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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
To me there is no difference and in fact I see it as worse that such laws can be passed from the top. At least in Japan, the decisions to ban foreigners tend to largely be made by the private business owners. Which means I as a foreigner can simply go elsewhere for service. Considering 99% (just a guess) of businesses in Japan have no problem with serving foreigners. In the Netherelands, if I want to visit a particular type of cafe then I can't period.
Bottom line is that the rationale behind the decision to allow the banning of foreigners is the same. Lets paint all foreigners with the same brush mentality is not only irrational, but flies in the face of the truth in some instances.
For example, the idea that gaijin in Japan commit more crime than locals. Completely untrue if I remember correctly.
Also, the idea that British nationals are less likely to commit a terrorist act in Britain than gaijin. The truth is actually the other way around.
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I think the reasons given by Amsterdam aren't very good.
But stopping foreigners from benefiting from parts of a society is quite a common thing,
For example in Canada only citizens get free health care, or subsidized education.
I wonder how much of Amsterdams decision is based on political pressure from abroad while they give these other excuses publicly.
Better to be seen as unreasonable than soft.