The Dumps: Japanese University Students and the Importance of Groups

theoutsiderjapan:

One of those brainy professors on tonight’s HONMADEKKA!?TV (ホンマでっか!?TV) on Fuji Television claimed that Japanese university students that find themselves unable to eat alone on campus turn to a place where they can’t be spotted while they shamefully eat alone. This practice is called Benjo-meshi (便所飯) which translates into “bathroom/toilet/lavatory/wc meals.”

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03/15/10 at 6:28pm