Hmm, apologise for being rude but which planet have you been on? Not sure if you were trying to be sarcastic:lol: . The Japanese are the superior race and the rest are beneath them. The term gaijin translated roughly means alien so that is what we are to them.Splatted wrote:They look down on foreigners?missis wrote:Ha ha, I've experienced the "everybody out the gaijin (foreigner) is getting in " phenomenon! You get spectacular results when you comment in Japanese!
Dutch police officially uses the term Aliens Police for the units handling the immigration matters. Japanese seem at least to be slightly more diplomaticraden888 wrote:The Japanese are the superior race and the rest are beneath them. The term gaijin translated roughly means alien so that is what we are to them.
the japanese, in general, are known to be xenophobes.Splatted wrote:They look down on foreigners?missis wrote:Ha ha, I've experienced the "everybody out the gaijin (foreigner) is getting in " phenomenon! You get spectacular results when you comment in Japanese!
That's interesting. I've never experienced it, though.raden888 wrote:Hmm, apologise for being rude but which planet have you been on? Not sure if you were trying to be sarcastic:lol: . The Japanese are the superior race and the rest are beneath them. The term gaijin translated roughly means alien so that is what we are to them.Splatted wrote:They look down on foreigners?missis wrote:Ha ha, I've experienced the "everybody out the gaijin (foreigner) is getting in " phenomenon! You get spectacular results when you comment in Japanese!
yes; it would only be apparent in the far-flung areas with establishments marked "japanese only"or if you're part of working middle class and below (evidenced by pay, advancement opportunities, etc). their politeness and fascination with foreign cultures (seems contradictory, i know) more than make up for it.x9200 wrote:Fortunately you do not really feel any side effects of this in majority of tourist-derived situation.the japanese, in general, are known to be xenophobes
Could be also a bit of psychological factor: Japanese politeness is outstanding even for Western standard. Going there after an extensive SEA exposure can make one blind to some minute symptoms of xenophobianakatago wrote: yes; it would only be apparent in the far-flung areas with establishments marked "japanese only"or if you're part of working middle class and below (evidenced by pay, advancement opportunities, etc). their politeness and fascination with foreign cultures (seems contradictory, i know) more than make up for it.
...hence, unless it's under very, very special circumstances, i will never work for a japanese company (moreso if a subcontracted subsidiary) ever again.raden888 wrote: If you ever worked or worked with the Japanese you will understand the importance knowing who's the boss!
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