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Sure, some people are douchebags. I highly doubt that is any kind of majority, just a very vocal minority.
I doubt most people would even look at this sign, and most of those that do probably won't care one way or another if a visibly fit person takes the escalator. They might snigger a bit to their friends after (hey, I saw a dumb westerner taking the escalator, they obviously don't care about health), but if this really is Korea, nobody will say or do anything about it, even if it's someone they know.
I may be completely misguided here, but that's my take from having been married to a Korean (moved from Korea after finishing K-12) for over 10 years (assuming this is Korea; the white text certainly isn't Korean, but I can't make out the black text). Nobody says anything to strangers in public, and especially not something that could embarrass them...
in Scandinavian culture there's this thing called Janteloven. it's from a Danish book about a guy that moves to a small town and is basically silently bullied by its population. it's related to tall poppy syndrome in that it describes how society does "othering". basically, if you are in any way different you will become an outcast, not because anyone does anything to you, but because nobody does anything for you.
if you're a tourist it's whatever. if you live there it can be soul crushing.
Yeah, I can certainly see that. I live in an area with a strong local demographic, and if you're different, you won't fit it. Everyone goes to the same church, does similar activities, etc, and if you don't fit in to that, you're essentially alone in a sea of people.