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Originally Posted by spicytuna
I have it the other way around. Both of my parents are Japanese so I obviously look Japanese, have a Japanese name, etc
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I'm on the same boat. I had to fill out paperwork at Nagoya airport once cuz they lost my baggage and it took them a while to understand that I can't read or write Japanese.
Things that I think are bad in Japan... (or more like 'I don't like about Japan')
- maybe mostly just in Tokyo, but it's so EXPENSIVE. But the quality is usually good.
- the weather sucks during the summer, like many other Asian countries, it's hot and humid.
- I like to sport my cheap old navy flip flops, a tank top, and jeans that are a bit too long so they drag the ground (not a preference, I'm just short). My grandma runs after me with scissors (lol this sounds horrible) when I leave the house, trying to hem my pants, asking if I had real shoes and telling me to cover up. I don't believe this is the norm in Japan though, just my grandma
- people don't confront each other, usually. If they had a problem they would just complain behind their backs.
- service people are great, but sometimes I feel like they are robots.
- education. I've never actually had education there, but it sounds like torture. Plus I've heard that the bullying is top notch. But then again I have yet to discover any country with a great education system.
- girls are anorexically skinny, and the guys are even skinnier. lol it's not _bad_
- driving. It's crazy scary.
- they don't allow piercings or tattoos in pools
- the JOC is very bad. It's as if they want to make sure that the athletes have the least amount of success or fun as possible.
- cheering at sports competitions, esp swim meets.
- and personally, wasabi and kanji, and keigo.
But all in all, Japan is a great place. Lots to love about.