@barbiegana: So apparently I’ve unlocked a classic Japan moment: the ‘Gaijin Seat’. It’s when the seat next to you on the train magically stays empty… even when it’s super crowded. At first, I thought, ‘Wow, lucky me! Extra space!’ But then I realized… nope, this happens because some people avoid sitting next to foreigners. Honestly? I don’t know if I should feel offended or just enjoy the free elbow room 😅 #japanlife #livinginjapan #gaijin #japandiaries
I never got offended bcs of it. They wanna stand up even when they were working for long hours? Their lost
2025-07-28 02:38:08
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SpaceCadwallader :
honestly the opposite happened to me - people sat next to me even though there was space near other japanese people. don't know why this happened to you but honestly from my experience it's a complete myth
2025-07-26 18:09:13
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Margaret :
giiirrrlll I had an elderly lady literally get up and move seats when I sat next to her. but then this girl around my age sat down next to me and it felt like a real girls girl moment🤣🤣. even though she probably just wanted to sit too😅
2025-07-28 04:39:22
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Sansaez :
I cared about it the first days, I avoided sitting, but after a few days, I was so tired I didn't cared and I sat. All I could think of was that I needed to sit, if no one was by my side, more comfy for me.
2025-07-27 11:00:05
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Wai Hang Lo :
totally 😝
2025-07-27 15:07:07
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kat_doherty :
Had a woman make a noise and get up to move away from me. Then she proceeded to mean mug me while some students sat next to me. One of them mean mugged her back then looked at me and whisper said, “yeah California cool ✌️“ 😂 😂😂 not everyone is mean/racist
2025-08-16 23:48:03
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🦤 :
Good, no one sitting next to me is ideal
2025-09-02 13:39:52
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♊️ She a Gemini ✨ :
I once sat next to a woman in Kyoto & she got up to sit somewhere else 💀
2025-08-03 22:46:29
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ゆーさん :
日本では空いてたらわざわざ人の横に座りません
2025-07-27 01:24:19
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postcards_from_matt :
I actually only experienced this once in Kyoto and didn’t even realize it
Same here as a Japanese! I've experienced it soo many times so please dont worry about it. That's a completely normal thing in 🇯🇵.
2025-07-28 13:34:36
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Elian Moreno :
idk about you when I went to japan never had the feeling people avoided to seat next to me because I'm a gaijin
2025-07-26 16:24:16
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Anwyn108 :
Been to Japan plenty of times and rode the train numerous and I mean numerous times. Not once did I have this happen to me.
2025-08-03 16:23:54
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lady_mimi_ :
Free seat? Nice. I hate standing ☺️☺️
2025-07-26 23:44:15
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user5510962124444 :
The train looks so empty. That doesn’t count. The train has to be jam packed to call it gaijin seat.
2025-07-27 13:20:33
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Heidikvi :
As a Norwegian I’d be very okay with that seat staying empty😂
2025-09-05 23:00:13
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Maple :
gaijin seat is SO real even more when ur poc
2025-07-27 18:38:57
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spillerofthings🦋 :
first time the person sitting next to me got up and moved seats as soon as some other seats,emptied up i nearly cried hahaha you get used it 🙃 its,not personal
2025-07-27 20:39:47
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AveJls :
I‘m a Caucasian, heavily tattooed guy and this never happened to me. Nobody acknowledges me. Everyone does their thing and if there is an empty space, they sit down. But I also have a lot of Kirby merch on me so this could signal them that I’m save [happy]
2025-09-04 08:22:42
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Damir Ibrahimkadić :
i never experienced this. If there are empty spaces people will sit in an empty space. If not, they will sit next to you. Just a myth.
2025-07-29 07:40:03
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Zambino :
As a brown person in Singapore, all the time lol
2025-07-26 15:07:08
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kat :
i experienced a couple times in japan! the one i can remember- the train was pretty busy but not packed. my fiance and i sat down next to a middle aged japanese lady and as soon as another seat opened up next to a japanese man at the next stop, she moved away from us but she looked at me and bowed. at least she was polite about it 🥹
2025-08-05 04:20:27
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