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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 08:42:55 UTC Bernie

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   • Christian Horn

   @globalc Somehow Japanese borrowed the English word "claim", but with the negative connotation of "complaint" 😂

   • Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 08:42:58 UTC Christian Horn

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     If you look for details: シルバークレーマー, literally "silver claimer" is the phrase here for elderly, complaining people.

   • Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 08:42:59 UTC Christian Horn

     TIL: Japanese people with 70+ years who complain loudly are "a thing" here in Japan. You might think now "this guy down the road here also complains all the time..", but it's on a different level in Japan.

     1) Customers are here considered like a god
     2) Old people have high status/respect
     3) The brain changes in a way which affects judgement and opens the door to overreacting

     I guess in a few years we also see this more in Europe.
     Like 'Hikikomori', people living at home/disconnect of society.