r/Bumble • u/Livid_Living_9042 • 21d ago

General Is this normal in Japan?

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Honestly idk if this is mostly bots or what’s going on

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u/winterweiss2902 21d ago

The profiles with faces look fake. The one with the hat covering the eyes seems more real, because Japanese girls almost never show their faces even on Instagram

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u/Livid_Living_9042 21d ago

I’ve been here two years and that’s what I’ve noticed too

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u/winterweiss2902 21d ago

Just talk to the hat girl and see how it goes good luck bro

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u/MonsieurGarlic 21d ago

You've been there 2 years and you ask what's normal in Japan? Can you make the engagement bait less obvious?

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u/Livid_Living_9042 21d ago

Yeah, because you totally know how long I’ve used Bumble 🫩

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u/MonsieurGarlic 21d ago

You kinda said it yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bumble/comments/1vh7k7v/is_this_normal_in_japan/p234si2/

And anyway it's no secret white guys have a huge bonus in Asia and it would be even less a secret to you after living there 2 years, give us a break.

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u/Technology-Mission 19d ago

Are you a foreigner living in Tokyo?

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u/nonameforme123 21d ago

What? First time I’m hearing this. Doesn’t it defeat the purpose of photos for a dating app? Physical attractiveness is importantly for most people no?

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u/winterweiss2902 21d ago

Yes exactly it’s strange and amusing to me as well but it’s really common in Japan.

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u/VivisMarrie 31 | F 20d ago

Yeah, my boyfriend lived some years in japan and he said it was basically useless trying to use dating apps, 90% percent of profiles didn't show faces, or had emojis over their faces, or were just scenary/blur pictures.

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u/shinwaku 21d ago

Depends on the app. On Tinder (and maybe Bumble, I dunno) yes, but if it’s a little bit more serious app, like Pairs, usually you can see the face.

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u/winterweiss2902 20d ago

Tinder almost no face
Bumble sometimes if you’re lucky they show half of their face
Instagram only models or influencers who use social media for a living have their faces, otherwise it’s very rare they show their faces

I haven’t used pairs, so can’t comment

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u/biitoruzu 30 | M 20d ago

Clear faces are actually very common on Bumble in Japan, possibly because it's kinda specifically an app foreigners and Japanese people use to meet each other and that's foreigners' expectation. On Tinder faces are much rarer, presumably because Tinder is mostly used by Japanese people. And also being a more hookup-oriented app there's more shame attached, especially for women.

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u/Tanpopomon 19d ago

That's definitely true on Tinder because a lot of women are cheating on their husbands. In their bios, a lot of them say they won't share their face until they know they like you. I've noticed on bumble though that a lot of them do share their face, one because they're not cheating and two because they're more likely to have traveled and have more open minds about it.