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Originally Posted by ozkai
I walked into a small very old wooden jewellery shop in Tawaramoto Nara.
I called out "Sumimasen" I wanted to enquire about a new watch battery.
the old geezer walked out and said, "Hai" "Gaijin-Gaijin, Out-Out".
That was the only time for me. I found it funny 
My US colleague also had the same experience by an old lady in an old Nara Town. He went into a smal video shop.
It's common in Japan to discriminate against foreigners. That is certainly not a secret.
Six years, I saw a lot..
Onsen towns are the worst.
Then of course Japanese are also discriminated against. Take Barukim people. These were the animals they did the dirty jobs.
However, I guess if Japanese, it just becomes normal to discriminate. If you grow up with something you are taught, what esle do ya need to know. |
That is such a misleading post for those that have never been to Japan. I am starting to question your motives by posting here, too.
Two experiences propagated by elderly shop owners does not a nation make.
Just curious, did these shops have "No gaijin" signs outside?
Statements like "if Japanese it just becomes normal to discriminate" are based on what?
It sounds like that in six years you saw a 10,000 times more discrimination than I did in three. So I wonder, could it be simply being a gaijin isn't the only factor in being "discriminated against"?