My dream is to live there one day, I study the culture and I'm getting pretty good with my Japanese.
2007-01-01 13:48:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
black dog has it right. the younger generation, many of them love foriegners and want to make lots of foriegn friends, but in general they just look at us foriegners as different. not worse or inferior (sometimes but not in general) but very different, and they will treat you differently. but since you're still studying i assume you're highschool/college age and all the people you meet will be cool with you being a foriegner. in fact many will be impressed and like on this fact alone. also what hotwas980 said is very true, i think. but you'll make so many friends here don't worry about it. and they'll help you out with whatever problems you might have.
2007-01-01 19:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by codyfan7863 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Japanes LOVE Americans and everything American. That you can speak Japanese is a definate plus. I went there for 10 days last summer and people are super impressed if you can say even the most simple of phrases in Japanese. And, the fact that many Japanese speak English although most not that fluently it's not hard to communicate at all. But yes the Japanese are very accepting of foreigners.
2007-01-01 13:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living in SE Asia I have met many Japanese people and found them to be friendly (but that may be because they are not in their own country) I also know a few Caucasians who have lived and worked there and they have very conflicting ideas of what the Japanese are like; either xenophobic or not friendly to foreigners or very accepting of them.
These ex-Japan residents also say that English is not widely spoken nor is it very good English.
But the proof of the pudding so go and suck it and see. The best answer to your question is visit Japan for a few weeks then make up your own mind.
2007-01-01 14:18:01 · answer #3 · answered by eastglam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most important thing is that Japan basically don't permit the immigration intake. They don't want foreigners to disturb Japan's economy and culture.
They think you, foreigners have different minds from theirs so they tend to treat you differently. I don't mean they discriminate against you. They behave to you friendly but they think in their deep minds that you can't understand their subtle feelings and you are actually outsiders. Then you may notice that and feel isolated.
Of course, not all Japanese think the same way. You can find true friends there. I can say many younger generations (including me?) like Americans.
2007-01-01 16:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by Black Dog 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Japanese are the most racist people in the world, but that doesn't stop them from accepting you as a foreigner. You have to accept that you are a gaijin (foreigner) and will never be truly Japanese. That said, they accept that fact and will accept you just as readily. You can get drunk in a whisky dive in Shinjuku, piss on your Japanese boss and you'll be forgiven. You'll be called a "baka gaijin" but then all will be forgiven.
I'm living with a Japanese girl right now, so you're situation reminds me of several encounters I've had in the past.
2007-01-01 15:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Hotwad 980 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You Chinese aren't extremely polite to foreigners. I was at the Olympics and there were crowds of chinese people staring at black, spanish, and white people that were there. Pointing and laughing and staring and staring and staring. Your people didn't give a crap about the other asian americans that were there on the field trip with us, but once you saw the first spanish person you all pointed and laughed.
2016-03-29 03:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are very accepting of foreigners. They are the most gracious people I have ever met. Learning the culture is very important. I lived there for three years and loved it.
2007-01-01 13:58:21 · answer #7 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Omg, i envy you. That is my dream too. Well, i only can tell you that my teacher lived in there for 3 years :) That inspired me and gave me hope too :D
Good Luck! And accomplished that goal
Actually you have to have a career to work in there.
2007-01-01 13:53:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on the person...it's because of our culture, you know...
my father is a french and it took him 3 years to be my mother's friend. for three years they've been only acquaintances..
2007-01-01 16:35:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the Japaneese that i know tend to be very rascist ,they are superior to foreign devils ,
at least they used to be.they still hate the Dutch people.their first foreign invading visitor.
2007-01-01 13:57:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋