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Originally Posted by Housetek
(Post 208462)
There are some places with the signs "japanese only"
reason
1: Members only places. Foreigners are just visiting, and do not intend on becoming members.
2: Some places are very busy and packed with Japanese customers, its not worth the extra money to hire Bi Lingual workers to cater to foreigners when they are already busy.
No JUST English speaking customers, but many other languages would have to be covered, Hence Japanese only.
Many foreigners come to japan to visit from all over the world.
Can you beleive how frustrating it is when your establishment is busy and your trying to figure out what some one is saying, while your patrons and regular customers are waiting.
Its bad business, your neglecting your regulars trying to decipher what a foreigner is trying to say.
3. Foreigners rarely try to learn Japanese or know any Japanese at all.
Every one knows a bit of english cuz its taught in most countries.
Japanese is not.
making this completely different then U.S or any other english speaking country.
4. Places like onsens do not allow tattoos and serve only japanese people.
there ARE onsens for foreigners.
But mainly foreigners do not know the etiquette for onsens and usualy do something rude or inappropriate. Hence, they have seperate onsens.
5. Tradition
some temples and places have traditions and rules that are known to local Japanese.
Some places just dont want tourist to come by and snap pictures and pose in front of things.
Example. Some temples.
Nothing like having a tourist give the middle finger or a peace sign next to a sacred relic or statute. yea thats really cool and respectful right.
6. Just Etiquette.
In many cultures including japanese, there is just a etiquette and rules to abide by. Tourist do not know this, and its not their faults b/c they were not born here and do not know.
-Htek
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Housetek,
I would say that 95% of the places that have "Japanese Only" signs are expensive pubs that overcharge the customers and aren't used to being called on it. Japanese customers at lingerie pubs or "all you can drink" think it is low-class to ask the cost when walking in, so these pubs take advantage of that and charge an huge amount of money.
I went to one snack bar with 2 Japanese guys and another foreigner. We walked in and it was dead. We asked the price. It was 2000 yen entry and 800 a beer. It was late, so we agreed. After about an hour we got up to go, and got a giant bill. We said "Hey, you said 2000 yen a head and 800 yen a beer. 4 guys, plus 8 beers doesn't add up to 25,000." "Yeah, but we weren't busy, and you were talking to all our girls." and some other baloney. We refused to pay those prices, and told them to call the police. We were only paying what we were told the price was.
Next time we were in the building there was a "Japanese Only" sign on the door. |
