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Originally Posted by Suomalainen
Sorry, if I missed a message which explained the situation between Caucasians and the Japanese.
So what is the situation? Are white people hated in Japan? Are we seen as some kind of racists.. or "colonialists" or as something negative? I would find that hard to believe, because every Japanese face I have seen has this ^_^ smile on their face.  Always snapping photoes in the capital city, Helsinki. But I am asking this because I would love to go to Japan in about 2 years and experience its awesomeness in every single way. I would hate if I was seen as some kind of ...bad..guy..(?)
And are white/asian couples seen somehow disgusting or ..tradition-breakingly-not-nice... eh..(??) |
Most foreigners are welcome in Japan, but not seen as some kind of saints like forum users believe. You will not be treated a free meal because you are caucasian. You may get a few stares at more rural cities, only because caucasians are rare in those part and people find it odd to see a "gaijin" there, but it definitely not the stare of hatred.
unless you run into some extreme group - Say, yakuza for examples, otherwise you will be save. Some Yakuza group still have that mentality of driving out the foreigners...
Anyways, start a new thread if you want to discuss further.