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guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

Last year I was living in rural Japan. There I had a neighbor that felt it was important to look through my grocery bag. Naturally it was filled with cans of beer. I then got a lecture in Japanese on being more healthy and buying cheaper beer.

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

No, it's you who are pathetic. First of all, for applying the term SPYING to the innocent action of watching someone out of idle curiousity or having nothing better to do.

The problem in this case, as in almost all cases, is that you think you are the center of the universe, and therefore clearly worthy of having your every breath inhaled by someone else.

Fact is, it isn't true. Some people will watch paint drying to have something to do--I suppose that's called Spying on Paint?

Give us a break.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

Sounds pretty harmless to me.

Celeste · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:20 am Post subject:

Harmless perhaps, but alarming nonetheless. What if the ladder peeping toms decided after a few drinks to take it a step further and enter the apartment, or even steal something or vandalize something? Personal security is not something that can be taken lightly.

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

I doubt that folks who have intentions to burglarize someone's apartment are going to make themselves that conspicuous. So far as I know what they were doing is not a crime--so what would one do about it? (Without looking really foolish?)

People who are not able to adjust to the curiosity of others probably either need to have the financial resources to live behind 2 meter high walls with guards at the gate--or go back to where they feel comfortable living. I believe I mentioned the second option previously on this thread.

When you live outside of your home culture you need to realize that you do so at the good disposition of the host culture. You are not going to change those folks' customs and habits, and if you put effort into trying to do so you will just end up stewing in your own juices.

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 4946 Location: Blabbing

moonraven wrote:

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

Thanks for calling me names, whiner--the usual immature resort of folks on this board whose ability to think and express themselves in the English language is minimal.

If what your neighbors are doing is a crime there, why not have them arrested? Show them who's boss, huh...Are you afraid to denounce them to the police, or what?

You say that your situation "has nothing to do with trying to teach or change the locals' manners" AFTER you state that "it's a question of manners and civility". And you have the gall, whiner, to talk to me about illogical statements"!

I am not defending the actions of the peepers. I am saying that theyare probably harmless, and that you are making a big deal out of it on this board--without having the courage of your convictions to confront them or denounce them to the police. Yet you seem to have a big mouth behind your keys to call me names on this board simply becaiuse it's a virtual space and you can get away with it.

FYI--I had a peeper problem--a guy who got upon the roof of the house behind mine (I was living on the second floor then) to try to watch my boyfriend and me making love. I caught him red-handed (well, his hand may have been busy), I hung my naked 38Ds out the window and told him where he could go--with a fair number of the neighbors listening--and probably looking. Never saw him on the roof again.

You mentioned rocks, whiner--get some, or some spine. Whining is a drag.