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- 11 Feb 2007
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I observed that whereever Japanese national live always use the "Gaijin word" obviously they don't mean to discriminate, they probably don't realise that some none Japanese national feel uncomfortable with the "Gaijin" term, not that I mind.
But I was wondering what other words in Japanese would you use?
It just get too complicated, so I draw my simplistic conclusion.
There are not alternative!!!
Would people in other countries just for argument sake (English speaking country), would use "foreigner" as the word?
For example if I want to talk about someone from different origin I would'nt use "foreigner/foreign" probably I would say, a guy I met, or something else, but not foreigner.
I guess is the same all story, for the people that feel offended by the "Gaijin" term must be the way they say it.
Basically the eye of the beholder thingy.
Peace to all
But I was wondering what other words in Japanese would you use?
It just get too complicated, so I draw my simplistic conclusion.
There are not alternative!!!
Would people in other countries just for argument sake (English speaking country), would use "foreigner" as the word?
For example if I want to talk about someone from different origin I would'nt use "foreigner/foreign" probably I would say, a guy I met, or something else, but not foreigner.
I guess is the same all story, for the people that feel offended by the "Gaijin" term must be the way they say it.
Basically the eye of the beholder thingy.
Peace to all