02-18-2017, 08:52 AM
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(02-16-2017, 12:26 PM)Hexadecimal Wrote: My friend who teaches in Japan is having a hard time right now.
She found out from her boss one school she teaches at has filed multiple complaints about her. You're never going to guess why... It's for not being "feminine" enough. I am not joking. I didn't realize Japan was THAT bad when it comes to gender roles.
Two things she mentioned that had me in shock was that they don't like that she doesn't wear perfume and they expect her to wear skirts everyday. Once her contract is up I think she's probably going to back to the States and staying here.
1. Japanese hate perfume and cologne. It is often banned in schools and work places and odourless anti-perspirents are usually used.
If you wear strong perfume you may get looks or comments from people, especially if you use public transport and are in close quarters. In any country if you were squeezed onto a train next to a woman smelling like floral toilet freshener I think that would be quite unpleasant if you didn't like the smell.
2. I don't really see what's wrong with being told to wear a skirt everyday at your workplace. To me it simply means that she was told that she must follow certain rules regarding clothing just like in any work place of any country.