[Housetek]

There are some places with the signs "japanese only"

reason
1: Members only places. Foreigners are just visiting, and do not intend on becoming members.

2: Some places are very busy and packed with Japanese customers, its not worth the extra money to hire Bi Lingual workers to cater to foreigners when they are already busy.

No JUST English speaking customers, but many other languages would have to be covered, Hence Japanese only.

Many foreigners come to japan to visit from all over the world.

Can you beleive how frustrating it is when your establishment is busy and your trying to figure out what some one is saying, while your patrons and regular customers are waiting.

Its bad business, your neglecting your regulars trying to decipher what a foreigner is trying to say.

3. Foreigners rarely try to learn Japanese or know any Japanese at all.
Every one knows a bit of english cuz its taught in most countries.
Japanese is not.
making this completely different then U.S or any other english speaking country.

4. Places like onsens do not allow tattoos and serve only japanese people.
there ARE onsens for foreigners.
But mainly foreigners do not know the etiquette for onsens and usualy do something rude or inappropriate. Hence, they have seperate onsens.

5. Tradition
some temples and places have traditions and rules that are known to local Japanese.
Some places just dont want tourist to come by and snap pictures and pose in front of things.
Example. Some temples.

Nothing like having a tourist give the middle finger or a peace sign next to a sacred relic or statute. yea thats really cool and respectful right.

6. Just Etiquette.
In many cultures including japanese, there is just a etiquette and rules to abide by. Tourist do not know this, and its not their faults b/c they were not born here and do not know.

But its not the Establishments responsibility to educate every person from another country about Japanese etiquette.

im not saying ALL tourist or foreigners are like this but a good majority are.

its just Simply easier, and less costly to just have some places Japanese only.

and for every place you see that has a Sign that says "Japanese only"
you'll find hundreds of other places open to every one.



So please
Get over your selves.
Japanese are not racist towards any one.
Stop viewing Japanese and Japan in a negative light.
Don't Judge a place you've never been to.
Learn the rules and etiquette and respect them.
Attempt to know the language a bit.
and dont act like a Douche bag when your here.
Nothing i hate more then people running around japan acting like dicks and saying rude remarks to japanese people cuz they think they dont understand.

Take it upon your self to act respectfully and one by one we can change the views of foreigners and tourist in japan.

Cuz from my personal experience a large percent of tourists act like A-holes.

and makes me sick. cuz it gives the rest of us a bad rep.

and if i see another thread starting with "im afraid to go to japan b/c im "insert race"

i will eat your family



-Htek