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I don't understand, how does that make it "forever foreigners"? Have you tried telling them you understand japanese and continue conversation? How would the oth
by xfer 9y ago
I don't understand, how does that make it "forever foreigners"? Have you tried telling them you understand japanese and continue conversation? How would the other person know if you arrived yesterday or living there for 20yrs? This is a pretty bad example imo.
- brucephillips 9y ago"forever" because it's based on the color of my skin, which I can't change, and "foreigner" because they're assuming I don't speak the language of the land. It's quite simple. You seem to be assuming I think they're making a mistake by doing this, or for some reason shouldn't be doing it, which I never said.
- watwut 9y agoI understand it as opposed to situation when you move from Germany to Italia. If you manage to learn the accent and language, you can pass as Italian and be treated exactly as one in every detail. In Japan, if you are white, it is not possible and you will never achieve that level of assimilation nor will your children.