In Canada where I live absolutely no one but security would care. Their fun seems to be 100% harmless and even a bit of a mindfuck (which everyone should get once in a while).

Frankly, I’d be happy to step in and make a fool of them. But that’s the culture, and its not up to us to decide how to act. We’re all just guests really.

If gaijin did this, it would be a different matter.

go ahead and trty to pick apart the other two parts of my arguement.

And yes, the way people dress does tell you where they come from. When was the last time you saw a chinese person wearing a turban?

I live in america and have lived here for all my life.

I’ve seen less than one percent of the people dress like that. The tight fit of their clothes is definitely asian, not american.

Secondly, their camera man is speaking japanese.If this was filmed by american kids I’m pretty sure the narration would be american.

Thirdly, if you follow the link to the youtube site, the title is written in japanese not english.

But thanks for proving to the world what a racist person you are. America has its faults, but if you’re going to blame them, make sure you do it when its actually their fault.

these two videos are over-rated.

Today I was at Shibuya station where a man collapsed and puked while lying on his back and people were not helping him but stood around and laughed or looked annoyed. I can not speak Japanese, so at least I turned him around, so that he doesn’t suffocate.

I do not understand Japanese people anymore. I am not sure why I am even living here. I do not get their kind of “fun”, they obviously can not get a westerners sense for “fun”. In a way I think 99% of Japanese people are living in a retro-futuristic version of the 19th century, with the same social structures and the same sense of “fun”. It looks like a space station, but people are actually dumber than anywhere else in the world, and the system is something like a “friendly fascism”. WTF am I doing here?

//falls away from the keyboard laughing himself silly.

I can’t see how what these guys are doing is any more of a nuisance than say, a salaryman barging past you; an old woman walking really slowly right in the middle of a staircase that could easily fit two people across; an older drunk man practically falling asleep on top of you, even though he’s standing up, seemingly trying to force you to give up your seat just because he’s drunk; or these people that make the fast lane on the escalator stop and start because they never learned how to get off without pausing in anticipation…
and many other frustrating people’s habits that get in the way far more than a couple of guys momentarily running through the station or taking a different perspective to travelator use – which they aren’t even blocking.

Bah, anyway.

Many young Westerners DO act like children in Japan. First time away from home, in a really foreign country, earning some reasonably decent money – lots of them go crazy.

Syd – if you do notice these guys, I’d love to see a video of you walking past them on the walkway and pushing them off as you go by….

Anyways, I hope someone kicks your ass in Kyoto, cause that’s the station, and if I see you there… then I’ll have the honour.