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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
be proud of your scottish inheritance. I too like to be thought of as English.
Much as I love scotland.
I still think of myself as English.
The thing is-- How can others detect what nationality anybody is until they speak to them?
we have many Europeans coming over here-- especially via the European Union. I could not identify any of them unless I spoke to them.
I see many foreign students in Brighton, they usually walk around in their own groups speaking in their own languages.
I cannot tell Asians apart at all. Last year I attended a Japanese festival held in Brighton. I went thinking it would be a great opportunity to speak with some Japanese people-- but almost everyone I approached was either chinese, or phillipinos, among others.
There were hardly any real Japanese folk there-- so I was very disappointed.
Japanese food a-plenty-- I wish that I could recognise a Japanese person when I see them. We have several Asians living in my small town-- but so far I have not come across a Japanese-- apart from my friend.
I wished to find someone to practice the language with-- but so far--No Luck.
I guess gaiijin must mean Foreigner and if people can't tell where the foreigner is from-- then it covers all.
PS MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL WEAR BADGES WITH FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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I can usually tell the different between a Chinese person, a Japanese person and usually a Korean person. The south-East Asian countries are a little more difficult to tell apart, with all the borders being close, but I could take a guess and be right about 60% of the time. In my phrase book, foreigner translates as 'Gaikokujin', but I guess 'Gaijin' is the shortened form