1.1 Housing : I have been refused accommodation because I was a foreigner
1.2 Housing : My company provides my accommodation (so no problem)
1.3 Housing : I have only stayed at gaijin houses, hotels or friends' houses
1.4 Housing : I have lived in Japan for many years, rented my housing via a estate agent, and never had any problem
1.5 Housing : I have only stayed in Japan for two years or less, rented my housing via a estate agent, but never had any problem
2.1 Tourism : I have been refused entry to a hotel, guesthouse or weekly mansion because I was a foreigner
2.2 Tourism : I have stayed a few times in hotels, guesthouses and/or weekly mansions and have never been refused entry
2.3 Tourism : I have stayed numerous times in hotels, guesthouses and/or weekly mansions and have never been refused entry
3.1 Entertainment : I have been refused entry to at least one restaurant, bar, nightclub, onsen or public bath because I was a foreigner
3.2 Entertainment : I have been a few times to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, onsen or public baths, and was never refused entry
3.3 Entertainment : I have been a hundreds of times to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, onsen or public baths, and was never refused entry
4.1 Police : I have been stopped and asked for an ID (passport/alien registration) by the police for no reason
4.2 Police : I have been stopped while riding a bicycle and had my bike registration checked during day time for no reason
4.3 Police : I have been stopped while riding a bicycle and had my bike registration checked during night time for no reason
4.4 Police : I have been mistakenly arrested (taken to the police station)
4.5 Police : I have had other discriminatory problems with the police
4.6 Police : I have stayed for many years in Japan and have never been checked or annoyed by the police in Japan
4.7 Police : I have stayed less than 2 years in Japan and have never been checked or annoyed by the police in Japan
5.1 Sexual Discrimination : I have experienced sexual harassment in Japan
5.2 Sexual Discrimination : I have experienced sexual discrimination regarding promotion, salary or opportunity
5.3 Sexual Discrimination : I am not a woman or have never worked in a Japanese company
marcus314
Hope that you will come to Japan with a lot of negative images.
I suppose, at least, no maple leaf flag would be needed even with your north american English accent.
As to the Europen matters, it would be interesting for an asian tourist to go to, say, a small museum in northern europe at not busy time, for the staffs would kindly watch what you are interested in. But I am too stupid to be eloquent and I don't have to play certain roll here.
Hi, Marcus314,
I think a lot has also to do with the person.
I'm not saying that everyone who complained was looking for trouble or had a negative attitude desrving such, but it would be unfortunate if the idea of 'negativity' would make anyone more keen to little things that can go either way. If you've had a postive experience, what can be better than that ?
Wherever you go, there will be a**holes to ruin your day. They'll be angels to save you from trouble. Some of the things deserve serious study, reflection, and improvement, but it shoudln't become a reason to put the whole 'foreigner thing' in a dark light. There are advantages and disadvantages, and little social skills that smoothes the interaction. The same should go for 'non-Caucasian foreigners.' Just a little different in every case.
My European experience wasn't all jolly, but doesn't make me anit-European. It is hard, though, to discern the whining and insights. I can't distinguish those in myself, either. ^___^ I hope you enjoy your positive Japanese experience next time, every time.
Z: The fish in the water are happy.
H: How do you know ? You're not fish.
Z: How do you know I don't ? You're not me.
H: True I am not you, and I cannot know. Likewise, I know you're not, therefore I know you don't.
Z: You asked me how I knew implying you knew I knew. In fact I saw some fish, strolling down by the Hao River, all jolly and gay.
--Zhuangzi
I'm a German & been to small German museums, & the staff kindly watched what I was interested in. So what?Originally Posted by pipokun
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