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Originally Posted by MMM
Dude, you are a gaijin in Japan. Accept it or get on the next plane.
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Come on man, don't go that route with me. Obviously I've accepted it or I wouldn't've come BACK to Japan, and I wouldn't be working so hard to stay here. I'm not making any arguments or anything, I'm just asking what you guys think.
I'm certainly not gonna turn into another Debito, but I know what "gaijin" means and where it comes from, and I know that nobody really says it in a nice, innocent way.
Either way, that's why this thread is about "gai
kokujin". However, you answered my question when you told me that the 国 refers to Japan.
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Americans aren't that much better at distinguishing Puerto Ricans from Mexicans from Cubans...and these are countries that are less than 5000 miles away from us. Why should Japanese be able to distinguish Canadians from Americans from English...all dudes from different continents.
That would be like asking me to distinguish a Kuwati from a Saudi from an Iraqi.
Put it in that perspective I think the island country of Japan does a pretty damn good job.
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Pretty much satsifies my question.