its a country of perverse modesty. sanitized and artificial. when I run shirtless, its frowned upon. and i could care less and have told people of who comment/laugh... but today was HOT! and i tossed my singlet on the path. no biggie but today someone picked it up! thinking of running bottomless for revenge? what should I do?!
Don't worry. They frown now but later at night the look for hentai that has shirtless running men.
What you should do is not being a douchelord and adapt to local customs.
Don't go shirtless. No one wants to have their day marred by being exposed to a disgusting scrawny sunken runner's chicken chest.
1 Barbarians don't have to live up to Japanese norms
2 for letsrun.com sailors and Texans please describe in detail how your nipples were excited in the humid breeze
'Shirtless in Tokyo'? I'm not familiar with that movie. I did see 'Sleepless in Seattle', not my style of movie, but it had mass appeal, I guess.
"could care less" ? I think you should.
Someone *frowned* at you? Egads! It's enough to put one off one's tea!
I ran shirtless in Tokyo. I ran from the New Otani hotel, around the Imperial Palace and back. Along the way I did take off my shirt and retrieved it on the way back. I didn't get hassled about it and I did not notice if anyone looked at me unapprovingly.
Barechestedness is considered offensive in most of Asia. Tattoos should be covered in Japan.
Stop being an arrogant American a*hole and learn some manners.
DedicatedRunner wrote:
I ran shirtless in Tokyo. I ran from the New Otani hotel, around the Imperial Palace and back. Along the way I did take off my shirt and retrieved it on the way back. I didn't get hassled about it and I did not notice if anyone looked at me unapprovingly.
That's a fantastic hotel, one of the best I've ever stayed at in a major city.
Did you run the 5K loop around the Palace grounds?
Not a Coach wrote:
DedicatedRunner wrote:I ran shirtless in Tokyo. I ran from the New Otani hotel, around the Imperial Palace and back. Along the way I did take off my shirt and retrieved it on the way back. I didn't get hassled about it and I did not notice if anyone looked at me unapprovingly.
That's a fantastic hotel, one of the best I've ever stayed at in a major city.
Did you run the 5K loop around the Palace grounds?
I suppose it was a 5k loop. I ran it entirely by accident. From my hotel room I could see a patch of green so I ran in that direction. Once I got there I ran along a walkway next to a river - what I thought was a river but turned out to be a moat of some sort. I reached a bridge over the moat and led into the park - what I thought was a park - and when I got to the other side realized that I was actually running around the Imperial Palace. It was a memorable run. No more than 6-7 miles total.
The hotel was paid for courtesy of the company as I was on a business trip.
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