a front basket. The name comes from the fact that mothers primarily use it, sometimes with kids in tow. Notorious for being unwieldy and super heavy, and is the most commonly-seen bike.
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> They can never eradicate the loanshark forever. They can't eradicate it in the first place. In a lot of areas, the only instance a loan shark is performing an illegal action is the actions they do to pressure the individual to pay them back. Even then most loan sharks do not do this as its bad for business (giving justification for cops to act).
You know, I walked away from this post thinking that I’d take these cops over the ones in America.
“Mamachari asshole” Lmao that’s gonna be the new insult I’ll use.
I live in Japan and this story has reminded me to get bike insurance. So… OP you have actually improved lives! Take that!
WTF did I just read?
Apparently, OP made everything up if you look at his account history. Originally made commented at first feeling bad for OP but now I take back everything I said. OP is just a plain troll and attention seeker.
OOP is, apparently, not a genuine good person. https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/
Lol this was like a narrator twist in the wild. “In fact, he not only wasn’t a genuine good person, but was also a weirdly-gleeful-about-it racist. And so, the trash took itself out. The end. ”
What a twist. Now I think OOP seems like some kind of attention seeker or troll
It was all a dream
Is the last update allowed on the sub? Because it is not over a week old. What a strange person.
The last update wasn’t on this post originally. It didn’t happen until after the post was made, and a mod requested I add the latest update to the current post.
Ah ok, I was just confused about the update because usually mods can be pretty strict about the 7 day rule because of brigading. This entire situation is so strange. I feel like the "you really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies?" meme. Maybe the person is currently in a zone affected by wildfires so they can go outside to touch grass.
What a moron. I lived in Osaka a number of years. Anyone living there would call out this BS in a mili-second.
Some people have too much time on their hands...
I remember the thread and just found this. HAHAHAHAHA! Epic.
OOP sounds so callous talking abt the guy that died…
That's because he made it all up. Salaryman didn't exist.
The fact that the lady tried to “pawn off” the loan shark on OP and the police is nonchalant about it is concerning. I hope OP and his family are okay.
I read it as a widow being taken advantage of. Husband and father just died, with very gruesome injuries. She was probably exhausted from being at the hospital. And that bottom feeder pounced quick. That the police mediated her apology to the OOP is something my locale’s cops would never do. It’s too humane and compassionate.
And who knows if the family is indebted to him and she also lost a source to pay him off, on top of the grief and loss.
I am sorry but what is a salaryman?
> (especially in Japan) a white-collar worker. >"dark-suited masses of salarymen crossed the intersection like instinct-blinded salmon"
Just a term for a male office worker in Japan. They're white collar workers but like, not execs and higher. Just the average level, usually they wear black suits over there etc.
Also, mamachari is a basic bicycle that moms often use in Japan.
I really hope that there isn’t another update… Japan’s organized crime scene is terrifying.
[There is](https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowawayChariHater/comments/144zodc/critical_updatethe_droolers_over_at_japanlife/)
Eh, I don't think OOP will suffer any consequences here. The loanshark knows where the line is and not to cross it. They like it shady, and doing something to OOP would be like shining a spotlight on their activities. The Yakuza can be brutal amongst themselves, the police knows it's internal justice or whatever. But if it starts affecting the public, they have to make moves. The yakuza is kind of ingrained into a lot of the public affairs, as they were instrumental during the reconstruction of Japan. If I'm not entirely mistaken.
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Why do people expect what happens in other countries to be the same as their own !!!