Pros and Cons about Japan
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Emoni
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- 20 Sep 2003
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From everyone I have talked to, it would do you a great deal of good to try to give up any preconceptions you might have before you go. Something anyone would have a very hard time doing completely.
Try to take everything in as a clean slate as it should be, and try to be open to everything and learn. I intend to do the same if I go next year as well.
As for the perverts... I consider all men perverts in someway, and Japan has men so they have perverts too.
Try to take everything in as a clean slate as it should be, and try to be open to everything and learn. I intend to do the same if I go next year as well.
As for the perverts... I consider all men perverts in someway, and Japan has men so they have perverts too.
MeAndroo
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- 29 Jul 2004
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Ah Japanese perverts. Some of the most aggressive ones out there, and sometimes, some of the most ignored by society. I have a couple of horror stories from my friends about public...displays as well as public acts.
As far as pros and cons, they differ from person to person. Depending on your personality, you may love the ludicrously crowded streets of Tokyo, or you may hate them (like me). You may find the amount of drunken people around irritating, or you may not notice them because you're just as drunk (also like me).
The perverts are usually a pretty regular answer though
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jieshi
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- 5 May 2004
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hmmmm I don't think I have any cons about Japan! I love it all
though you could maybe say a con is sexual inequality and racism but they dont bother me that much either (obviously cause Im a guy, though i can get very fired up about how some men treat women as a piece of meat)
though you could maybe say a con is sexual inequality and racism but they dont bother me that much either (obviously cause Im a guy, though i can get very fired up about how some men treat women as a piece of meat)
Emoni
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- 20 Sep 2003
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Why yes, and they are all RACIST PERVERTS too!
(Couldn't resist combining all those)
On a serious note, don't worry too much about what you can't prevent. Just plan ahead, and bring what you know you'll need and read about the area you will be going too. I'm sure others might have some more preperation advice too on the forum.
(Couldn't resist combining all those)
On a serious note, don't worry too much about what you can't prevent. Just plan ahead, and bring what you know you'll need and read about the area you will be going too. I'm sure others might have some more preperation advice too on the forum.
MeAndroo
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- 29 Jul 2004
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Ewok85 said:
Oddly enough, as a foreigner, I hated other foreigners so much when I lived in Japan. It just irritated me to see them all over the place....it felt more like a Japantown than Japan at times. I really can't explain it, except that maybe I saw them behave so stupidly that I felt it reflected bad on me as a fellow foreigner? Anyways, spend enough time there, and you might end up disliking foreigners as well...especially those Nigerian doods in Roppongi who won't leave you alone.
- 15 Mar 2002
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Eve said:
Racism doesn't always manifest itself in the form of hatred. Discrimination is more common than hatred.
The really aggravating thing is when Japanese discriminate against you while saying "Oh, this isn't discrimination. I like foreigners."
Eve said:
Danged if I know. I'm never around any.
- 17 Jul 2002
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I'm a guy and I was stalked by groups of school girls, a drunk guy walkin down the street, and maybe a few others who did better job at stalking, rofl.
The school girls stalking me was cute.... but the drunk dude scared me >.<
Yeah those sailor uniforms are kinky, lol.
The school girls stalking me was cute.... but the drunk dude scared me >.<
Yeah those sailor uniforms are kinky, lol.
shotime77780
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- 2 Aug 2004
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Eve said:
right on brother!!! but dont under estimate them, they are armed with cutter knives and kitchen knives!!!
giant_robot
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- 24 Aug 2004
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Hmm, best and worst things? That sounds like a matter of opinion. My advice would be to start reading some of the stuff on this site, particularly in the Culture and Society categories. I found it to be very informative. Also, I've never been to Japan, but from what I hear they are very strict about politeness and customs, so failing to observe this could make for very bad first impressions with people, and make your stay much less enjoyable. I would suggest reading this article. That's all I got. Watch out for the pervs.
Apollo
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- 28 Mar 2004
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The Best thing about Japan: People, food, well....I could go on! 
The Worst thing about Japan: ??? Maybe, expensive fruits, and expensive public transport.
About perverts in Japan: well, I hate those pervert guys who nearly rub their body on you in trains, subways etc...pretending it to be "accident" due to crowded subways....I just give them an angry stare, or push back and go somewhere else....they are soooo creepy!
The Worst thing about Japan: ??? Maybe, expensive fruits, and expensive public transport.
About perverts in Japan: well, I hate those pervert guys who nearly rub their body on you in trains, subways etc...pretending it to be "accident" due to crowded subways....I just give them an angry stare, or push back and go somewhere else....they are soooo creepy!
-Yu-
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- 19 Apr 2004
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Sounds like you experienced that many times, but does it really happen often?
I mean, I haven neither seen the actual occasion nor heard my female friends say that kind of thing.(seeing it is almost impossible to happen though, cause they pretend it is caused by jiggle, right?)
I heard my mum say that some creepy guy sat down really close to her in desserted train so she felt something was wrong and decided to leave there, but during going to other compartment, she got some sense of being stalked.
When she turned back, the guy was staring at her in front of her, she just ran away screaming and eventually got off at station which wasn't her destination.
I think that must've been at least 25 years ago. I got surprised when I heard this story cause I can't really imagine there were stalkers at the time.
I'm sick of hearing this story from her over and over again, she thinks it is kind of evidence that she was pretty when she was young.
I mean, I haven neither seen the actual occasion nor heard my female friends say that kind of thing.(seeing it is almost impossible to happen though, cause they pretend it is caused by jiggle, right?)
I heard my mum say that some creepy guy sat down really close to her in desserted train so she felt something was wrong and decided to leave there, but during going to other compartment, she got some sense of being stalked.
When she turned back, the guy was staring at her in front of her, she just ran away screaming and eventually got off at station which wasn't her destination.
I think that must've been at least 25 years ago. I got surprised when I heard this story cause I can't really imagine there were stalkers at the time.
I'm sick of hearing this story from her over and over again, she thinks it is kind of evidence that she was pretty when she was young.
