Choose to Take Home Instead of Throw in the Trash, Indonesian Daughter-in-law Feels 'Slapped' by Japanese In-laws' Words and Attitudes

Dream - In addition to being classified as a developed country in Asia, Japan is also known for its disciplined culture. Besides always being punctual, the Land of the Rising Sun's citizens also always maintain the cleanliness of the city, which can be achieved because of their habits.

An Indonesian woman who married a Japanese man shared a moment when her parents-in-law's attitude surprised and slapped her. She told the story when her in-laws came to the hospital in Hirakata, Japan to visit her.

When she was being treated at the hospital, her parents-in-law came with a package of burgers and ice cream for them to eat together. This moment was shared through the Tiktok account @butetoo.

The woman was surprised when almost when they finished eating, her in-laws said they wanted to take the trash home.

"So my in-laws visited me at the hospital while bringing burgers and ice cream, so we ate together in my room. Suddenly, my in-laws said this, 'collect the trash here so we can take it home'," the woman wrote in her video.

However, in the hospital room, there are three trash cans available, even one specifically for family trash.

It turns out that in addition to maintaining cleanliness, the intention of her in-laws to collect the trash in one bag and take it home is a form of respect for the hospital's janitors. That's why they wanted to dispose of the trash themselves.

"Yes, even so, it's not nice that we who eat, they who throw away the trash," the woman said, describing her in-laws.

Her in-laws' words made the sick woman feel as if she was slapped. Because she didn't even think about it.

Not only that, she was also surprised by her in-laws' affectionate attitude towards her. When there was burger sauce that fell on the blanket and chair in the hospital, it was immediately wiped by her mother-in-law.

"Can a Japanese person love someone like me?" she wrote in the video caption.

After being uploaded, this woman's outpouring became viral on social media and has been viewed more than 7.5 million times. Not only that, her video also received various responses from netizens in the comment section.

"I want to have Japanese in-laws but can only say xie xie," wrote the account @tebaksiapa066.

"On the way to find Japanese in-laws," wrote the account @gwiyomishio.

"😭 if only I knew I should find Japanese in-laws," wrote the account @babytomato92 in the comment section.

"It's no wonder why it's difficult to find trash in Japan. It's because the mindset of their society values cleanliness and takes responsibility for their own trash," wrote the account @qazplm.

"Not surprising that in Japan, trash is hard to find. It's because their society values cleanliness and takes responsibility for their own trash," wrote the account @iyosrosidah5.

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