Getaway star Catriona Rowntree is stopped in the street with an 'odd' request in Japan: 'First time I've been asked this' Catriona Rowntree shared a surprising fact about Japan READ MORE: Aussie traveller complains about middle-aged women in hostels By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:56 EDT, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 00:56 EDT, 21 June 2024 e-mail View comments Getaway host Catriona Rowntree was stunned after being stopped on a street in Japan with an unusual request from a local. The 52-year-old television presenter was shooting in Kanazawa City when she was asked not to film anyone walking around and eating. 'This is the first time I've ever been asked this.
.. and I understand why.
Whilst I may have eaten some sushi (that was so delicious) from a vending machine, we ate immediately and took our rubbish with us,' Catriona revealed on Instagram. Walking and eating is common for Aussies, Americans, and the English, but is far less common in other countries. Japanese norms discourage people from walking and eating to prevent them discarding rubbish on the street.
It is also considered impolite. TV star Catriona Rowntree [right] was stunned after being stopped on a street in Japan with an unusual request from a local Catriona explained, 'We were 'responsible for our own rubbish' and for the Japanese, they learn this concept as soon as they start kindergarten. Children have to clean their own classrooms and that included the loos! 'Locals do not eat in the stre.
