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Apparently there is some backlash about reading comics while riding the train: "Besides," she adds, "Americans are shocked to see grown men reading comics in trains, especially ones that are choke full of violence and sex. It's not something Americans can understand." Um. Not this expat, if anyone's confused. I've never noticed anyone giving dirty looks or nasty vibes to comic readers, but have seen plenty of that when there is a jerk reading a newspaper spread wide enough to interfere with another passenger's space, or some kind of nudie/sports daily, with inappropriate content. I've felt really nasty vibes directed against those using a cellphones on the train. But lately I've seen more people with comics than ever, and no one seems to care a whit.

In short, I've not noticed what the article mentions, and caution that the Wai-Wai section of MDN be taken with a full pinch of salt.

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