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08-18-2008, 10:33 PM
Greetings and Thank you for accepting me to your forum.
I wish to travel to Japan one day and, if I am allowed, live and work there. I need to ask a question. I am very shy and I do not make friends easily. I also am a fat person. Generally people find fat people repulsive. I have come across this attitude, not only where I come from but also from people from other countries. Please, if I may ask, what do Japanese men think about fat women? Do they also find them repulsive? Thank you for this chance to ask. Kind Regards form Athens, Greece, SE Europe.  
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08-18-2008, 11:01 PM
Hi Marikogr and welcome to the forum.
Hmm when you say fat it all depends on what type of guy your refering to, the shallow, superficial guy would always say they are repulsed, majority of guys probly do not mind (I know I do not) talking to just about anyone no matter what they look like. Then there are those who find large women attractive. I believe you will find all the above guys in Japan and it will probly be similar to your home country (then again I could be very wrong, please someone correct me if I am). One benefit of living in Japan is you will see the excess pounds fall off if you stick with traditional Japanese meals, they tend to be very healthy compared to the western processed foods we eat daily. Well best of luck in your quest to be Gaijin and if you ever need anyone to talk to just pm me.
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08-19-2008, 03:42 AM
I did notice that Japanese people have a very different view of what weight they should be to that of Westerners... flicking tv channels there were plenty of ads for weight loss programs where the 'before' picture is more like the 'after' picture in ads here ("dropped from 49kg to 40kg, yay!"); a woman we met mentioned she was on a diet and needed to lose weight despite being tiny enough for childrens' clothes here; almost every girl you see is incredibly skinny. I'm not sure how the men feel about it, but the women at least seemed to me to be quite obsessed with weight loss and being skinny.
On the other hand I got the impression that whatever their opinion of you, in general they will never say something rude to your face - the culture is very polite.
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08-19-2008, 03:51 AM
Obesity is much less common than in the West, and is seen as a sign of mental weakness. There is little or no belief in people being "naturally obese" or it being "out of their control" and traditional Japanse food is more healthy and less fatty than American food (I am not sure about food in Greece).
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08-19-2008, 03:55 AM
Well, it really depends more on the person.
Some people well care and others won't. Really doesn't matter though, you are who you are. Just have a good time and don't think about all that bull. Quote:
Or maybe it's more of an Okinawa thing?  "The sky is cryin...
Can't you see the tears roll down the street?" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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08-19-2008, 04:00 AM
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Grilling is more common than frying, fish is more common than beef, rice is more common than bread and vegetables are more common than cheese. I think you would have a hard time arguing a typical traditional Japanese diet is less healthy than a typical American diet.
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08-19-2008, 04:28 AM
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I was told their diets were terrible. "The sky is cryin...
Can't you see the tears roll down the street?" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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08-19-2008, 04:29 AM
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08-19-2008, 07:31 AM
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Though I did have plenty of yakiniku and other things as well.
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08-19-2008, 02:46 PM
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Okinawans have the longest life expectancy in Japan and their food is believed to be the sources of their youth. So please make sure that you know what you are talking about. Maybe what you meant to say was, Okinawa diet contains unique ingredients which may or may not be viewed as disgusting. For example, big ear, legs, and etc...
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