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On the racism part... People trying to assimilate in Japan... most of them will always remain foreigners in the eyes of their new country and fellow citizens.
by ElFitz 6y ago
On the racism part...
People trying to assimilate in Japan... most of them will always remain foreigners in the eyes of their new country and fellow citizens. No matter what they do. Simply because they don’t look the part.
Regarding their attitude towards people from other Asian countries. Well, let’s just say I’m glad to have lived there as a white kid.
However it’s true; in Japan you’ll rarely, if not never, face any outwards violence or hostility as a foreigner.
But, let’s be honest: you’ll rarely face any sincere and authentic outwards anything ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- benrbray 6y agoYou're right to some extent, and many people have similar stories about living in Japan. However, I do think the younger generation is quite a bit more open than past generations may have been, so I expect things to change slowly over time. Personally, the baseline quality of life I'm able to live here is quite a bit higher than anywhere I've been in the United States. Wherever I go, I'll be more than satisfied with a group of 5-10 close friends, and in a city like Tokyo over over 14 million people, I can certainly find what I'm looking for socially, even if not every individual person I encounter is a potential close friend. I tend to to multicultural events here anyway, where people are predisposed to open themselves up to non-Japanese.
- ElFitz 6y agoIt’s true that I lived there in the second half of the 90s and a lot (and not really much. It’s weird) has happened since. I have often indeed been told that the younger (my?) generation is quite different on numerous aspects from the previous ones. From how they see foreigners to their relationship to work.