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Originally Posted by Nyororin
As a tangent - There are a ton of people in Japan who are incredibly unhappy because they spend all their time trying to be someone they are not in order to assimilate to some level. (And feel even more frustration on top because even with all their efforts, they often cannot.) I feel that even if they don`t fit in, they would have a much better life and be much happier being themselves instead of striving for a goal that will leave them trapped in the same pattern of living a facade. Obviously everyone should be aware of the big cultural taboos and the basic rules to not cause problems, but it isn`t necessary to force yourself into a life that does not fit in order to be happy in Japan. The only times I can recall being unpleasant to someone about their lifestyle in Japan has been when they made a point out of abusing the system or thought it was great fun to ignore the rules and inconvenience people.
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I'd think these people are the sort of people who didn't 'fit in' back in their home countries. They then create some delusion of how they will fit in perfectly in Japan based on usually quite delusional ideas of what Japanese society is like. They get to Japan (their life's dream) and go so overboard trying to fit in that they only end up doing the opposite. Must be devastating for them!
