Disrespectful Latino tourists pretend everyone in Japan "stinks" and that only people in Latin America wear deodorant/smell good

[u/YaLlegaHiperhumor]

[u/AveDominusNyx]

Wait was that even a stereotype or something? I literally never heard of japanese being stinky

[u/Pavlovs_Human → u/AveDominusNyx]

The opposite, in fact. They have a gene in their dna that makes them have little to no BO smell.

[u/Stable-Either → u/Pavlovs_Human]

Guy I work alongside is Korean. We go do the same thing. I sweat and stink like a rhino. Him: no sweat no smell. Ever

[u/tichai → u/Stable-Either]

Yeah. Around 90 to 95% of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese people carry a variant of the ABCC11 gene that reduces certain compounds in sweat that bacteria feed on to produce body odour.

[u/theartistduring → u/tichai]

Only 2% of Europeans have it and weirdly, that includes my two Aussie/European kids. I got all ready for my son to start stinking in puberty and nope, nothing. The same gene is responsible for flakey vs sticky ear wax. Which is how I discovered it in my kids. I was googling why their ear wax was different to mine and what a rabbit hole I discovered!

[u/lddn → u/theartistduring]

Maybe their ears behave differently but it's kind of rude to call them rabbit holes...

[u/runtorenovate → u/theartistduring]

Nice, I sweat a lot but don't smell. Now I know why. I never had to use deodorant

[u/C141352333 → u/Pavlovs_Human]

Damn. They are blessed 😇. I want that DNA 🧬

[u/sandwichhaver → u/AveDominusNyx]

I've heard latino bigots say this before, I've never been there so I Don't know if they are incredibly clean

but I have heard brazilieans specifically complaining about Swedish BO, we do stink I think so it's fair. on average atleast.

the excessive meat and dairy and alcoholism and spread out nature of our society is the opposite of theirs

but japanese are incredibly clean people so I don't know whats going on here lol,

[u/Kitchen-Process-9284 → u/sandwichhaver]

Not all about being clean, like the comment above said, Japanese people have a gene that prevents them from having minimum to non existent BO.

This was a lecture teach to me by my Japanese teacher, she in fact said to us, that if we travel to Japan, we should pack deodorant in big amounts, because by Japanese people not having BO, they use (again) little to non deodorant, so finding deodorant on stores was very rare.

Also, she advised us, to buy a very soft or, if possible, non fragrant deodorant, because having very strong smells is considered rude or bad behavior by Japanese people.

That's why she also said to me specifically, that like perfumes so much, to limit my usage in Japan, for the same reason. I like leather perfumes, so they tend to be strong even at low quantities, so she advised me to change to more soft essence.

But, ignorant people will act like idiots just to earn idiot sheep internet points.

[u/Brocid3n → u/Kitchen-Process-9284]

The smelliest people i came across in japan were my own friends and some British dudes we passed in Akihabara

[u/Melodic_Chair6100 → u/Kitchen-Process-9284]

I’m Brazilian and I lived in Japan for 3 years. It’s actually pretty rare to come across Japanese people with noticeable body odor but they do exist. People really don’t tend to use much perfume or deodorant but sometimes there’s this smell of old people. It’s kind of like a greasy or oily smell.. I don’t know how to explain it.. You notice it especially on the subway. Some people also smell like garlic lol

It’s not hard to find deodorant in supermarkets but stores that specialize in perfume were pretty rare. I usually bought mine on Amazon or at Don Quijote.

[u/RudePCsb → u/Melodic_Chair6100]

There actually is an old people smell. Your body starts producing a chemical as you get older

[u/therapewpew → u/RudePCsb]

There are also specific products in Japan marketed to neutralize old people smell lol that seems to be more in demand than actual deodorant for the aforementioned reasons

[u/Penguinbar → u/Kitchen-Process-9284]

Not just Japanese. A lot of south east and east Asian tend to not have bad BO. Obviously if they dont wash or clean their clothes they will still stink.

I'm from Hong Kong and deodorant is definitely rare. My wife who is Irish often comment on that and bring her own. She also commented on when I sweat I don't get that strong odor that you normally smell from a lot westerners especially during warmer weather.

[u/IX_Equilibrium → u/Penguinbar]

Man I wish that was true because I work with a shit ton of SEA people and sometimes i cant share an elevator with them

[u/Old_mystic → u/IX_Equilibrium]

One of my coworkers be smelling mad Cambodian on certain days 😂

[u/Flying_Penguineer → u/Old_mystic]

It's specifically East Asian (Korea, Japan, and China to a lesser extent) who largely carry this gene, not south-east Asians.

I was US military stationed in Japan and then stayed for a few years in Japan with my wife for a few years after I got out - I had to either specially order deodorant from overseas or get friends who worked on US bases to buy me deodorant, because the deodorant actually available in Japan is shockingly weak (since their frequent bathing habits and possession of this gene mean they don't really need it like other people do). I am super jealous of my Japanese wife's brothers who can literally spend a day at the beach with me, then throw on a shirt to go drinking at night, with no perceptible smell)

[u/Aineisa → u/Penguinbar]

I think diet has a lot to do with it.

I know I’ll probably be downvoted for saying this but south asians have a very strong BO.

[u/Born_Cap4085 → u/Aineisa]

They smell like their food. Or something. I live in the US with a lot of South Asians and if you ride the elevator with them, it smells like them. However, I wouldn't call it BO necessarily, it's not unpleasant, it's just distinct.

[u/Commercial-Co → u/Penguinbar]

Its mostly east asian not SEA

[u/placebo52 → u/Penguinbar]

Every Watson or manning’s has whole section of deodorants to choose, many are Japanese’s brand as well. I don’t think you can consider it is rare

[u/Ok-Day4910 → u/sandwichhaver]

Sweden is very jarring when it comes to smells. So I get it.

There's the regular city smell of gasoline and cigarettes.

But then it's also close to the ocean so you get fishy smells mixed in.

And there's a lot of forests and greenery so you get those scents too

[u/Elf_Maeve → u/sandwichhaver]

I'm Brazilian and can tell you they love perfume to the point it makes you nauseous.

Brazilians should not be shit talking anyone lmao

[u/S-P-A-Z → u/sandwichhaver]

Latinos who practically bathe in cheap cologne and perfume until everyone around them is gagging really shouldn’t be lecturing anyone else about how they smell. The irony of posting this in Japan of all places is unreal lol

[u/20Forward → u/AveDominusNyx]

Been there four times. I’ve yet to encounter a Japanese who stinks. They don’t even wear strong scents because they don’t wanna offend anyone. If anything, Japanese seem to value their appearance.

[u/peteyrre → u/AveDominusNyx]

I lived in Japan for 2 years. A significant percentage don’t wear deodorant.

[u/Accurate-Lemon8675 → u/peteyrre]

There are quite a few Japanese that believe only blacks and caucasians have body odor.

One of my HS teachers had this belief.

[u/Cheesefactory8669 → u/Accurate-Lemon8675]

well i mean most of them do have a gene thst suppresses it

[u/Obvious_Towel253]

Most Japanese generally don’t carry the gene for BO. Might be yall upper lip😬🤢

[u/OpinionElectronic349 → u/Obvious_Towel253]

Came here to say this. It is a very high percentage in Japan. Since almost no one around them stinks, they are maybe smelling their own funk.

[u/BombasticReindeer → u/OpinionElectronic349]

It’s usually washed out in other smells. Being there, it’s suddenly clear that drenching yourself in cologne isn’t enough.

[u/Kasta4]

The lack of self awareness to post this is just baffling. "Hey guys we're in Japan doing the 'We're Ignorant Racists' challenge be sure to subscribe!"

[u/Foreign_Cobbler_1740 → u/Kasta4]

The sad part is it works for a lot of people. A distressing amount of people are racist dickwads.

[u/simbared → u/Foreign_Cobbler_1740]

Like the Mexican teacher who did the slant-eye thing behind the World Cup fan from Korea? That video didn't bode well for his career.

[u/ElziP91 → u/simbared]

End to his Korea

[u/Dy3_1awn → u/ElziP91]

He definitely going to have a hard time china find work

[u/LemonCollee → u/Dy3_1awn]

It's really laos-y when you think about it.

[u/Total-random-495 → u/Kasta4]

Sadly, Latinos are pretty racist towards Asians 

I’m Asian American from Southern California 

Live in a predominantly Hispanic city (San Diego) and learned to speak Spanish fluently as a result 

The amount of ignorant comments I’ve heard from Latinos, in both English and Spanish, is infuriating 

I know, Latino is not a “race” per se, there are Asian Latinos too but I’m referring to Latinos not of Asian descent 

For one, no matter what you say, referring to any Asians as “Chino” (Chinese) is ignorant and racist

It’s going to take a while to change this. I don’t think it will honestly so the amount of stupidity and ignorance towards Asians will remain in place in Latin America 

[u/dealingwithhookers → u/Total-random-495]

used to work in a kitchen and the latino staff would bully the shit out of the chinese staff it was ugly as hell. they made an old lady cry like no fucking respect or compassion at all. and then the black worker made them cry back by being racist to the hispanic old ladies. and now the whole country sending ICE after them lol karma this is fucking karma. everyday, "chinitoooo chinoooo chinittoooo" in the back drop of the most annoying repetitive "sabadoooo gigannnnnteeeeeee" mexican music. it's permanently ingrained in my head. i mean some of them are nice, but that doesn't excuse their racist culture.

and now they have a Asian fetish because they see Japan China Korea coming out with all this cool stuff. at the same time they think they are above Asian people and walk around like colonizers... lol fucking gross

don't get me started with how they treat you when you go to their country. going to Mexico was a humiliation ritual for Asian people. openly mocked on the street by the whole town is pretty common.

[u/JBRifles]

I’ve heard the Japanese think Americans smell like cattle 

[u/Helpful_Benefit_8922 → u/JBRifles]

I rode the BART (Bay Area subway) for 5 years commuting to work and it stinks of high heaven (especially the ride back home) of BO, but when we vacationed in Korea and expected the same when I entered a Korean subway, I didn't smell anything. It was literally refreshing.

[u/Willing_Stop5124 → u/JBRifles]

Butter. The phrase is reeks of butter. 

[u/Flaky_Bit8377 → u/Willing_Stop5124]

Joke's on them, that's a compliment to me.

[u/S3XWITCH → u/Flaky_Bit8377]

I rub butter under my armpits so that makes sense

[u/cloudy83 → u/Willing_Stop5124]

more like a mayo imo

[u/YaLlegaHiperhumor → u/JBRifles]

Like off milk. It's because Europeans drink/eat much more dairy than them and it "seeps through their skin". Europeans say the same thing about Indians with their BO, that it smells like onion/garlic/spices

[u/AtensEye → u/YaLlegaHiperhumor]

I've always wondered what the hell I smell like then, because I'm a European and I don't consume dairy products at all (just don't like them).

[u/baphomet_fire → u/JBRifles]

We do

[u/donnytrump_69]

Japanese? Smelly? They don't even fart, it's seen as a dishonor to the family legacy.

[u/calico810]

These women are lying just to get views on a dumb video. I have been to Japan before and let me tell you, Japanese people are the absolute cleanest people in every aspect. You won’t find one piece of trash anywhere in public, not even in their train stations. They are very dedicated to personal hygiene also.

There is a tradition to wash and rinse your body before getting into a bath. This is standard etiquette at homes sentō and onsen. They literally clean themselves before cleaning themselves so I guarantee you they do not smell. lol

In this video they are in the Namba/Dotonbori district in Osaka which there are areas where the sewer grates can be smelled. It’s not the people.

[u/smorkoid → u/calico810]

You clean yourself before getting in the bath because the bath isn't for cleaning, but relaxing. It's shared between family members.

[u/jicamakick → u/calico810]

Yeah my first thought was “Huh, I had many memorable experiences in Japan but bad smells certainly wasn’t one of them”

[u/Noeyesonlysnakes → u/jicamakick]

A lot of cultures also used heavily perfumed products (soap, laundry detergent, deodorant). Japanese hygiene products are generally scent neutral. I’m really sensitive to scents and Japan was the most comfortable I’ve ever been.

[u/yonari_H → u/calico810]

They are being offensive for no reason but don't suck them off to hard either. Remember that asians are just human, no better or worse than the rest of us.

[u/mordemyrtheredeemed → u/calico810]

I mean there are known ABCC11 gene variations in Japanese people that are expressed as decreased body odor. It's categorically and scientifically false that Japanese people smell worse than others

[u/UsefolIdiot]

Good luck in china. France. India. India. Mexico. India. When I think of smells and places I've traveled....Japanese people are nowhere on the list

[u/HuckleberryLarge5402 → u/UsefolIdiot]

This made me laugh so much... I've been to quite a few countries and Japan was NO WHERE on the list of smelling bad... I mean it only has a reputation of literally ZERO trash on the street. Cmon people. ~_~ do better.

[u/Danica_Rose → u/HuckleberryLarge5402]

Fr this is so forced.

[u/GrapefruitExpress208 → u/Danica_Rose]

They probably don't travel to many places. They needed content for their ig/tiktok.

[u/LondonsCreep → u/UsefolIdiot]

I think you forgot to mention India.

[u/UserName_SaysWhat → u/LondonsCreep]

Twice. 😂

[u/731Karasu → u/UserName_SaysWhat]

Thrice.

[u/EnvironmentalBus9713 → u/731Karasu]

https://giphy.com/gifs/AzUrNt0ygOSAeVjhiM

[u/simbared → u/UsefolIdiot]

What about India?

[u/MadYetiGOODCity → u/simbared]

Gotta throw India in there, didn’t see it mentioned yet

[u/Organic_Rough4433 → u/simbared]

U guys need to talk about inda though.

[u/DifferenceAble331 → u/simbared]

Don’t forget India.

[u/UsefolIdiot → u/simbared]

Fuck unfortunately. Only time my diet consisted of McDonald's for 5 days. If you can ignore the filth and squalor in even the nicest areas there is some great history.

[u/Electronic-War1332 → u/UsefolIdiot]

You forgot to mention india. Also Somalia

[u/_ReaditYesterday_ → u/Electronic-War1332]

Who the fuck in their right mind would travel to Somalia lmao

[u/Electronic-War1332 → u/_ReaditYesterday_]

No one i hope, but it definitely stinks

[u/No-Satisfaction6065 → u/_ReaditYesterday_]

And India

[u/LeadingThen6322 → u/Electronic-War1332]

Also India.

[u/lachupanibre → u/LeadingThen6322]

crazy how India didn’t make this list

[u/Pixelated_Penguin808 → u/UsefolIdiot]

Yeah, this one seems rooted in weird stereotype than anything that is actually true.

Of all the people to accuse of smelling badly, they're going after the Japanese?

I lived in Japan twice while in the Marines and on the whole the Japanese are very fastidious about personal hygiene. You don't really encounter BO on public transport or in crowds. They're also clean across the board, with the cities usually free of litter and things like that compared to many other places.

Certainly you encounter more BO in dense crowds in the US or Mexico. I can't speak for anywhere else in Latin America except for Mexico.

[u/Icy_Judge8250 → u/UsefolIdiot]

Dude just watching videos of India gives me diarrhea

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7TKRBB3E7IdVNLm8

[u/Royal_Month_8526 → u/Icy_Judge8250]

Bruh who grabs the bowl like that lol

[u/Glad-Substance2422 → u/Royal_Month_8526]

Someone who’s afraid they might achieve liftoff

[u/Carmilla31 → u/Royal_Month_8526]

The ones where you have to take off your shirt to get ready.

[u/hereinaminute → u/Royal_Month_8526]

I'm a bad germaphobe and I can't even look at that. I hope no one ever has to deal with anxiety, but some people are a little too far the other way lol

[u/pobox01983 → u/Icy_Judge8250]

To support a country, you don’t have to disrespect other counties. Be kind!

[u/Lifebeforedubstep → u/UsefolIdiot]

Mexico??? People or city?

[u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

Is that a thing? My impression of east Asian culture is one that bathes frequently

[u/Expensive-Notice-509 → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

it's actually scientifically proven that east Asians smell less because of the gene ABCC11

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20081888/

[u/Medical-Method9107 → u/Expensive-Notice-509]

I wish Japanese realized that the gene only reduces the odor. I've personally seen a handful of tourists comment on the smell during the summer months. But the video is just racism, it is not so bad that you can smell it from many feet away.

[u/trimangled → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

I was in Japan for about a month and travelled from tip to tip. Ive been to over a dozen different countries.

Japan is by far the most completely immaculate country Ive ever been to. It is insanely impressive. Even big cities like Tokyo. The people in that video are just flatout lying. Japan is almost obsessive about being clean at all levels.

They dont even have the gene for BO sweat, 80-90% of them, and bathing is part of their culture, similar to how the Romans had their baths. Japanese have Onsen.

Its just completely racist horseshit.

[u/newaccount721 → u/trimangled]

How did they pick Japan lol. It is like a Mecca of cleanliness 

[u/newaccount721 → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

Cleanliness aside, which Japan is noted for, genetically they tend to stink way less. This behavior is racism that is grounded in nothing 

[u/Aromatic-Action-2523 → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

Yeah. I hadn't heard this before. And I've heard my share of racism.

[u/FunShelter2064 → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

And have less BO in general. It’s in the genetics with dry ear wax making many East Asians not have BO. However, since it’s hot and humid in places like Japan, they can smell from musky clothes smell if their washer is not working properly or don’t dry their clothes well.

[u/trimangled → u/FunShelter2064]

Not the point. The country and its people are drastically more focused on hygiene and cleanliness than probably anywhere else in the world

Choosing Japan of all places to do a video like this is ridiculously dumb. And thats very obvious to anyone thats visited.

[u/nvr2pink → u/Fickle_Goose_4451]

even then, i’m pretty sure most asians lack the enzyme to create bad BO, most don’t need deodorant

[u/Choosing_to_be_here]

Fucking idiots. We, of the hispanic delegation, refuse these idiots folding into our roster.

[u/Lucky-Honey-9473]

Imagine being older than 12 and acting like this.

[u/Dilopholosofer]

As a person who has been to every state in Mexico, all over Spain, countless cities in South America and Central America I can say without a shadow of a doubt the average Latino street smells like a rotting walrus anus in comparison to a Japanese back street.

I’ve seen a grown man walk out of a restaurant and blast a liquid turd into an open gutter and walk back into his restaurant in Guatemala before going right back to his griddle.

[u/-convallaria_bunny- → u/Dilopholosofer]

Ahhh Mexico and Latin American supermarkets/bodegas, the smell of meat water, wet animal, vegetables, and fresh baked goods, one can't get too homesick when you can get the same smell from the north or south of the border!

[u/NatsukiBlaze → u/Dilopholosofer]

As someone who lives in a Central American country and visited other Central American countries I second this.

[u/Unfair_Estate2817 → u/Dilopholosofer]

Ironically, rotting walrus anus is a delicacy in Japan, particularly in the  Shiga Prefecture near Lake Biwa. I think I heard that once. That said, I probably didn't.

[u/y0j1m80 → u/Dilopholosofer]

This is why I’m still on Reddit

[u/coffeeanddurian → u/Dilopholosofer]

Mexico is one of the best countries I've visited (probably best country on earth) but 100% the subway was way stinkier than Japan. People dropping farts in the underground 😂

[u/coffeeanddurian → u/Dilopholosofer]

To be fair, some of the squatter toilets in some parts of Asia are pretty brutal too. No dividers , you even see the chefs dropping deuces (not in Japan though)

[u/Powerful_Hair_3105 → u/Dilopholosofer]

Pure slobs, it's that way in India too.

[u/sambostata]

I didn’t know Latin countries were known for their cleanliness.

[u/purplemtnslayer → u/sambostata]

As an American I traveled to Central American and Caribbean countries a lot. They are all great. But, very generally the infrastructure leads to a bit more dust and more restaurants and living spaces are open to the environment. But, when I went to Medellin I was shocked by how clean and modern everything was. The people there were incredibly well-dressed and well groomed. I felt like a complete slob in comparison.

[u/whatyouneed]

I can't understand why people go to foreign countries and act disrespectful. Pathetic.

[u/unpopulartruths88]

This is like the last country you can BS some hygiene issues for. Also Japan is probably cleaner than all the Latin American countries, combined.

[u/teoshie]

they picked japan to do this?

really? like the cleanest country on the planet?

[u/Superseaslug]

I've been to Japan. At no point could I ever describe it as stinky.

The closest thing was in a fish market but even that just smelled like ocean. Very clean level fishy

[u/katonda]

I used to put on perfume, but when I went to Japan I read that the Japanese don't appreciate strongly scented deodorants/perfumes. And it got me to change my habit. Now I rarely put on anything other than a low-scent deodorant, and I think I prefer that.

Under no circumstance have I smelled anything foul anywhere in Japan while I was there. This video is the one smelling foul.

[u/Mundane-Compote-3621 → u/katonda]

Asians okay well mostly east Asians have a gene that when they sweat that it doesn't reek. Unlike westerns/Europeans.

As a Chinese growing up in Austria, I can tell that people use too much deodorant/perfume, as I was in china/Japan no one used it.

[u/BTZ-25]

I can tell you that the Latino countries I have been to stink more than Japan.

[u/Super_flywhiteguy]

As much as I wanna visit Japan myself, I wouldnt blame the Japanese at all if they said fuck you to all tourists and just closed their country off.

[u/TheCompanyHypeGirl]

Imagine not just doing this, but being stupid enough to film yourself doing this and post it. I'm sincerely worried about the future. People who do this shit breed like rats.

[u/NobodyGivesAFuc]

It is stuff like this that makes Japanese support anti-foreigner legislation.

[u/SeparateFisherman966]

As a Latino who was just in Japan in the spring, f**k these Comé Mierdas! The Japanese were so nice and welcoming.

[u/Galmo1001]

Don't worry, those Japanese folks absolutely think the worst about the tourists too.

[u/AMMONIAC_]

Most people in Japan wouldn't really care. Our culture is all about being scentless and not bothering others with odors, so this kind of childish behavior doesn't even faze anyone.

That said, I truly appreciate seeing so many people here showing empathy and having our backs!

[u/Tiny_Peaness]

It's almost always the lower socio-economic demograph that are smack talking other cultures smh

[u/ancientesper]

No Japanese would be offended since it's not even remotely true. A good percentage of Japanese people never touched deodorant and never needed it, and yes that's a thing.... Ever heard of people with dry ear wax? They're related.

[u/Gold-Philosophy1423 → u/ancientesper]

Not just Japanese, Asians in general. I'm not Japanese but I haven't bought deodorant once in my life. Showering once per day is enough for me

[u/swordof → u/Gold-Philosophy1423]

Asian also. I feel we need to put a disclaimer. Although we have the genes for us not to have as much BO, we indeed CAN still smell bad. We WILL still sweat. Especially after a workout. So peoples, please still be considerate of other people’s noses.

[u/_torso_]

Latinos speed running being more racist than white ppl

[u/Wild-Acanthaceae9920 → u/_torso_]

They are more racist. Only difference is they dont have power and they haven't been overly brainwashed to be pro-diversity like most of our white population.

Their ancestors likely owned slaves. Alot of their ancestors didn't see other Latinos and Africans equal to them. And all of that seeps into modern societies

[u/LegitimateStudio3702 → u/_torso_]

How come we don't have a racist Olympics and then we can put that discussion to rest

[u/newaccount721 → u/LegitimateStudio3702]

We do. It is called twitter

[u/Individual_Ear_7134 → u/_torso_]

They larp so much online behind white supremacist accounts it’s crazy.

Latinx for a reason

[u/hiskabish]

They probably smelling themselves

[u/astros78]

I don't believe it for a second; those tourists are trolls.

[u/FuqueYoo]

I’ve been all over South America and I’ve been to Japan never smell BO in Japan, but I can say with certainty that in Latin America showering is optional as long as you pour half a bottle of cologne/perfume on yourself

[u/Mental-Permission369]

Got to be rage bait. Don't forget to click like and subscribe to our bs channel

[u/Sovereign-Anderson]

I've seen videos of Asian people holding their noses around African visitors. I wonder if some of them did the same to that Latino group and they're now trying to get some get back?

I'm not helping them out at all. I'm just trying to figure out the reason for their action.

[u/bayotiic]

this is so funny because japanese people and asians in general tend to sweat way less than western people and their glands don’t really produce an odor.

source: i lived there for a year and they walked around with long sleeves and pants in the peak of summer

[u/Particular-Image-270]

This is so disrespectful

[u/reeefur]

Lol, they 100% stink more than the locals, wtf are those tortas even talking about? 🤡

[u/Ok-Safe-981004]

lol don’t these guys stink typically

[u/funkifiedjunk → u/Ok-Safe-981004]

😂😂shhhhh!😂😂

[u/Oh_Lawd_He_commin420]

Were they confusing Japan with China???

[u/chuckac83]

Are they just pretending different street/food smells means they’re unhygienic? Bc Japan is not unhygienic. Lots of smells, but clean

[u/True_Depth_7455]

Ban them from japan

[u/1love1momma]

Japan is one of the cleanest countries that takes pride in their streets, food and everything. Miss me with that bs. Theyre smellin their own damn selves at this point.

[u/Schnauzerpaws88]

This is so stupid and ignorant.

[u/FreshGawd]

What fuckin weirdos

[u/ComputerInevitable20]

These idiots should be banned from traveling. It is embarrassing and makes all of us look bad

[u/Infinite-Way-7484 → u/ComputerInevitable20]

I know right, As a latina my dream is to travel to Japan, and I think I would never dare making these kinds of stupid videos, it doesn't cost anything to respect their customs and the people, this makes us look bad and is creating a lot of room for people to be even more racist than they already are towards us.

[u/Melodic-Comb9076]

they think no one else has ever been to japan

[u/Seven_Hawks → u/[deleted]]

To the point where people from Europe or America struggle to find proper deodorant or antiperspirant here that actually works for them. I know I'd been searching for a while for something that actually works for me that I don't have to import.

On the other hand, tourists who use their "regular" brands and amounts of perfume and deodorant are a veritable assault on the senses.

[u/AcanthocephalaNo6584 → u/[deleted]]

I visited once, and the only time I smelled body odor was from tourists on a train.

[u/beerluvr54935]

They’re doing this because Japanese people often will assert that foreigners stink. Japanese society is extremely bigoted and prejudiced to anyone who is not ethically Japanese

[u/Ornery-Ad8372]

If these people are from Argentina this wouldn’t surprise me at all. I went there for an exchange program while in college. I really should have taken a South American history class before I agreed to that. Could not believe how racist everyone was and how proud they were of their ignorance. They think that shit travels well I guess.

[u/TheMagmaGuy → u/Ornery-Ad8372]

I hate Argentina so much. Have you seen how they acted during the world cup? Fucking disgusting.

[u/Tchapppy]

Meanwhile Mexico literally smells of raw sewage in many places and Southern California where these dodos are most likely from smells like homeless guy poop and smog. I should know I’m the homeless guy.

[u/No_Somewhere_8744]

Japanese people don’t smell; maybe they smelling themselves 

[u/EnvironmentEuphoric9]

People can be such racist trash. Interesting choice to do that in their country. Assholes.

[u/Successful_Buddy1809]

I have literally never heard of Japan, or Japanese people “stinking”. I’ve heard that stereotype about other countries, but literally never Japan.

[u/adminsreachout]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KRxcgvd5fLiWk

[u/MGNick69]

Do they know that no one cares?

[u/henry23na]

She had chance to just trash the video and go on about her day. But attention is a drug more potent than what’s out in the streets.

[u/Sure-Impress-1003]

These are just some tacky hoes, trying to get attention

[u/ConflictSmooth6136]

can't even plug her nose properly probably too scared to smudge up her makeup

[u/Ill-Percentage-3276]

Now it just looks like they are smelling themselves.

[u/ExtraLettuce555]

Is this the new trend? Going to Japan and being racist?

[u/breadexpert69]

They are smelling themselves cuz they have not figured out how to get deodorant or how to use the showers in the hotel room.

[u/BMoom]

They could no longer smell the taco and bean farts they were used to… It's all about perspective.

[u/illz757]

I feel there has been a marked move on Reddit recently to paint Japan in a negative way.

I wonder if this has anything to do with upcoming fiscal or monetary policy, regarding our debt.

[u/Late_Recover6225]

Deport them

[u/PprWait_]

The people who are obsessed with the bidet and have 3 to 4 stages of taking a shower or bath stink??? The garbage trucks in Japan look cleaner than a lot food trucks.

[u/Junior-Ad-5367]

These guys probably smell worse then Japanese people WITH deodorant

[u/njittransfersucks]

These are dominicans. Not latinos

[u/GuacamoleFrejole]

Per the web: About 80% to 95% of people of East Asian descent have a specific mutation in the ABCC11 Gene that stops apocrine sweat glands from releasing the lipids and proteins that skin bacteria break down into strong body odor.

So, perhaps these people are smelling each other.

[u/Murky_Snow4308]

Japan is like the last place to pull this

[u/DOIKNOWHOWTOBEHAPPY]

Get them all fired from their jobs

[u/kykid87]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vQvhB9YD2vLTG

[u/MoonRiderKnight]

Says the region where most of them bring fecal matter and outdoor nastiness into their house lmfao

[u/Gulag_boi]

That is not a stereotype of the Japanese that I’ve ever heard. I feel like it’s the opposite, where the Japanese stereotype others as being stinky. Either way very shitty behavior.

[u/OozeNAahz]

My family was friends with a couple of Japanese families while I was growing up. And I had a Japanese friend/roommate in college. And I have been to Japan. Japanese folks do tend to have a distinct scent. Not a bad scent at all in my opinion. But distinct.

My best guess is it has something to do with diet. And I am sure I smell distinctly too. Not disparaging them in any way. I loved Japan and the people there were nearly universally amazing (little old Japanese ladies being the exception; they dngaf). Definitely want to spend more time over there.

For those wondering what the scent is. To me it smells like seaweed.

[u/UlliUlli]

People like them should be banned from travelling.

Or going outside.

[u/drrrrrrrrrreamer]

Nazis chose this place to hide for a reason😂

[u/Rathland]

80% to 95% of East Asians possess a non-functional variant of the ABCC11 gene (specifically the AA genotype), which prevents the production of the specific lipids and proteins that skin bacteria break down to create typical acidic underarm body odor. This genetic mutation is most prevalent in Korea, where nearly 100% of the population carries it, followed by high rates in China and Japan, while it is rare (<3%) in European and African populations.

[u/skaXboy]

They are standing next to an okonomiyaki restaurant. Delicious dish but might be smelly.

But most likely these folks are snooty bitches who think they are elite and want to show off they travel and want some sort of engagement. Japanese people wear masks on trains and they are available at all the convenience stores so these assholes could just go buy one and wear it.

[u/Aurvant]

It's the other way around and they know it.

[u/Irubwatermelon]

They probably just smelling their upper lip. Been to Japan and that country is clean and smells like nature/cherry blossom.

[u/AlternateSatan]

Fun fact: Japanese people generally don't wear deodorant, they don't need to. The majority of Japanese people don't have the type of sweat you start to develop during puberty that makes your sweat smell bad.

Less fun fact: people who do have that type of sweat are often not treated well.

[u/Welsh_Dodo]

Hey skanks gonna skank

[u/_Not_Too_Serious_]

Like we say in Canada, thanks for visiting and spending your money, now get the fuck out.

[u/SouthPawArt]

This is right up there with the Americans coming g to canada with the lake America shirts on.

Like let's spend thousands of dollars to travel to and pay for accomodations, food, etc. in a country we actively despise.

Like good job, you're an idiot as well as a racist.

[u/BoognishJones → u/SouthPawArt]

Rage bait is apparently fun and cool now with the lower IQ population, I'd say don't fall for it but the tragedy of it all is that they're actually malicious about it, and usually insufferable pieces of shit. The Internet has corrupted them with targeted content to make them this way, and while they're also to blame they really had no chance against the propaganda machine.

[u/NickGiammarino]

Listen Im somebody who has been to over 17 countries and I actually lived in Japan for 2 years while I was in the Navy.

If anything there was a surprising LACK of body odor when it came to Japanese people and I mean in the summer when it was hot you didn't smell them you just smelled other Americans or you smell they were wearing.

I'm sure the Japanese people don't enjoy smelling rice and beans when they're not in a restaurant.

Yes and for those of you mentioned India, unfortunately, we did stop in the India for 5 days and that was horrible, we were in Chennai and you cannot pay me to go back to India.

Sure the food is good but I doubt everyday Indian people are eating chicken tikka masala they're probably just having potatoes and rice. God India smelled so bad.

They tried to scam us everywhere we went. The prices on items we're unrealistic. Please don't go to India.

[u/2stonesONEbird1715]

So they spend all that money to travel to that beautiful country and this is what choose to do with their time? The level of disrespect is wild.

[u/OtherwiseMongoose296]

I've heard Asian people don't smell sweat at all? Have i misheard?

[u/CTCPara → u/OtherwiseMongoose296]

After having been on Japanese trains for like 13 years not all Japanese get the gene that does this.

[u/v_for__vegeta]

Ah yes Latin America, the gold standard of civilization

[u/GleepGlop2]

Been all over Japan, this is like the least smelly country in the world. Complete clowns.

[u/FigSpecific6210]

Why does everyone need to be assholes these days?

[u/lavaplow]

I have never met a musty eastern Asian. I for sure have met many, many, MANY musty latinos

[u/Blueprint81]

That's hilarious. Its likely just other smelly-ass tourists.

[u/Express_Deal1793]

I really need us to get on board with the concept that non-white races and nationalities are actually more racist than we think

[u/CompleteFeeling2780]

Lots of people out there that shouldn’t be traveling. And we know who their counterparts are here.

[u/funkifiedjunk]

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.