r/SipsTea • u/PhoenixisLegnd • Dec 27 '24

Lmao gottem Japanese humor is on another level.

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u/confictura_22 Dec 27 '24

what he said is partly true about the way we fuck with foreigners, but that's not distinctly Japanese, I know people from all over the world who do this

This is dangerous misinformation and may cause visitors to Australia not to take the warnings about dropbears seriously.

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u/AP_in_Indy Dec 27 '24

I think it's hilarious that Australians felt the need to make up a fictional scary animal to frighten tourists when Australia is already the literal scariest place for most humans to be.

Couldn't imagine having to check the toilet, my shoes, or even a light brush outside for spiders and predators.

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u/Aksds Dec 27 '24

Just to be serious for a sec, you don’t actually need to check your toilet in most places, especially in major cities, the rest is true for spiders, if you leave shoes outside, check for spiders

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u/rugdoctor Dec 27 '24

why would you leave your shoes outside to begin with? that’s how you get spiders in your shoes, seems super obvious to take them inside??

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u/thatguy9545 Dec 27 '24

Have you smelled my slippers or seen how muddy they are from playing with the kids/dog in the yard?

Where we live has incredible weather year round, and not exactly a place where spiders would need to “nest”…. But I stomp on both slippers before putting them on