Gaijin Spotting

[Mail747]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

Actually.... it's Shiga-ken.... It was a typo. Nagahama is on the eastern side of Biwa-ko, just north of Maibara on the Tokaido main line....

Aha, I got it now, thanks

Originally Posted by tokusatsufan

Well I think it could be useful. I mean,there was one time in the hotel,I suppose it does sound funny but I had a panic attack simply because everyone was Japanese and I just wanted to get in the lift on my own. And it was kind of kickstarted because I wanted to buy a drink and they didn't really have anything so that didn't help.

For me,I want to know when there's white people but for different reasons. The trouble I'm having with the world,you can't find Japanese in England[you don't get much of anything in Cornwall] and you can't find English in Japan.

Thanks for the support.
Yeah I get you, I used to hate lifts too
Well if it's any consolation, in Yokohama one time, I saw a HUGE British flag hanging down from one of the buildings.

Originally Posted by Koir

I supposed it's better to catalog one's sociopathic tendencies instead of acting on them. Good luck!

And as stated in previous threads on this topic: Get help.

I don't understand... how can I act on it? It's not really something to act on. I'm not going to go around on a murderous rampage! What I'm doing is simply what I said: counting.
Thanks for the luck wish!

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by Mail747

Thanks for the input, and that is a lot easier! :L
How far are you from Tokyo or Kyoto?

I`m right by Nagoya - the place everyone goes through on their way to Kyoto or Osaka from Tokyo... But never get off the train in.

Up to a point, I can imagine it wouldn`t be too hard as one does notice foreigners (at least I know I do) without outright looking for them... But once it gets up into the double or triple digits, I imagine I would not remember.
I think the last time I saw that many non-Japanese was on a trip to the immigration office early last year. If I just ran into them wandering around I`d seriously wonder what was going on.

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I`m right by Nagoya - the place everyone goes through on their way to Kyoto or Osaka from Tokyo... But never get off the train in.

Up to a point, I can imagine it wouldn`t be too hard as one does notice foreigners (at least I know I do) without outright looking for them... But once it gets up into the double or triple digits, I imagine I would not remember.
I think the last time I saw that many non-Japanese was on a trip to the immigration office early last year. If I just ran into them wandering around I`d seriously wonder what was going on.

I know you really don't, but it sure sounds like you live in the often clichéd off the beaten track.

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by Mail747

Well if it's any consolation, in Yokohama one time, I saw a HUGE British flag hanging down from one of the buildings.

I wanted to go to Yokohama when I was there but it wasn't 'interesting' enough for mum! Is there more likely to be non-Japanese there?

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by tokusatsufan

I wanted to go to Yokohama when I was there but it wasn't 'interesting' enough for mum! Is there more likely to be non-Japanese there?

It is Japan's second largest city, so my guess is yes....

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

I know you really don't, but it sure sounds like you live in the often clichéd off the beaten track.

I live directly ON the well beaten track.

It`s just that everyone goes down the path from point A to point B, without stopping along the way. So while everyone passes through here, no one ever stops.


ETA:
Oh, and I forgot - I spent the day out today at the Tsushima Tennou Festival (尾張津島天王祭) and saw 6 foreigners. One guy there with a wife or girlfriend wearing a jinbei (that looked quite good on him - a rarity), another guy who looked very *English teacher*, and a group of 4 SE Asian exchange students.

That`s it - and it`s a really big festival too. But it seems like the only festival in the area that foreigners bother with is the penis one...

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I live directly ON the well beaten track.

It`s just that everyone goes down the path from point A to point B, without stopping along the way. So while everyone passes through here, no one ever stops.

I know, I know.... I'm guilty of doing that four times....

With all the time you've spent there already, seeing so few gaijin doesn't affect you much, does it? It probably makes you feel perhaps more comfortable?

[BobbyCooper]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I live directly ON the well beaten track.

It`s just that everyone goes down the path from point A to point B, without stopping along the way. So while everyone passes through here, no one ever stops.

I will stop there Nyororin

Don't understand why people just by pass this city when it's on the way really.

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by BobbyCooper

I will stop there Nyororin

Don't understand why people just by pass this city when it's on the way really.

I know you will.... After all, you do need to get on her good side!

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

I know, I know.... I'm guilty of doing that four times....

You should get off the train and stay a few days. :P Nagoya is a big city, but for some reason it has gotten a bad rap as far as tourism goes. I think it`s probably the best city to actually live in. Remarkably green, huge but not so crowded, clean, etc.

With all the time you've spent there already, seeing so few gaijin doesn't affect you much, does it? It probably makes you feel perhaps more comfortable?

I`m curious how it would affect me, really. It doesn`t really matter all that much - I am not particularly interested in surrounding myself with foreigners for comfort as I don`t really have trouble with the language or culture. The only reason I can imagine it concerning me would be if there was a huge influx of foreigners being stupid and making me look bad by association.