Jag saxar lite ur ett FAQ-inlägg skrivet av en amerikan i Japan.
Question:
I'm [insert nationality here]. Will I be accepted in Japan?
Answer:
No.
Okay, let me elaborate a little. To the Japanese, there are two types of people. Japanese, and not Japanese. Within "Not Japanese" there's all sorts of levels - white, black, hispanic, Middle Eastern, whatever. White people will get stared at, black people will get stared at more, and someone wearing an actual fruit basket on their heads...might not get stared at as much as a black person. But basically, we're all in the "Not Japanese" group.
Not that this is a bad thing. There are many ways in which it benefits you not to be Japanese. And its not like Japanese people will actively hate on you. Many will go to great lengths for you. But if you're looking to just blend into the crowd...no. Maybe in Tokyo. Not many other places. Don't let that stop you from being interested in the country/wanting to visit, but just realize that this is how it is here.
Det var ungefär det jag syftade på när jag skrev det första inlägget om japansk rasism. Det är såhär det är. Ibland är det helt ok att bli uttittad och få "specialbehandling" (åt endera hållet) när man rör sig i det japanska samhället och ibland är man fullständigt kräkless på det.
