Comments on: Four Things That Shocked Me About Japan

By: suduki kellington

suduki kellington — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:00:00 +0000

I don’t understand, if they start to grope you you can’t do anything like try to push them off or ask for help. I don’t understand. Oh and nice post

By: ロドルフォクルス湖

ロドルフォクルス湖 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:24:00 +0000

Everything is just utterly Kawaii in Japan. And I’m not sure if it’s a good thing anymore.

By: Pizzaphile

Pizzaphile — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:21:00 +0000

It’s funny because “Chuhai” means (or sounds like) smelly puss in cantonese, just a little trivia.

By: Ben Nichols

Ben Nichols — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:34:00 +0000

I lived in Okinawa for 2 years, so I don’t have much personal experience with the dialects around Honshu, but Okinawa is quite a bit more diverse than most of Japan. They also have several different Ryukyuan dialects/languages, so I know what you’re saying. The point is, as an American, I’m used to seeing a large variety of ethnicities. In Japan, over 98% are ethnically Japanese. It was a culture shock for me.

By: Meredith Peruzzi

Meredith Peruzzi — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:35:00 +0000

Just a note, as a Deaf person living in Japan. Although awareness of sign language has leapt phenomenally – deaf people used to not even sign in public, except for “whispering” down low – there are still a lot of stares when you do sign. We do it now, of course, but people still look. (Not like in India…THAT was creepy staring.) I think it might be partially curiosity, but it’s still just kind of weird, yanno?

By: Meredith Peruzzi

Meredith Peruzzi — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:32:00 +0000

THIS is why I keep smiling. If people don’t want to smile back, that’s their loss.

Also see: http://metropolis.co.jp/features/the-last-word/gaijin-vs-gaijin/