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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 65 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's a genuine culture shock (compared to America at least). Is it true, is there a good source on this story?

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

These types of "Japan so polite" stories are 50-50 real or absolute bullshit fabrication.

I question if it ever really happened just based on the logistics of passing anything around a huge crowd in an uncoordinated manner and having it end up at its origin point.

[–] Oszilloraptor@feddit.de 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://nextshark.com/japanese-fans-world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-home-run-ball

Dunno how good the source is (never heard of that site), but it aöso contains a video from fox sports

[–] MrSqueezles@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

From the video, it looks like stadium security was involved.

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[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The culture shock is someone thinking this wouldn't happen in the vast majority of societies lol

[–] Grimble@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Americans and Brits would only do it if they knew in advance that it'd be televised, tbh. And they'd all be smiling like they're in on something

[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The weird thing to me is I can understand wanting the baseball as a collectors item, but why would you want to look at it for 5 seconds when there’s an actual game going on? You could see the ball in the air and in your hand, it’s going to look just like an other baseball. It’s not even signed yet (if she even managed to get it signed)

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[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Japan is another world. When I was traveling there, I remember seeing dots on the highways so as to space your interval with the car in front of you. Another person in my group started laughing because that would be ignored in the US but the guy driving was confused and couldn't fathom not following that rule. He was like, "why wouldn't you do that?"

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Cause America is the land of the selfish.

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[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where 99.8% of trials result in conviction 😅 I'd be making damn sure that ball made it back too.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

That of course is because of the high shame/snitch culture and the fact that the police can hold you indefinitely and force confessions. Conviction rates that high often have many false positives too.

https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/japans-hostage-justice-system/

https://www.vox.com/world/2015/12/13/9989250/japan-crime-conviction-rate

It may be a nice police state but imo I wouldn't want to live under those rules. Maybe a visit if I ever have money but yeah.

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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Japan is a place where you can leave your phone on the table at a Cafe while you go to the bathroom and still expect it to be there when you come back, but God help you if you left your nice umbrella in the communal umbrella holder on a rainy day.

[–] clutch@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

7-11 umbrellas all look the same

[–] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think there are lot more than 7 to 11 umbrellas that look the same out there 🥸

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[–] a_seattle_ian@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

The crime rate and especially the murder rate compared the the US is shockingly different.

[–] ahriboy@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago

The Japanese people are disciplined people.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

plot twist: was not the same ball

[–] odbol@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People taking pictures of a normal baseball 🤦‍♂️

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[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if someone took it they wozld have been shamed by everone around i think that would happen in most cultures hinestly

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

in most cultures the ball wouldn't be passed around at all

[–] torpak@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't exactly understand what is remarkable here. But maybe that is because I'm not from the USA.

[–] Goony@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

As an American I'm surprised it found it's way back to her

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Basedball" is a very fitting typo for this particular story 😁

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[–] The_Walkening@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Wow they must have stayed for hours after the actual game if everyone in the stadium got a look.

[–] a_seattle_ian@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

One of the highlights of my life was having a chance to live with a family in the Tokyo suburbs - in Akitsu Higashimurayama. Miss them so much. お母さん に 会いたい な~

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then Japan did a wholesome enslavement/genocide in Korea, China, and a bunch of other places 🥰

[–] a_seattle_ian@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, the past war crimes, were horrific and the lack of accountability for them remains an issue. I can not speak for the average Japanese citizen but I have a feeling most of the Japanese people are ashamed of the cult of personality of their past leaders and wish the current government would handle things like the controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine differently. Much like most American's don't support Trumpism.

[–] Chapo0114@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trumpism

But do they support literally any other of our war criminal presidents? Why do you all act like America was somehow a force for good and not terror before Trump was elected?

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[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] yoz@aussie.zone 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yea..not quite. I lived in Germany and my bike got stolen twice.

[–] xep@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Bike theft is one of the most common crimes in Japan, too.

[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

germans are all selfish af. they just like to call everyone else an asshole while acting like a selfish fuck themself. thats why some people believe that they are saints because they act like they are so much better and some people believe it

[–] hatchet@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think all humans are selfish af, different cultures just have different ways of expressing that selfishness

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[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Nah germany may seem organized and disciplined from outside but except for all the paperwork and the laws and norms that go into every detail it's just as every other country just (obviously some cultural difference is to be expected)

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Ever watch NPB? It's such a different vibe at those games.

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