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Originally Posted by inuzuki8605
Hey! Back to the marriage aspect of this subject. Do you think it's possible that, with the marriages to non-Japanese people on the rise, the younger generation of Japanese are starting to care a little less about having a pure blood line?
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Yes, I am sure this is true. There are many famous people now who are born with one non-Japanese parent which helps break down that wall.
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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
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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Interesting. I have never heard a Japanese refer to themselves as 外人 or 外国人.
The only times I can think of are saying 外国の人だからXXX or この国の人じゃないからXXX