2007-03-03 05:52:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why do you persist in displaying your idiocy?
The Japanese nation of 60 years ago is not the nation of today.
Today's Japanese folk could certainly teach you a few lessons in civility and good manners.
2007-03-03 06:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by Barrie G 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, they're a bit foreign, aren't they? All the same, it's probably just prejudices left over from the war- especially true for the Chinese! The Japanese showed a lot of brutality to the countries they invaded and their POWs, not to mention the treatment of their own troops...
Post-war, it could be an envy issue- their economy slowed down when the 90s began, but during the 80s everyone was in awe of the progress they were making... and they still hold a lot of important patents... or it could be their attitude over whaling?
It could also be that it's a bit difficult to connect with these people... all that stuff about the 'inscrutable oriental', never knowing what they're thinking, etc... maybe a little hard to read? It's also a bit of a tricky language to learn...
after all that though, it's not fair to say that no-one likes the Japanese, because I do... and to an extent, I miss them... so if- and when- I can find a job there, I'll be off to live and work. Nippon banzai!
2007-03-03 06:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the Japs. America is still smarting for the bloody nose the Japs gave them in WW2. Surprised that a small Island tribe nearly wiped them off the globe. It would have all been McSushi now. And Sunbucks and the world may have been a better place.
2007-03-03 07:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by K. Marx iii 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find the horrific atrocities they committed against their POWS in World War II hard to forgive. Testing anthrax on people, setting them on fire and crucifying them being among some their favourite "activities".
Especially as they've never said sorry and like to brush it under the carpet and pretend it never happened. Makes you wonder what sort of culture could allow that to happen.
Oh and I'm British (Welsh) not American. I don't "love" the Japs. I think they are a cruel race.
2007-03-04 08:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know this? Do you have any evidence in support of your this statement? I am sure that if you arrange a worldwide public vote on this issue, you would see that the worldwide people hates the Americans and the British many folds than the Japs.
2007-03-03 06:03:09 · answer #5 · answered by The Falcon 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I Iived in Japan for two years, am English, and have a South Korean fiance. I've heard opinions from all sides. I am aware of the atrocities committed. Go to Japan, if you haven't already done so, and seek out young people, you will find that the youth of today is very different from the stereotype you imagine.
2007-03-03 06:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ginny Jin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been told by a number of people that home owners in the London area, looking for tenants to rent their property whilst they're overseas, etc., actually favour Japanese. Apparently they make excellent tenants as they keep their homes in tip-top, clean condition. The only thing I don't like about the Japanese is their apparent bizarre sense of humour; but I'm only basing this on some of the revolting Japanese game shows I've seen on TV! What I do like about them is their innate politeness, which seems to be at odds with that sense of humour!
2007-03-03 06:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by uknative 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi Bob,
My hubby was working in Japan a few years ago for 6 weeks. He and his colleague were allocated a liason officer from the client company.
He said this person and his family were wonderful people. Kind, polite and very helpful with a great sense of humour.
They convinced my hubby that when eating raw squid that it is still alive and the trick is to eat it before it tries to eat you. They took him and his colleague out for a meal in Osaka and guess what was on the menu? Squid! He was petrified.
He still looks back at it with a smile. It is a fond memory of some lovely people for him.
2007-03-03 10:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by LYN W 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who is this "no one" you are speaking about? Last time I looked they were a current ally. They pull their weight in the rescue and aid missions. And they have gotten along pretty well with their neighbors after that "little mishap" around 1940.
I can think of a whole lot of people I like less than them. Worst I can say is I am neutral on the subject.
2007-03-03 05:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Although the Japanese are a sophisticated race, they have a predilection for sadism and torture.
I've been in bars in Tokyo and seen customers laughing their heads off at video footage of people jumping out of burning buildings with their clothes on fire.
Weird.
2007-03-03 09:11:43 · answer #10 · answered by Panama Jack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋