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Originally Posted by GoNative
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.
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I thought I made it clear I was talking about the major populous areas. Sure in small towns and the countryside a foreigner would be an odd sight. This is even true in the countryside and less populous areas of the US.