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  • "You are an outsider and will never belong to Japanese society" (exclusion)

    17 29.31%

  • "You are an outsider, ignorant of Japanese ways" (cultural ignorance)

    17 29.31%

  • "You are different from us ! Hahaha !" (childish differentiation)

    12 20.69%

  • "You are not Japanese, but I am" (opposition)

    13 22.41%

  • "You are not a Japanese national" (on the passport)

    11 18.97%

  • "You are not an ethnic Japanese" (different looks)

    13 22.41%

  • "Wow ! You are better than me !" (awe)

    8 13.79%

  • Don't know

    10 17.24%
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Thread: What connotation does the term "gaijin" have for you ?

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  1. Sep 28, 2006, 16:37 #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by gaijinalways View Post
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    CC1, If you already know they are Japanese, it makes more sense. It is like calling something an animal until you know it's a dog, and calling it a dog until you identify the breed as a collie, and then calling it a collie, until you know the name given it by the owner.

    I understood you...it is like calling someone black when you know that they are a person!
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    Quote Originally Posted by CC1 View Post
    I understood you...it is like calling someone black when you know that they are a person!
    "Black" is a person ? I thought it was an adjective of colour !

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