A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka.His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer.The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major mainland social media platform, claimed to be a 21-year-old student at Hainan University in Haikou, Hainan province, southern China.He gained online attention for documenting his budget travel in a video titled “Welcome to watch my day travelling Osaka for 100 yuan (US$14)”.The travel influencer caused anger by washing his hair in a sink in a public toilet. Photo: HandoutHis disruptive behaviour reportedly began the moment he landed at Kansai International Airport.
Outrage over rude China tourist in Japan who eats sample food, misuses hand dryer
Online influencer who was obnoxious on train, treated public toilet as ‘personal spa’ is described as a ‘cancer’ on China’s overseas image.
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