Going to japan was the biggest mistake of my life.

[zorminus]

Dunno xD but Norway is kinda friendly to muslims, they let in terrorist leaders and even give them free money

[burkhartdesu]

Originally Posted by zorminus

Dunno xD but Norway is kinda friendly to muslims, they let in terrorist leaders and even give them free money

Put the poll asked what Country is the most racist.

Would you feel safer in Japan, or a Muslim country?

[zorminus]

that answer is obvious lol xD

[james1254]

The poll itself is quite racist "every single muslim country", yeh lets lump all of the islamic world together in one big group. 99% of people who voted on that poll have probably never been to the countries they voted as racist.

[noodle]

burkhartdesu, you deserve to be hated by muslims for being such an idiot!!!

[burkhartdesu]

Originally Posted by noodle

burkhartdesu, you deserve to be hated by muslims for being such an idiot!!!

I think you're missing the point.

[alanX]

I'm just going to throw my two sense in here...by saying I think is total BullShhh as well.

When I was in Sapporo, a cd player and about 10 CD's of mine went missing. Later that day, I happened to bumb into a police officer at a Family King (i think it was a family king, but basically it was a family mart) and we started talking about random things, as I had never talked to a Japanese police officer before. He told me he was on break, etc, and we made small chat for a while. To make a long story short, I described the CD player and named a few CD's, and he said he'd keep a look out for them, and I gave him a number to reach me.

That morning, I received a phone call from him, saying he found my cd player on a park bench in Odori Park. Not only did he take the time to call a foreign american, but he also held it personally untill I was able to go pick it up from him.

So, I'm not saying you didn't get mugged. I'm saying that what your telling us about the police is BS. You might have even seen "No Foreigners" signs, as those are common (I think there is a thread about them) in small business to keep the flow of business running smoothly, usually due to the lack of Only-Japanese speaking staff.

So, I think you're lying. And there are tons of things I dislike about Japan, so I'm not in some anime obsessed fairy-tale world. (I hate anime, to be honest)

[MMM]

Originally Posted by blimp

dear OP,


on the number of foreigners in tokyo: 386,000
source

To be more accurate: The number of registered foreign residents reached 386,000 as of October 1, 2007, some 1.4 times more than the total figure ten years earlier.

This does not include the thousands that fly in daily for work and pleasure and probably doesn't include the thousands of exchange students studying there.

Originally Posted by Nokutetsu

The family I stayed with were telling me- yes, there is racisim. Not towards westerners so much- but to mostly Americans in general, and with good reason.

Americans (not all! But a lot) go to Japan thinking everything is Anime. They talk, act, and speak based on what they've seen in anime and it really offends them. Also, having not read up on the culture, they speak in ways that are acceptable in America, but not in Japan.

You're Japanese host family really said this? I find that pretty hard to believe. The idea that Japanese like westerners, but are "racist" against Americans is the opposite of my experience. The racism you will find in Japan is by far more directed at other Asians (Korean and Chinese, and isn't one way) than it is at Westerners, especially Americans.

The truth is the number of Americans that ACTUALLY come to Japan who are anime-obsessed is by far the minority. I would guess less than 1%.

The opinion your host family holds sounds more like one of the anti-otaku fan members of this forum than an actual Japanese person. I think most of Japan isn't aware of the popularity of and existence of otaku in the west, and I am not sure why they would pick on Americans. There are otaku all over the western world.

Originally Posted by zorminus

what do you think of this poll?
result #99406 - WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST RACIST PEOPLE? - BestAndWorst.com
8000 votes aren't that much, but still!

I don't think anything. It is not scientific.

[Oni]

The only reason I want to go is to study the effects of WWII there, not because of anime. (I want to be a war historian) And from what I've read, the Japanese are more kindly to foregin westerners who speak their language and tend to be racist to other Asian immigrants. And the cops there are definenitly more helpful there then they are here...

[komitsuki]

I might gonny stay in Japan if there is a teaching position if I get a Ph.D in the near future.

And also, Japanese and Chinese universities are the last hopes in the world for liberal arts and humanities. This attracts me a lot.