Behind the calm, polite face of a Kyotoite is an angry woman who wants to shout at you for being so uncultured.
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Kyoto’s “ikezu” culture of backhanded compliments explained in hilarious souvenir sticker series
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Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2023 - Tweet
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