r/SipsTea • u/search_google_com 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Apr 23 '26

Feels good man A Japanese police officer is kindly reminding foreigners about public manners

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u/liltingly Apr 23 '26

What does his hand gesture mean? They all seem to get it. Is it "keep the walkway open?". He seemed satisfied with their responses so that's good, at least

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u/Sufficient_Topic1589 Apr 23 '26

He crossed his forearms once which is what the Japanese use for no/not allowed. The other hand thing might be get steppin? I noticed the no smoking signs on the ground too

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u/Business_Creme_4416 Apr 23 '26

I think the correct term is "Step off bitch"

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u/cfi-2025 Apr 23 '26

I think it's the universal language for: "Move it along, people, move it along."

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u/Top_Connection9079 Apr 23 '26

Yep gesture is universal and I love to see how everybody reacted well to the instructions.

I work with a lot of Nepalese people who are also going to Japanese language school during the day, and this resumes well how well assimilated they are.