I was wondering the same thing—are people from Nagoya a little unusual?

Maezawa from the President’s Office here, and I’ll answer as well. > When I first went to Nagoya during the COVID-19 pandemic, I asked someone for directions on the street… You mean you’re talking about approaching a complete stranger, right? Since this was during the pandemic, there were news reports about cars with license plates from other prefectures being harassed. I think many people felt uneasy about visitors coming in from elsewhere. In that case, perhaps that person felt the need to warn everyone that you were a dangerous person who had come from another prefecture. In fact, since the government was asking people not to travel between prefectures during the pandemic, the man’s behavior may actually have been understandable, given the circumstances. If you had to travel during the pandemic, you should have avoided contact with strangers. If you didn’t know the way, it probably would have been better to use a map or similar means to reach your destination without asking people whenever possible. It may have been frightening, but all sorts of unusual situations arose during the pandemic. It wasn’t specifically about Nagoya. There was a period when people were extremely sensitive about travel from other prefectures, so if you approached someone who was particularly wary of that at the time, a similar reaction could have happened anywhere. P.S. Ah, I accidentally made this visible. Sorry ＞＜

I’m Seattle, a male member. I used to work at the Nishinari Ward Office. Other than the area around the employment office, it’s a peaceful, down-to-earth neighborhood full of delicious food. The tempura in the shopping arcade is great. Rikuro Ojisan’s cheesecakes and Super Tamade both originated in Nishinari Ward.

I’m Flagmaker, a column writer. That’s not true at all. I like Nagoya so much that someday I’d even love to buy a condo and live around Chikusa Ward or Hoshigaoka. I love both the city and its people.

I’m Kazu, one of the male members. If anything, I think the people eccentric enough to do something like answering questions are probably the unusual ones. I’m sorry to hear about your misfortune, but I also think someone who posts a question like this is a bit unusual themselves. When I was in elementary school, I wrote an essay about picking a fight with a campaign worker for the ○○ Party. My teacher wrote, “It’s shallow to judge an entire group based on the words or actions of one campaign worker.” That brought back memories. I regret it as an example of youthful indiscretion. > Mac, There are still people out there who don’t have smartphones, you know.