Gaijin Gone Crazy

[chiuchimu]

beginner or veteran, it matters not to me.

It's OK to make mistakes, just be respectful then you are all welcome in Japan.

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

This has nothing to do with people in Japan.

Rather the attitude amongst foreigners who know a bit about Japanese culture/language towards those that don't know.

I know what Ohayou is talking about to an extent (that KyleGoetz guy in the other thread about mieru, mirareru is a twat as is the Rickoshay guy in the thread questioning whether or not people think the Japanese Emperor as God)

But while they stand out on this forum, in the real world, they are a minority in my experience.

All I said was ani-nerds.. is that really all that offensive? Honestly I could care less if someone loves anime, j-bands etc, good for them, I was simply stating what the majority of this forum seems to be about. Anyhow, what I was annoyed by is the fact that the OP in the other thread clearly has not discovered Google (aka is lazy).

[samokan]

Originally Posted by OHayou

I have my own thoughts on the possible reasons (one being that perhaps people who have lived in Japan for a few years have a knee-jerk reaction to any foreigners who even breathe words like anime, harajuku, samurai, etc..) but I'm just curious if this is a thing others have noticed and why you might think it exists (if it does at all)?

Well even if he or she lives in japan and knows more of the language , so what he is STILL a GAIJIN.. such an a$$$ .. i love anime, samurai and that stuff and when I meet this gaijin who loves the same thing, it kinda remind me of my reaction when I first came to Japan.

Unless of course he/she is rude and really really stupid then that is a different story ..

[Ryzorian]

My reaction in Japan would prolly be to stare blankly because I would have no clue about anything.

[Nameless]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I agree with acjama. It is the attitude of those who feel they know so much about Japan despite having very little true experience with the country... versus those who actually do have direct knowledge and experience.

Nothing is more frustrating than being told that, no, I am totally wrong because in some anime/drama/book it said otherwise, etc.

You haven't watched enough anime, and that prevents you from being kawaii desu.
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The more you learn about something, the more you acknowledge it isn't as awesome as you thought it was.

I guess many of the animu fans such as me, had a phase were he/she would consider everything from japan to be the best... the animu 破滅のマルス, is sort of an instant cure for this disease.

Nevertheless, I really don't care about those people, but it is somewhat annoying to read people with half broken wapanese.

[Ronin4hire]

Originally Posted by RickOShay

All I said was ani-nerds.. is that really all that offensive? Honestly I could care less if someone loves anime, j-bands etc, good for them, I was simply stating what the majority of this forum seems to be about. Anyhow, what I was annoyed by is the fact that the OP in the other thread clearly has not discovered Google (aka is lazy).

Searching using a search engine requires less effort so I would hardly call it laziness.

Perhaps this sort of medium is what the OP prefers? Or perhaps the OP tried an internet search and the answers were unsatisfactory?

[Atredies]

living in a foreign country 101: keep a low profile and act decently.

is it something difficult to follow? no.

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by OHayou

It might be just my own distorted perception but it seems (to me at least) that the more skilled a person becomes in either learning the Japanese language or culture (or both) there exists a higher tendency for them to become condescending or outright rude based on that particular skill set. (At least online that is.)

I see exactly what you mean. I mean,calling somebody a weaboo! Some people on here[no-one off the top of my head] have acted like teenagers!And I'm 19! Just chill out guys,seriously! I believe that anyone that is not offensive is fine. Us and them is how wars start. Yes I know there will be an element of it but you've still got to be a nice person in the world. This just comes across to me as snobbery.

Yeah,that guy that said he wanted to get laid with a hot Japanese girl on holiday then asked why Japanese porn is so disgusting I can see,he was an idiot but you can avoid those people. If somebody is a ''weaboo'' you tease them,you politely advise them to calm down,you don't say that they are the worst possible people on this Earth!

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by OHayou

It might be just my own distorted perception but it seems (to me at least) that the more skilled a person becomes in either learning the Japanese language or culture (or both) there exists a higher tendency for them to become condescending or outright rude based on that particular skill set. (At least online that is.)

I see exactly what you mean. I mean,calling somebody a weaboo! Trying to make out there's loads of people out there who are running into Japan like a deer in headlights! Some people on here[no-one off the top of my head] have acted like teenagers! And I'm 19! Just chill out guys,seriously! I believe that anyone that is not offensive is fine. Us and them is how wars start. Yes I know there will be an element of it but you've still got to be a nice person in the world. This just comes across to me as snobbery.

Yeah,that guy that said he wanted to get laid with a hot Japanese girl on holiday then asked why Japanese porn is so disgusting I can see,he was an idiot but you can avoid those people. If somebody is a ''weaboo'' you tease them,you politely advise them to calm down,you don't say that they are the worst possible people on this Earth!

I have almost left this board numerous times because of it.

[GoNative]

I think it's just in general the old timers here who actually live or have lived in Japan and know what it is really like get tired of the views expressed by often very young people who have never travelled anywhere, let alone Japan and have no idea what it is like to live there. People who are fanatical about Japan and think they can really understand it's people and culture through watching or reading a few cartoons! People who seem to believe that Japan is some sort of nirvana, whose people and culture embody perfection itself. Those of us who've lived many years in Japan know that's not the case. To constantly read the completely naive views of people, who are generally struggling to fit into their own culture, thinking they will find total acceptance and be embraced into Japanese culture just gets ridiculous. And for those of us who have actually lived there many years to then be told that we have no idea what we are talking about is really very annoying. Some people just don't like to hear reality. They want to cling to their naive perceptions.