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12-14-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
My point is, whether you are in Japan or not, a non-Japanese is a "gaijin". No matter where he or she is in the world, a Japanese is never a "gaijin". The "koku" of "gaikokujin" means Japan.
I'm aware it is used by that by many Japanese but this is not written in stone. I think it depends on who you're talking to.

Students I studied with used the word to describe themselves when they would tell me of their tales in other countries.
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