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 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:20 pm
I figure instead of a bunch of threads going if I go to Japan will I be able to make friends, get dates, and so on. We should have one thread for people to ask. So here it is!
If you want to know if Japanese people will like you post here.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:49 pm
fact: some the people who vated no, either lied or are in denial.
trust me, a foreginer who doesnt try will get bullied. if you can survive that you wont have to deal with it anymore. if you dont...well i ll se when im dead.
basically, it depends on the people that are around you.
TOKYO: though less racist, it has a very harsh environment
KANSAI: more racist less harsh. but people may just stop to stare at you and exlaim "I THOUGHT WHITE PEOPLE WERE IMAGINARY!"
its kinda scary, which is why you have to change your self a little. just like you shield your true self from people in your high school.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:30 pm
Ehhh I can take criticism...as long as you don't touch me ^_^''
But I do strive for people to like me, I never really want anyone to hate me.
ESPECIALLY for where I come from, or the color of my skin. I know I would
never ever put someone down or catergorize them, and because I have
that attitude, I love it when others act the same. I don't mind people messing
with me, I can take it and I won't retalliate, but I dislike it when people harm
someone who is of lower status and feel that they can take advantage of
their low self esteem. (( That so burns me!!! scream ))
...Of course I still want to know if a Japanese person would like me...
sweatdrop sweatdrop sweatdrop
-Khalid Nixon
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:47 pm
What would the effects of saying 'I'm very sorry for being born a foreigner' very sincerely and humbly (very, like with a bow, and being all passive) to a Japanese person if they were making bad comments about you for being white or such?
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:04 pm
che_hyun What would the effects of saying 'I'm very sorry for being born a foreigner' very sincerely and humbly (very, like with a bow, and being all passive) to a Japanese person if they were making bad comments about you for being white or such? It's pretty rare for someone to actually make derogatory comments towards a foreigner... If someone is racist, they're much more likely to ignore you/think badly about you quietly/talk about you behind your back/refuse to help you, etc. So, if someone WERE to be upfront about hating you because of your ethnicity, you could rest knowing that they are probably too rude to be very popular among Japanese people anyway. Oh, and if you apologized for being a foreigner, I just think people would think you were being a weird foreigner. Heh.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:20 pm
che_hyun What would the effects of saying 'I'm very sorry for being born a foreigner' very sincerely and humbly (very, like with a bow, and being all passive) to a Japanese person if they were making bad comments about you for being white or such? ~people wouldnt like you for being SO WEAK!! ~thats jsut creepy ~its rude i njapan to make ufn of youself. ~you need to get yuor priorities striaght woman!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:58 pm
che_hyun What would the effects of saying 'I'm very sorry for being born a foreigner' very sincerely and humbly (very, like with a bow, and being all passive) to a Japanese person if they were making bad comments about you for being white or such? What would you think if a foreigner came up to you and said that?
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:19 pm
Aiko_589 KANSAI: more racist less harsh. but people may just stop to stare at you and exlaim "I THOUGHT WHITE PEOPLE WERE IMAGINARY!" HAAAAAA. would they actually say that? that's hilarious ^_^ question, may i ask.... Aiko_589 ~it's rude in japan to make fun of yourself. how does this mesh with the idea that a compliment has to be rejected 3 times before you may accept it, and that you must denegrate your own ideas and your own children and uplift those of other people? my japanese teacher, who is a native, told us these things... like in letters, the writer said things like, "my shoddy idea was incomparable to your well-laid-out plan," or such like that.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:25 pm
SannaSK Aiko_589 KANSAI: more racist less harsh. but people may just stop to stare at you and exlaim "I THOUGHT WHITE PEOPLE WERE IMAGINARY!" HAAAAAA. would they actually say that? that's hilarious ^_^ question, may i ask.... Aiko_589 ~it's rude in japan to make fun of yourself. how does this mesh with the idea that a compliment has to be rejected 3 times before you may accept it, and that you must denegrate your own ideas and your own children and uplift those of other people? my japanese teacher, who is a native, told us these things... like in letters, the writer said things like, "my shoddy idea was incomparable to your well-laid-out plan," or such like that. yes it does. but here is japanese complexity: that humble, let me hsow you how to make it rude: my stupid idea, i messed everything up. im useless, dumb idiot. wjy did you even hire me? dont say such thingS! ok, maybe not rude, but it is bad to cause worry in japan, but it is veyr polite to humble your self, but if you over do it a perosn will say "dont say such things" then you will have to apologize for making that person worry and and and and and............. you will end up commiting suicide xd
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:52 pm
wow. so you can go /too far/ with the humbleness......
Japanese really do walk a tightrope with their social situations : [
was watching kareshi kanojo jijyo the other day... the two top students start dating and so they don't study as much... they go from being in places 1 and 2 to 3 and 13.... the teacher calls them in and berates them. "Think of your future! it's more important that you study now!" pretty much, 'stop dating, your grades are more important.'
as much as anime, even slice of life, has a tendancy to exaggerate... that scenario was probably not far off at all : [ poor japanese people. so much stress.
then again, i'm sure a lot of it gets learned in an ingrained sort of fashion. you kinda subtly pick up on things and never quite question them, fold them into your conciousness and assume everyone works that way.... so what seems really severe to us is probably just normal for japanese people.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:52 pm
Aiko_589 che_hyun What would the effects of saying 'I'm very sorry for being born a foreigner' very sincerely and humbly (very, like with a bow, and being all passive) to a Japanese person if they were making bad comments about you for being white or such? ~people wouldnt like you for being SO WEAK!! ~thats jsut creepy ~its rude i njapan to make ufn of youself. ~you need to get yuor priorities striaght woman!!!!!!!! I would feel really ashamed of myself if I had made fun of someone and they did that to me. It would show me that they really were stronger than me in the way that they probably were angry inside but could stomp their feelings down to keep being polite. It's rude to make fun of yourself? I always thought that was just modesty o_o And when I said passive, I didn't mean getting on the floor to lick your shoes clean passive. I just meant sort of calmly and without really sounding angry. Sort of like saing 'Well EXCUSE ME!' but without the sarcasm and thus less likely to cause the other to honestly think you are rude.
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:04 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:31 am
It would be cool if some japanese people liked me.
What do japanese people think about Europeans?
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:11 am
I'm a lover not a fighter - I have no enemies/rivals.
In japan, hometown. I get along with every single person I have
eye contact with.. You know the L(.)(.)K ?? Glare, Glance! It's an
awsome technique, to use when glancing at your opponent or
other people. If they hate you for it, well RuN! Never happened
before tho.. If you see an interesting person, introduce yourself!
In a nice, formal way, greet them, ask about the city, pretend
your a tourist and looking for a friend! They like that! They want
to be in control, not you!!! Don't forget to smile lol .
P.S. Only works on girls in japan XDD"
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:13 am
Clayra It would be cool if some japanese people liked me. What do japanese people think about Europeans?
Japanese, they will NoT like you, but Love you heart
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