Panayiotou rides buses and trains without paying in Japan
Visit a 5-star hotel buffet and eat for free
Overseas netizens are angry, saying, “You broke the law and ran away.”
As public criticism continued, an apology was posted in the comments.
It appears that a famous foreign YouTuber is being criticized by netizens for posting a video of free rides on trains and buses throughout Japan. The YouTuber immediately posted an apology for his actions and deleted the video.
According to foreign media reports on the 30th, YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou (27) posted a video titled ‘I Traveled Across Japan For Free’ on his YouTube channel. The video showed him and three other YouTubers using public transportation such as trains and buses, as well as the Shinkansen, Japan’s high-speed railway, without paying.
Panayiotou also visited a five-star hotel buffet in Japan and ate for free.
He pretended to be a hotel guest to get a free breakfast and said, “We won’t get caught and we’ll leave the hotel without any problems.”
The Japanese people, including channel subscribers who watched Panayiotou’s video, were angry.
Overseas netizens who watched the video responded with comments such as “Another annoying YouTuber has appeared,” “This man broke the law and fled Japan,” and “It doesn’t make sense that a YouTuber with such no concept has so many subscribers.” showed.
Another netizen who claimed to be Japanese said, “We Japanese people are criticized for being quiet, but that comes from our consideration for others,” adding, “But if the other side opposes us, we will do our best to fight back.” left behind
In this way, Panayiotou deleted the video when his video aroused controversy, and in a fixed comment on the previously uploaded video, he said, “I sincerely apologize to everyone who has hurt me through my illegal actions and actions in all past videos.” “I have learned a lesson (from this video) and promise to work hard to improve in the future.”
However, despite his apology, the response from viewers seems to be cold.
An overseas netizen who saw Panayiotou’s apology said, “What the Japanese people want is an apology and compensation, not your lame excuses,” and urged him to sincerely reflect, saying, “You must reflect on your actions.”
Panayiotou is a YouTuber from Cyprus with approximately 2.39 million subscribers. He mainly posts challenge content such as ‘Hugging 100 famous celebrities from around the world’ and ‘Living with a VR headset for 10 days’.
Source: Donga
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