I`m almost never discriminated against in Japan, probably because I look Japanese enough? To the ones that think I`m a foreigner (which is partially true), opening my mouth usually sets that straight.
I`ve experienced a considerable amount of racism in Australia, particularly at school, where various ethnic slurs were assigned to me. Rememberance day assembly was all about bashing the Japanese, so I copped it big time on this day. Outside of school, I`ve had bus drivers rudely say "What? Don`t you understand English?" when I failed to hear something they mumbled the first time. I`ve had ethnic slurs thrown at me on the street as well.
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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu
I once went into a kimono shop in Asakusa mid-afternoon where I was promptly shoo'd out by an old, and obviously bitter Japanese woman. Maybe I walked through her sweep pile- as she chased me off with a broom.
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Haha, a similar thing happened to me in Asakusa, but it was because I was sniffing expensive mushrooms for sale with no intention of buying :P