"NO, JAPANESE ONLY!"
This response upon entering shops has pissed me off for so long that I decided to do some testing on how I could possibility get around it. Note: I'm as white as I can be with blond blond hair.
Wondering if anyone else has managed to defeat this? I'm Interested also to hear people's experience with Delivery health, where they didn't realize you were non Japanese till the girl was there.
Some basics:
If you don't speak Japanese at a near-fluent level: don't even try going into random shops in anywhere but roppongi... it won't work for you and it will lower the chances of other non-Japanese getting in
Old Vs young staff: No clue what is up with this but 40 year old+ are bastards, 90% of the time they will give a loud rude in English "JAPANESE ONLY" when you first enter the shop and refuse to speak to you in Japanese no matter how much and how perfect your Japanese is. Young Staff on the other hand will talk to you for as long as there aren't other customers and even possibility let you in.
Asian VS Non-Asian: if you are Chinese / Korean and can speak passable Japanese, congrats you don't need any help, just tell the people you are Japanese when asked. Having spoken to young staff at several of these places it's literally the "looking like a westerner is the problem"
How To possibly get in if you are white (aka putting up appearances is possible): Realized this when a guy at a sexy pub was about to let me in but when another customer came and then it suddenly become rejection. Japan is so much about putting on the appearance, if it's not 75% clear you are not Japanese then they will possibly let it slide. Make yourself look Japanese / Asian as much as possible cover up your europeaness and you will be treated nicer upon rejection and even possibly get it.
Once you have been rejected: Don't waste your time Get out of there, unless you have a point card for the shop, nothing you say or do besides pulling out a Japanese passport with your picture(even then not sure) will get you in
Advertising to other europeans: If you get in one of these places and it's not clear they actually accept european, don't start advertising to to other foreigners unless you are sure they are actually okay with foreigners. These semi-racist places are most afraid of a bunch of foreign customers coming along.
This is primary regarding services that often only hand or no release, if you get into more then that then it's possible that once you get in with the girl and she finds you are a foreigner she will run out the heck out of there....
This response upon entering shops has pissed me off for so long that I decided to do some testing on how I could possibility get around it. Note: I'm as white as I can be with blond blond hair.
Wondering if anyone else has managed to defeat this? I'm Interested also to hear people's experience with Delivery health, where they didn't realize you were non Japanese till the girl was there.
Some basics:
If you don't speak Japanese at a near-fluent level: don't even try going into random shops in anywhere but roppongi... it won't work for you and it will lower the chances of other non-Japanese getting in
Old Vs young staff: No clue what is up with this but 40 year old+ are bastards, 90% of the time they will give a loud rude in English "JAPANESE ONLY" when you first enter the shop and refuse to speak to you in Japanese no matter how much and how perfect your Japanese is. Young Staff on the other hand will talk to you for as long as there aren't other customers and even possibility let you in.
Asian VS Non-Asian: if you are Chinese / Korean and can speak passable Japanese, congrats you don't need any help, just tell the people you are Japanese when asked. Having spoken to young staff at several of these places it's literally the "looking like a westerner is the problem"
How To possibly get in if you are white (aka putting up appearances is possible): Realized this when a guy at a sexy pub was about to let me in but when another customer came and then it suddenly become rejection. Japan is so much about putting on the appearance, if it's not 75% clear you are not Japanese then they will possibly let it slide. Make yourself look Japanese / Asian as much as possible cover up your europeaness and you will be treated nicer upon rejection and even possibly get it.
Once you have been rejected: Don't waste your time Get out of there, unless you have a point card for the shop, nothing you say or do besides pulling out a Japanese passport with your picture(even then not sure) will get you in
Advertising to other europeans: If you get in one of these places and it's not clear they actually accept european, don't start advertising to to other foreigners unless you are sure they are actually okay with foreigners. These semi-racist places are most afraid of a bunch of foreign customers coming along.
This is primary regarding services that often only hand or no release, if you get into more then that then it's possible that once you get in with the girl and she finds you are a foreigner she will run out the heck out of there....
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