Why I left Japan after 10 years
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Why I left Japan after 10 years
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Re: Why I left Japan after 10 years
#2I don't know Man, pople visit India here and have very disrespectful behavior, most US and UK people. Most other countries are okay. They think they are more "civilized" and hence get to lecture people on what to do and what not to do.
Fix your own problems first! And even when you do, don't lecture us, we'll fix our "problems" ourselves.
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#3Come to Russia instead, it's the best to be for a foreigner
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#4> Policemen are everywhere, more than London
There's a reason why London has had more than 20 people killed this year in terrorist incidents and Japan has 0.
London has crime, Japan doesn't.
Also, your attitude comes as realy hostile in your blog, maybe it was your body language that caused that?
I'm sick of these "i'm superior to you" white boys
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#5I don't know Man, pople visit India here and have very disrespectful behavior, most US and UK people. Most other countries are okay. They think they are more "civilized" and hence get to lecture people on what to do and what not to do. Fix your own problems first! And even when you do, don't lecture us, we'll fix our "problems" ourselves.
This person shows you an overt example of racism - even one with a "Japanese only" picture! - and you find nothing better to do than cast doubt on his account and complain about tourists in your country.
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#6> Policemen are everywhere, more than London There's a reason why London has had more than 20 people killed this year in terrorist incidents and Japan has 0. London has crime, Japan doesn't. Also, your attitude comes as realy hostile in your blog, maybe it was your body language that caused that? I'm sick of these "i'm superior to you" white boys
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#7I suspect that feeling of being unwelcome would strike you in many countries. As far as I can tell, there's only a few cities around the world where my being foreign was a non-issue.
I lived in Switzerland for a good few years, but although there are plenty of friendly people, the few people who weren't so friendly soured things. I suspect a different roll of the dice would have made it a much nicer experience.
You could tell you were getting the "foreigner rate" on quotes to fix things around your house. How do you know? You get a person who speaks the local language to ask for a quote.
People didn't trust me either. I got sued because a guy who I'd contracted to do some work wanted to get paid. He hadn't done the work, another guy had. But that didn't stop him from suing me. When I got to the pre-court hearing I found out the arbitrator was a friend of his.
You also get it thrown in your face that "this is how it is around here". With the understanding that of course you are only there for the tax rate and the skiing. This was particularly scary as a colleague of mine had his kids bullied in school, and was somehow expected to climb out of that hole himself.
But I doubt this sort of thing is particular to any country. People will always deal with the unfamiliar with some caution. You're always going to have language and cultural disadvantages.
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#9> Policemen are everywhere, more than London There's a reason why London has had more than 20 people killed this year in terrorist incidents and Japan has 0. London has crime, Japan doesn't. Also, your attitude comes as realy hostile in your blog, maybe it was your body language that caused that? I'm sick of these "i'm superior to you" white boys
Japan does have crime. What the hell are you on about? My work mates house was broken into a few weeks ago.
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#10Most of thos stuff, you work out after a few months in Japan. I get the feeling there is more that the author's personal situation that he isn't saying. After 10 years, I really expect a deeper and more nuanced critique. The most difficult experiences in Japan come from not really knowing people more than what they want to show you. The Japanese are masters of the 'public face'.