Solong
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@okayspot
1) You can't separate racism and ultra-nationalism/xenophobia out of the equation because this is where the attitude by various shop owners comes from.
2) I have personally dealt with Japanese xenophobic and racist: clubs, business owners, employers, and apartment owners.
The issue extends beyond the P4P industry. So it's a larger battle.
3) I mentioned 3 types of "Japanese Only", because 2 types are not racism. And foreigners have a chance to attempt to have the manager or owner think differently about you.
A) Learn to speak Japanese, to include SLANG words and KANJI.
No easy task for a new to Japan person or tourist, but the better you can, the more it will help.
B) Learn Japanese mannerisms, behavior, body language, and culture.
This is as important, as the language.
The Power of A + B Above
The more Japanese-like a foreigner ACTS and is aware of Japanese "sensitivities" against foreigners, the MORE that Japanese tend to see you as one of themselves.
I've seen both Whites and Blacks pull this off, despite having very different appearances. They will have a "Japanese mode". It's like a Japanese character that they can slip in or out of. And it works.
The KEY though is for the foreigner NOT to get LOST in the act. These become the types where other foreigners think he/she has gone crazy, "native", or are weird.
Japanese that are bias against foreigners based on language or nationalism, tend to have a hard time maintaining this bias against a foreigner that appears to know the Japanese language and culture so well. What happens then is it becomes a matter of if the Japanese person is a hard core racist or ultra-nationalist, or NOT.
A lot of Japanese are NOT so extreme in their views and CAN be persuaded by a specific foreigner, thus making EXCEPTIONS for you. Some, however are hard core extremists. And if they are, call it like is. Let's be honest about it.
And you are right, foreigners should help each other and network. Not just specifically Europeans, as that becomes self-defeating. If it's only about Europe, then better to stay in Europe or whatever country we are from. If it's about creating a betting experience for foreigners truly interested in living in Japan and making it a better place, then let's help that cause.
1) You can't separate racism and ultra-nationalism/xenophobia out of the equation because this is where the attitude by various shop owners comes from.
2) I have personally dealt with Japanese xenophobic and racist: clubs, business owners, employers, and apartment owners.
The issue extends beyond the P4P industry. So it's a larger battle.
3) I mentioned 3 types of "Japanese Only", because 2 types are not racism. And foreigners have a chance to attempt to have the manager or owner think differently about you.
A) Learn to speak Japanese, to include SLANG words and KANJI.
No easy task for a new to Japan person or tourist, but the better you can, the more it will help.
B) Learn Japanese mannerisms, behavior, body language, and culture.
This is as important, as the language.
The Power of A + B Above
The more Japanese-like a foreigner ACTS and is aware of Japanese "sensitivities" against foreigners, the MORE that Japanese tend to see you as one of themselves.
I've seen both Whites and Blacks pull this off, despite having very different appearances. They will have a "Japanese mode". It's like a Japanese character that they can slip in or out of. And it works.
The KEY though is for the foreigner NOT to get LOST in the act. These become the types where other foreigners think he/she has gone crazy, "native", or are weird.
Japanese that are bias against foreigners based on language or nationalism, tend to have a hard time maintaining this bias against a foreigner that appears to know the Japanese language and culture so well. What happens then is it becomes a matter of if the Japanese person is a hard core racist or ultra-nationalist, or NOT.
A lot of Japanese are NOT so extreme in their views and CAN be persuaded by a specific foreigner, thus making EXCEPTIONS for you. Some, however are hard core extremists. And if they are, call it like is. Let's be honest about it.
And you are right, foreigners should help each other and network. Not just specifically Europeans, as that becomes self-defeating. If it's only about Europe, then better to stay in Europe or whatever country we are from. If it's about creating a betting experience for foreigners truly interested in living in Japan and making it a better place, then let's help that cause.
