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04-14-2009, 05:24 PM
I just wanted to highlight the fact that even if your grandfather wasn't Japanese, you'd probably still look partly Asian.
 
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04-14-2009, 06:04 PM
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and yeah i kinda knew that too... lol
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04-14-2009, 06:27 PM
I don't mean to insult anyone but I still got to say this.
People in this thread who said they are picked on because they like Japan are actually picked on because they are オタク. People who get picked on are always the same. They are predisposed to it. They are eternal victims. Those who are not used to get bullied or who like Japan for reasonable reasons will not get picked on. オタク are not much liked, even in Japan. They look creepy. It's not bad to have a passion, it's just bad to become obsessive about it. Until then, your fellow countrymen will see you as lunatics geeks, and japaneses as suspicious and creepy 外人. The day you will stop putting Japan on a pedestal and think of it as a country like any others, Japanese people will finally begin to respect you. I’m very sorry to say that. This is just the hard reality. Don’t expect オタク to be socially accepted, it just won’t happen.
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04-14-2009, 06:56 PM
I agree with Debi. I think you should not get obsessed about Japan. Sure, perhaps you will feel more at ease in Japan and life there is ofcourse different, but it will not be heavenly or anything. You'll still have obligations there like you do here.
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04-14-2009, 06:58 PM
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04-14-2009, 07:22 PM
"People in this thread who said they are picked on because they like Japan are actually picked on because they are オタク.
People who get picked on are always the same. They are predisposed to it. They are eternal victims. " While I agree that idealistic obsession is bad, I'm still of the opinion that people will make fun of you just for little things, i.e. my experience with chopsticks. Like I said, I've never held Japan on a pedestal, but even I've been made fun of a few times. Once they here you take Japanese language classes, they assume you're an anime nerd with nothing better to do. People generalize, whether that generalization is warranted or not. I believe Debi just did so, as well (or maybe I didn't bother to read every post ever written here and she did). I could go so far as to accuse Debi of being otaku for writing otaku in katakana. That was honestly my first impression, though I'm not proud to admit it. Then we could fight about it and get nowhere, because, come on, we're posting on Japan Forum. We're in this together, and everyone else thinks we're geeks. I gotta say, too, there's really nothing wrong with being a nerd with interests. Telling someone to stop being a nerd so they won't be made fun of is pretty much the same thing as making fun of them for being the nerd, don't you think? Ooh, I should add that I mean no offense or hard feelings. Hell, my opinion is no more or less valid than Debi's. :3  [あなたはハッキングされました)]
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04-14-2009, 07:28 PM
I agree. "Victims" are never predisposed to it. It is not as if they spread a smell that lures 'bullies'. It has to do with the simple consistent fact that some people can NOT respect other people's interests. And to say that all Japanese will react the way you describe (think you are creepy etc.) is not true either. That is yet to be proven by you. But I partially agree with Debi and partially agree with Buck.
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04-14-2009, 07:32 PM
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04-14-2009, 11:52 PM
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People generally think nerds cannot socially relate and you telling them not be nerds might have different reasons: To make them relate better with others while still pursuing their interests or telling them flat not to be too obsessed with certain interests.
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04-14-2009, 11:54 PM
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And i agree with you about the whole abortion thing.
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