So, it's not just Japanese students. My flight neighbors on the plane were lovely Senegalese students returning from an exchange program in Japan. Chatting a little bit, I told them I had a Senegalese friend in town who used to be a student. One guy was quite interested as he'd like to return for a longer time at a uni in Japan. Maybe I could put them in touch. Why not? So he asked me for my contact handed me his phone for me to enter my number. ⤵️
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I told him that email would be more practical. He looked at me quite confused and told me that he doesn't really do email. Don't I use WhatsApp ? He was even more confused when I told him that no I don't. So what do you use then? He asked me. He replied Signal, Beeper/Matrix, Messenger if I really have to. He continued to look at me confused. And then he concluded: okay, let's do email.
He must think that I'm ancient. And I now know that 20 year-olds not knowing email and ⤵️
and only knowing enshittified apps controlled by tech bros is sadly universal.
(Also I'm realizing more and more how universal WhatsApp is outside of Japan, and it's terrifying)
