Japan FAQ 4: discrimination, medical, film

Japan FAQ 4: discrimination, medical, film

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[cheesesmiles]

Does living in Japanese or speaking Japanese change your behavior?

ive heard that language is a behavior and when you start speaking japaense and understanding the culture you become more aware and polite.

それ　わ　ほんと　ですか？

[unrested]

yeah definitely - its not so much that it changes you. its more so that you adapt so as to enjoy a comfortable life in your surroundings. at the same time you do have the privelage of not having to conform to every aspect as japanese dont expect you to change every habit, custom, or tradition from your own culture. plus no one should ever totally lose themselves totally. if a gaijin tries too hard to act japanese its noticed and annoying. not only to japanese but other gaijin living here.

[KokoroBeach]

Do u happen to know what commericial and/or interview u were involved in for TV? Id luv to c it!

[unrested]

whoa people still watch jfaq4?!! lol jk thanks for the view no matter what. the interview was on a daily news show called zoom. i have the dvd somewhere but after i moved it been hell to find. it was just a mega short clip on low budget show so no biggie. the commercial was for a local takoyaki (a popular octopus dish in osaka) shop. I ate this giant takoyaki ball and then just say onaka ga ippai! (i am full). i never even saw it on tv. although i heard a friend of mine did.

[109mytiger]

a few japanese bars may have ''japanese only '' sign. because hostess don't speak english. Many foreigners are not used to expensive japanese bar bill. When foreigner complain about something, bar owners don't know that how to explain in english. so they just put 'japanese only' sign to avoid any trouble.

[Ofionnain]

Do you have a japanese girlfriend?

[jennabean879]

I spoke with a few people who taught English in Japan and they had very similar views as you, if not the same. One of them fell in love and married a Japanese person and now they have a beautiful baby girl. The father is Japanese and he was concerned about the racial discrimination in Japan. He said his child will be disadvantaged for being a mixed race in society. They planned to move to Australia before the child starts preschool.

[gmartdude]

@HatanoD Are Mexicans accepted in Japan? Cause I heard they have a stereotype of us looking like Pancho Villa (poncho, moustache, sombrero). Will there be any trouble if I go over there? Will they treat us like the gringos do? Should I shave my fabulous Cantinflas moustache?

[gmartdude]

@Traces1000 You think you got it rough? I face discrimination at an almoat regular level and I was BORN here. Just cause I'm Mexican American I get dirty looks and security guards and employees FOLLOW ME AROUND IN STORES. The truth is everywhere you go there will always be racism. Sorry America doesn't follow your view of a perfect country. There's even discrimination in my own race with the whole chuntaro and naco stereotypes. Still there will always be good kind people too.

[MABeezy009]

@109mytiger That still doesn't mean you can go in, and you can't be removed by the police or something.

[kirby28645]

@unrested Well, it's good to hear they're starting to loosen up on the gaijin restrictions. I wouldn't go to a bar, but if there was a restaurant that looked good, it would be nice not to have to worry about a 'no gaijin allowed' policy. I'm planning on coming up in a few years and maybe settling down, depending on some factors over here at home. But at the moment, it looks like I'll be settling down somewhere else; if not Japan then South Korea, Taiwan, or heck, Switzerland even, haha!

[unrested]

@kirby28645 now and days this would be super rare and can even get places in alot of trouble. for example my son looks completely white but is 100 percent a japanese national because he was born here and has no american passport. if the police asked him for a gaijin card or passport it would be against the law and they would face a lawsuit.

[kirby28645]

@109mytiger That would be fine if they said 'Japanese speakers only' rather than 'Japanese only'. There are some native-born Japanese that are racially white, not to mention a number of white Japanese-speakers who have lived in Japan for many years (or at least are well-versed in it, such as official government translators and such). But I would worry that they really won't let you in some places based on race... not that it matters; most places denied to foreigners are bars, lol.

[Midnightryder7]

Do You ever miss where You come from?

[jadujen]

it's excellent how you so thoroughly observe & explain so many aspects of life there. You really tell it like it is, and are really in-depth & thoughtful on topics. Appreciate this~ thanks.