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[Anonymous No.]

Hey, /jp/

Why do Japanese (and any Asian I've met) have an irrational fear of caterpillars?

I think they are cute.

[Anonymous No.]

Try to remember what they turn into, Anon.

[Anonymous No.]

They're gross.

[A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s No.]

I thought Chinese ate them?

[Anonymous No.]

>>654557
...and what they very well may do to you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>654557

So, they are scared of caterpillars because they turn into butterflies? Now I'm even more confused.

[Anonymous No.]

>>654566
Watch more Spongebob...

[Anonymous No.]

Japanese bugfight thread?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PgENv1YcZcc

[Anonymous No.]

>>654543

Wait, is this true? I don't come into contact with THAT many asians on a regular enough basis to know their phobias, but I have a Chinese girlfriend who is terrified enough of them that she physically cried and screamed constantly when she had to walk past one. It was pretty pathetic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>654543

Because the most common kind, the caterpillar that eats pines, is much like a spitfire - you get horrible stinging rashes if you come in contact with them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>654582

Yes, thank you! Chinese people too are scared irrationally of them. It's almost laughable.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't mind caterpillars but am terrified of butterflies for some reason. Fuck I almost got a heart attack once when there was a butterfly in me hall at night when going to the loo. Had a fight to death. Me armed with a can of Raid vs. the butterfly. Shit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>654586
What. I'm Chinese and I love these damn things. Caterpillars, lizards, worms, etc. Especially silk worms, they're so fucking cute. I must be one out of a bazillion that aren't scared of them.

[Anonymous No.]

No, I'm Asian and I think they are cute too. I have one as a pet when I was a kid.

[Anonymous No.]

ITT: Generalisation.