So yesterday at starbucks shibuya, I think I may have experienced a little more than 'micro' aggression - by Japanese standards anyway.
I was sitting and watching the street, while drinking tea... I saw this very tall tattooed Japanese guy going up to people and asking them for money. He was not successful, but he looked like a polite begger and gave a bow even after being denied money.
Then one of his mates noticed me watching him and pointed me out.
So he came up to the window where I was sitting and banged the glass real hard a few times that I thought it would crack. Then he gave me the middle finger (wtf- didn't even know this was a thing in Japan). Also, he never made eye contact directly while doing this.
After doing that they went out of my sight and into the familymart next door. Five minutes later he comes out and stands in front of the glass with his back towards me like a meter away.
Then the strangest thing: he pulls his pants down so top half of arse crack is showing and rubs it on the glass in my face for a few seconds, before quickly pulling his pants back up and walking off.
I Was actually kinda scared of them coming inside and doing something... The guy was heaps bigger than me.
Maybe I should've minded my own business and not stared at him begging - I just couldn't help but watch in interest.
I don't look like a gaijin.. so maybe they were less tolerant of my 'bad manners' in staring?
Anyway, I don't really know what to make of it. Obviously this was little more aggressive than folded arms or coughing.
I was sitting and watching the street, while drinking tea... I saw this very tall tattooed Japanese guy going up to people and asking them for money. He was not successful, but he looked like a polite begger and gave a bow even after being denied money.
Then one of his mates noticed me watching him and pointed me out.
So he came up to the window where I was sitting and banged the glass real hard a few times that I thought it would crack. Then he gave me the middle finger (wtf- didn't even know this was a thing in Japan). Also, he never made eye contact directly while doing this.
After doing that they went out of my sight and into the familymart next door. Five minutes later he comes out and stands in front of the glass with his back towards me like a meter away.
Then the strangest thing: he pulls his pants down so top half of arse crack is showing and rubs it on the glass in my face for a few seconds, before quickly pulling his pants back up and walking off.
I Was actually kinda scared of them coming inside and doing something... The guy was heaps bigger than me.
Maybe I should've minded my own business and not stared at him begging - I just couldn't help but watch in interest.
I don't look like a gaijin.. so maybe they were less tolerant of my 'bad manners' in staring?
Anyway, I don't really know what to make of it. Obviously this was little more aggressive than folded arms or coughing.