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Originally Posted by MMM
My point in responding to this post is to emphasize that the super-star status of foreigners in Japan went out decades ago. At this point, no one really cares. Yes, we are welcome, and encouraged and are talked to, but no one thinks blonde hair is spun from gold and blue eyes are made of diamonds. At the same time no one thinks you are a terrorist or a rapist, unless you act like one.
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You guys must have only spent most of your time in big cities or major tourist areas. Up here in Hokkaido I have seen people nearly crash their cars because they've stared so much at me as they've gone past. And it's not because I've dropped my pants and mooned them or anything, I was just standing there! Sure when I'm in Sapporo or Tokyo or any other big cities I hardly feel out of place at all and virtually no one stares or is startled at the sight of me. Out in little fishing villages and smaller towns up this way though the sight of a foreigner can literally stop traffic. It doesn't worry me one little bit but sometimes I think you guys believe that all of Japan is like it is in the big cities. It's not.