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Originally Posted by MMM
Why would someone be offended if they ask you why you came to Japan? I was asked many times and it never bothered me. I felt like some people who live in Japan some negative feelings about it and couldn't understand why someone would want to move out of their home country to move into Japan.
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My take on this is that the question becomes a means for self justification. Im sure many japanese have heard the same story over and over about why a "gaijin" is in their country, and with that in mind, it may become uncomfortable for some to have to keep justifying their reasons for being in a country they aren't immediately welcomed in. Granted, not many japanese are openly social anyway, especially not to foreigners. I can see how it may seem like a loaded question at times given the circumstances involved.