Originally Posted by
hailstorm
Yes, you can indeed stop nosy Japanese from embarrassing your relatives with reports of your actions by simply refusing to believe that they are happening.
There are nutty people everywhere, particularly in what amount to retirement communities. As someone who grew up in Florida, perhaps I am just immune to it. That said, if your family take strangers' sides against you, it means that either you are seriously in the wrong, or it's time to find a new family.