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Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food
(www.theguardian.com)
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see "begpacking." it drives me mad when i see western travelers treating asia as a playground where they can do whatever the hell they want and thinking they can get away with it.
After reading that article, I have mixed feelings on it. The people who busk for money are okay imo (they're giving music for free, you don't have to tip them). The ones who try to sell crafts are kinda eh... I don't think it's terrible, but I don't think it's good either. The ones who just beg are kinda shitty. The ones like in OP's article are just straight-up criminal.
You really shouldn't put "western" there because it suggests stereotyping, and I'm saying this as a Japanese.
Kind of sucks because I think busking is fine, if your actually a decent musician but it's mostly people who aren't even very good at playing instruments which is just silly.