Netizens concerned with Sulli sitting on a 'tokonoma' in Japan

Article: Sulli concerns netizens for stepping on Japan's 'tokonoma'... "It's a sacred alcove, you can't sit on it"

Source: Star Today via Nate

1. [+823, -15] Isn't it possible that she didn't know.. I'm just learning about it now too ㅠㅠ

2. [+742, -17] How is a foreigner supposed to know that? At least put up a sign in Korean if it's that important... Seems like people are making a big deal out of nothing.

3. [+16, -0] Obviously she sat there because she had no idea ㅋㅋㅋ who would go into their airbnb thinking that there are special places you can't sit on ㅋㅋ

4. [+13, -0] Put it in writing if there are rules like that, how was she supposed to know

5. [+9, -0] How are foreigners supposed to know??? Or put up a fence so that people physically can't sit on it. Or even a piece of paper. How does it make sense that flower pots can sit on it but humans can't?

6. [+8, -0] I'm sure she didn't know, not like there was a notice sign there

7. [+7, -0] Even Japanese youth aren't as aware of this rule, how would a Korean know ㅋㅋ

8. [+6, -1] Sigh, even the younger generation of Japanese don't bother with this rule anymore ㅋㅋㅋ

9. [+6, -0] I wouldn't go as far as to call it "sacred"... It's just a raised alcove for wealthy families to display their nice stuff on. Sure it's disrespectful to sit on it since it's specifically a space designed for your wealth but... sacred? That's going too far

10. [+6, -1] How many people actually knew that though?

11. [+5, -1] I'm 35 years old and it's my first time hearing about it ㅋㅋㅋ

12. [+4, -1] I've been to Japan a thousand times and have never heard of this. I don't like Sulli but I'm sure she didn't know either.

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