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This is probably nothing mind blowing but something I was curious about Dolce.
Before going any further, I'll mention that I'm Chinese-American and speak fluent Japanese. Generally speaking, most people I talk to seem to assume I'm Japanese before I tell them I'm from the States. (or they're being real polite... or don't care. Could be that too) So I've been to Dolce on three separate occasions this year and I remember the first time I walked in the second thing the staff said to me (almost always it's the guy with glasses) was what country I was from. I answer I'm from the US and the standard operating procedure continues: 1) Narrow down the selection to gaijin OK girls, 2) Switch the price sheet etc. etc.
Now, I don't assume the staffer would remember me given the number of clients him or others would see in any given week but on each of my other visits I still get the same question about where I'm from. I'm curious if this is to be expected at other shops that they can just sniff out the gaijin in you or is it more because they have gotten such a large influx of foreign visitors, perhaps a ton from China, and it's just a reflex?
Again, not really trying to make a stink about it but was curious if this is what to expect at other shops or if anyone else has had this experience when visiting a shop multiple times? When I hit up Putit Royal for example, no questions were asked and honestly the only time something was said was when I asked the staffer if gaijin were okay or not. Curious to hear everyone's thoughts!
Before going any further, I'll mention that I'm Chinese-American and speak fluent Japanese. Generally speaking, most people I talk to seem to assume I'm Japanese before I tell them I'm from the States. (or they're being real polite... or don't care. Could be that too) So I've been to Dolce on three separate occasions this year and I remember the first time I walked in the second thing the staff said to me (almost always it's the guy with glasses) was what country I was from. I answer I'm from the US and the standard operating procedure continues: 1) Narrow down the selection to gaijin OK girls, 2) Switch the price sheet etc. etc.
Now, I don't assume the staffer would remember me given the number of clients him or others would see in any given week but on each of my other visits I still get the same question about where I'm from. I'm curious if this is to be expected at other shops that they can just sniff out the gaijin in you or is it more because they have gotten such a large influx of foreign visitors, perhaps a ton from China, and it's just a reflex?
Again, not really trying to make a stink about it but was curious if this is what to expect at other shops or if anyone else has had this experience when visiting a shop multiple times? When I hit up Putit Royal for example, no questions were asked and honestly the only time something was said was when I asked the staffer if gaijin were okay or not. Curious to hear everyone's thoughts!