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> What do you think about the alleged xenophobia? The only times you will hear this, is out of the mouths of Chinese/Korean nationalists looking to bash the co

> What do you think about the alleged xenophobia? The only times you will hear this, is out of the mouths of Chinese/Korean nationalists looking to bash the country (their own bigotry), or Gaijin blogs from young white (usually affluent) kids who are/were upset they weren't treated like kings when the got off the plane. They were upset that the girls didn't throw themselves at them and that people didn't rush to attend their every whim. If you look at actual scientific studies, you'll find Japan is on-par with the rest of the world when it comes to their racism. Japan is actually less racist than France and equal to places like Finland or Germany. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-countries/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15...

lhopki01 11y ago
That's terrible methodology. For example maybe in a country with very few foreigners people aren't as worried about foreign neighbours as other things. It doesn't demonstrate anything.
- mahranch 11y ago
  It's excellent methodology because they asked indirect questions. Coming out and asking someone "Hey, are you a racist?" wouldn't be effective. Asking someone in an unrelated economic experiment something like "Would you mind if your neighbors were black?" is more accurate because it tricks people into revealing their true biases.
  - lhopki01 11y ago
    But this didn't ask them would you mind if your neighbours were black. This made them pick what they're most worried about. That question can only be asked in context of my country. If there's almost no change of a foreigner living next to me but there's a high chance of crime in my area even though I'm massively racists and would actually care about more about a foriegner living next to me (all things being equal) because of my circumstances I'm actually more worried about crime atm.

lhopki01 11y ago

That's terrible methodology. For example maybe in a country with very few foreigners people aren't as worried about foreign neighbours as other things. It doesn't demonstrate anything.

mahranch 11y ago
It's excellent methodology because they asked indirect questions. Coming out and asking someone "Hey, are you a racist?" wouldn't be effective. Asking someone in an unrelated economic experiment something like "Would you mind if your neighbors were black?" is more accurate because it tricks people into revealing their true biases.
- lhopki01 11y ago
  But this didn't ask them would you mind if your neighbours were black. This made them pick what they're most worried about. That question can only be asked in context of my country. If there's almost no change of a foreigner living next to me but there's a high chance of crime in my area even though I'm massively racists and would actually care about more about a foriegner living next to me (all things being equal) because of my circumstances I'm actually more worried about crime atm.