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> And a few more of the seedier bars just have a “no foreigners” sign out front. Those have existed long before tourism to Japan became common. Those signs we

> And a few more of the seedier bars just have a “no foreigners” sign out front. Those have existed long before tourism to Japan became common. Those signs were there when the vast majority of foreigners in Japan were English teachers and soldiers. Many tabehodai (all-you-can-eat) and most nomihodai (all-you-can-drink) places had them.

Pooge 1y ago
> nomihodai I think this is for economic/profit reasons. I am not a strong drinker at all but I can drink 4-5 [X] sour but my Japanese friends were already well intoxicated with 1 or 2 beers...
- jalapenos 1y ago
  I think more for liability reasons. If you tell a male [insert western country] university student on holiday that it's "all you can drink for $20" there's going to be bodies.
- freeopinion 1y ago
  At 100kg, I never noticed that I ate more than my 65kg friends, but it still made me feel questionable at a tabehodai.
- pezezin 1y ago
  Then your friends are quite weak, because I know plenty of Japanese people who drink like sponges... my GF among them, she is your average short Japanese lady and yet she can drink twice as much a me o_O
  - Pooge 1y ago
    I think you got it the other way; your girlfriend is quite a strong drinker. Every Asian I've met gets a red face from their first glass of wine. Of course I'm not saying that every Asian must be like that. However it's well known that they're not heavy drinkers (compared to, let's say, an average English, Nordic or Russian drinker).
VWWHFSfQ 1y ago
> no foreigners It's such a contrast to USA, where I doubt that such a thing would even be legal. And also the bit about no tattoos. That's lawsuit city.
- bitwize 1y ago
  Among Japanese, tattoos are almost exclusively worn by yakuza members. The shop owners don't want any trouble or criminal activity on their premises.
- SoftTalker 1y ago
  "Has tattoos" is not a protected class. You're free to ban tattooed people from your place of business if you like.
  - 8note 1y ago
    has tattoos should be a protected class though. same with political affiliation
- zeroonetwothree 1y ago
  Denying to an individual for any reason is ok but excluding entire groups is generally frowned upon or straight up illegal.
- jalapenos 1y ago
  More like lawsuit country - whole legal system is designed to allow lawyers to take everyone to the cleaners with impunity.
- diggan 1y ago
  > That's lawsuit city Aren't private businesses in the US allowed to deny access to their premises for any reasons? Seems like a weird thing to get sued over, I think in most places if you own the local, you get to decide who goes there, unless it's a place for government or similar.
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Pooge 1y ago

> nomihodai I think this is for economic/profit reasons. I am not a strong drinker at all but I can drink 4-5 [X] sour but my Japanese friends were already well intoxicated with 1 or 2 beers...

jalapenos 1y ago
I think more for liability reasons. If you tell a male [insert western country] university student on holiday that it's "all you can drink for $20" there's going to be bodies.
freeopinion 1y ago
At 100kg, I never noticed that I ate more than my 65kg friends, but it still made me feel questionable at a tabehodai.
pezezin 1y ago
Then your friends are quite weak, because I know plenty of Japanese people who drink like sponges... my GF among them, she is your average short Japanese lady and yet she can drink twice as much a me o_O
- Pooge 1y ago
  I think you got it the other way; your girlfriend is quite a strong drinker. Every Asian I've met gets a red face from their first glass of wine. Of course I'm not saying that every Asian must be like that. However it's well known that they're not heavy drinkers (compared to, let's say, an average English, Nordic or Russian drinker).

VWWHFSfQ 1y ago

> no foreigners It's such a contrast to USA, where I doubt that such a thing would even be legal. And also the bit about no tattoos. That's lawsuit city.

bitwize 1y ago
Among Japanese, tattoos are almost exclusively worn by yakuza members. The shop owners don't want any trouble or criminal activity on their premises.
SoftTalker 1y ago
"Has tattoos" is not a protected class. You're free to ban tattooed people from your place of business if you like.
- 8note 1y ago
  has tattoos should be a protected class though. same with political affiliation
zeroonetwothree 1y ago
Denying to an individual for any reason is ok but excluding entire groups is generally frowned upon or straight up illegal.
jalapenos 1y ago
More like lawsuit country - whole legal system is designed to allow lawyers to take everyone to the cleaners with impunity.
diggan 1y ago
> That's lawsuit city Aren't private businesses in the US allowed to deny access to their premises for any reasons? Seems like a weird thing to get sued over, I think in most places if you own the local, you get to decide who goes there, unless it's a place for government or similar.
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