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Probably because Google says “喫茶” translates to “coffee shop”? > "No gaijin allowed" is still a fairly common sign for some businesses, as I understand it. Re
by hinoki 4y ago
Probably because Google says “喫茶” translates to “coffee shop”?
> "No gaijin allowed" is still a fairly common sign for some businesses, as I understand it.
Really? In what language? I’ve never seen such a thing, but I don’t get out much.
There are certainly places that don’t want to cater to foreigners, with reasons ranging from can’t provide proper service in other languages to, I assume, virulent racism. But all they have to do is not accommodate any foreign language, and they won’t get any foreigner business.
Publicly stating it on a sign like that seems pretty unexpected.
- TheAceOfHearts 4y agoI went to Japan a few years ago and also encountered some shops which had signs that said "no foreigners allowed". It was somewhere in Kyoto if I'm remembering correctly. Nobody bothered me or was disrespectful at any point in my trip. Edit: it was in small back alley shops which had long lines of various restaurants. You had to really poke around to end up in those hidden spots.
- robin_reala 4y agoI saw it a couple of times in the mid 2000s; once in front of a strip joint and once in, slightly bizarrely, an Internet cafe, pointed out by the owner who then asked us to leave. I’ve never seen once since though.