HELP attending an interview?

[noodle]

Originally Posted by GTJ

That's because England didn't have internment camps...

What's your point? Whether they had concentration camps or not doesn't change the fact that the word "Jap" is used with no awkwardness. Even Japanese people use it. Heck, a pretty famous Japanese person opened a shop in Paris with "Jap" in the name

[GTJ]

Originally Posted by noodle

What's your point? Whether they had concentration camps or not doesn't change the fact that the word "Jap" is used with no awkwardness. Even Japanese people use it. Heck, a pretty famous Japanese person opened a shop in Paris with "Jap" in the name

Actually I think it does change the fact. (Not taking a tone with ya, just to clarify; I'm just stating my opinion ) Because in America at that time of the war, Americans called the Japanese "japs" as a racial insult. It remains to this day to be considered a racial slur in America to refer to anyone of Asian origin (because most Americans can't tell Asians apart) a "jap". In the UK, you don't have that same context and cultural tension as we do leftover from the internment era. At least, I don't think. I've been wrong before.

[noodle]

Originally Posted by GTJ

Actually I think it does change the fact. (Not taking a tone with ya, just to clarify; I'm just stating my opinion ) Because in America at that time of the war, Americans called the Japanese "japs" as a racial insult. It remains to this day to be considered a racial slur in America to refer to anyone of Asian origin (because most Americans can't tell Asians apart) a "jap". In the UK, you don't have that same context and cultural tension as we do leftover from the internment era. At least, I don't think. I've been wrong before.

That's fair enough, but the OP might not be American, and by surveys carried out in Japan, it seems the majority of Japanese don't really care about the use of "Jap". So, there is no need to say something like the person is "not ready" to live in Japan.

[GTJ]

Gotcha
I haven't seen those surveys but that's interesting. I'm gonna ask around a little
Thanks for the knowledge!


(And THAT, internet, is how you carry out intellectual discourse and dissent.)

[BoyFromTheFuture]

I'm with noodle on this one. I only see it as a short form of the word.

[SSJup81]

Some people don't know that the term "Jap" is offensive. My father didn't, and he said he just thought it was an abbreviation for Japanese when he was going on about the "Jap music" I like. I then explained how the term was used in a derogatory manner towards Japanese-Americans during WWII since they were all seen as an "enemy" and then eventually sent to internment camps. I didn't even know that it was derogatory until a few years ago. Bottom line is just because someone uses a certain term, really doesn't mean it was done with malicious intent.

That aside, getting slightly back on topic, I'm curious as to what the position is for.

[ozkai]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Frankly, I don't think you're ready to live in Japan.

Definitely ignorance, and I do believe he posted as such in the hope of gaining a response. He will now have wished second!

Another kid that needs a spanking from his Mama, either that, or military school for a year!

[MMM]

Originally Posted by magixxx

Hi thanks for the quick reply,
I have been recommended for a job interview based in Tokyo assisting the local manager at the main HQ.
I would like to know the correct steps to take when greeting the japanese boss once he entered the room because i want to impress him and i heard that Japanese likes people who make the effort to converse in jap languages.
or i should just speak in the default business english and don't impress at all in case i screwed up.

I would not use any Japanese you are not fully comfortable with. If the interview is to be conducted in English, then I would just speak English until the topic of Japanese comes up.

Stand up when he enters the room and do not sit down until he does

[magixxx]

i apologize to those who took offense at the term used.
anyway, i guess i shall stick to using english then.
It is not a teaching job but rather office based duties assigned by the local manager.
The Japaneses boss is the Head of Department and the the manager is the 2nd in charge.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by magixxx

i apologize to those who took offense at the term used.
anyway, i guess i shall stick to using english then.
It is not a teaching job but rather office based duties assigned by the local manager.
The Japaneses boss is the Head of Department and the the manager is the 2nd in charge.

Is this in Japan?