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Originally Posted by xkmkmlmx
So many posts stating that it isn't that 'you are hating on foreigners, but more that you wouldn't be friends or extend yourself over the simple concept of just both being or living in a foreign land together' are ironic.
You are posting on a centralized subject matter message board to STRANGERS. Some of you with thousands of posts. You extend yourself here, but have some issue with most likely a lot of the same type of people that you might come across in Japan? I don't entirely buy the logic.
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There is nothing ironic at all. Most of us post ONLY in response to a specific comment or idea. We do not strike up extensive conversations with someone just because we are both from similar geographic areas. Beyond a courteous greeting, there has to be something more than proximity to connect with a person intellectually or emotionally.
There have been plenty examples of the attractive Asian I have met and had no further dealings with because there were no shared interests. If introduced or spoken to, people should be polite and acknowledge the greeting, but there is no obligation to continue further.