A boy tourist from China who startled a Japanese couple by squeezing into their bullet train seats to view Mount Fuji has triggered a heated discussion about manners on Japanese social media.
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The experience was shared by another passenger of the Tokaido Shinkansen, the bullet train that runs from Tokyo to Osaka, to the Japanese media outlet Weekly Spa!.
The line offers a famous view of Mount Fuji, but the view is only available to passengers sitting on the correct side.
The anonymous passenger said a Chinese primary boy, who was travelling with his parents, was sitting on the wrong side.
As the Mount Fuji loomed into view, the boy suddenly squeezed into the seats on the other side, where an elderly Japanese couple were seated.
The wife was startled by the boy, and what shocked the couple even more was his parents looked on without apologising or disciplining their child.
The passenger described the boy as “plump”, which made the couple more uncomfortable.