Hello everyone, today we are talking about a hot topic - recently on the streets of Japan, a group of elderly tour groups from China's "Sunset Red Tour" put on kimonos and had a happy time. This seems ordinary, but it caused a lot of turmoil on the Internet.
A controversy over kimonos
This group of lovely elderly people may have wanted to experience the traditional Japanese culture, but they did not expect that their every move would cause a fierce response in China. Netizens have polarized opinions, with some feeling that they wear kimonos abroad and seem to have forgotten their cultural identity and damage the country's image. There are even voices calling for such behavior to be severely punished and unworthy of state pension benefits.
Cultural experience or cultural betrayal?
Wearing a kimono while traveling in Japan may be just a way for many people to experience the local culture in depth. But this incident makes us have to think, where is the boundary between cultural experience and cultural identity? This can't help but remind people of the history of the War of Resistance against Japan in those young days, and some netizens questioned that young people may not know much about that history, but have the older generation forgotten it?
The hot comments of netizens are all in one go!
First of all, some netizens are really anxious, and they may not even eat breakfast smoothly and start to fight keyboard warriors:
Netizen No. 1: "Immediately investigate this tour group !!" This friend may want to directly recall this tour group for trial and trial.
Netizen No. 2 (presumably a hardcore patriot): "Take the money of the Chinese people and do things that damage the hearts of the Chinese people." Hateful and shameful. This person may want to give these elderly people a "priority pass for patriotic education".
However, not all comments are full of gunpowder, and some netizens put forward more rational or witty voices:
Netizen No. 3: "Pensions for retirees should not be too high." "This one seems to be from the Ministry of Finance and cares about the state budget.
Netizen No. 4 (looks more leisurely): "Don't worry, there is no farmer uncle here who guarantees farming." "He probably thinks that the peasant uncles are very simple and don't play with such bells and whistles.
Netizen No. 5 issued a profound social criticism: "There is an indescribable bitterness in my heart, the pension in the city cannot be spent, and the pension in the countryside is difficult to even take care of itself. This comment makes one wonder if our social security system needs some adjustments.
Netizen No. 6 (may be a history teacher): "You said that young people don't know the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan, do they still know as old people, don't forget the national shame, remember the eight words of history, I don't know where they threw them there." This netizen's words make people wonder, what role does cultural and historical education play in our lives?
Summary: Not only kimono, but also a touchstone for cultural exchange
It's not just a group of elderly people wearing kimonos, it's a matter of touching cultural identities, national image, and even differences in understanding of "right behavior" between generations. And these diverse comments, from anger to humor, from criticism to reflection, are the embodiment of the diverse voices of society.
I hope that in the future, when we encounter similar cultural phenomena, we will keep an open mind and try to understand and respect everyone's choices from different perspectives, even if those choices sometimes surprise or confuse us. After all, isn't cultural exchange and understanding the best part of traveling?