Living in Japan as a foreigner can be difficult. One tends to give in to hyperbole when expressing differences or concerns with the local culture. We call this “the Rage.” What can cause this sometimes Banner-ian reaction in even the most cosmopolitan of gaijin living in Japan?
From the Mainichi Daily News
... [a] 34-year-old driver … parked his truck … at about 4:45 a.m. and took a nap. When he woke up, it was past 10 a.m., more than five hours after his scheduled arrival time … The driver called a police emergency line shortly before 11 a.m., saying, “Four foreigners abducted me for some five hours,” ... After officers grilled him, the driver confessed that he had lied in a bid to cover up his sleeping in.
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Curzon added these pithy words on 22 Dec 04 at 7:15 pm(On the bright side?) he surely meant non-white foreigners—meaning “I was abducted by a bunch of Chinese thugs!”
Adamu added these pithy words on 23 Dec 04 at 2:31 amhow are we to know that Chinese in Japan don’t have Rage of their own to deal with? Well by talking to them I guess. But who has time for that?
Younghusband added these pithy words on 23 Dec 04 at 2:46 amAsian gaijin have it the worst I think. Black people are definitely next. Crackers have it the best of all foreigners in Japan, but it still has its negative side.
I know a lot of zainichi Koreans that have supreme rage. But there are a lot of 3rd Gen Koreans that don’t bat an eyelash, even though they have to carry alien registration cards.
Curzon added these pithy words on 23 Dec 04 at 7:02 amYeah. I was amazed to meet totally passive zainichi Koreans in Japan who, if they were in the same position in the US, would probably be rioting in the streets.
BURN!
Saru added these pithy words on 23 Dec 04 at 2:21 pmMaybe they’ve just spent enough time at Japanese universities to know that arguing with Japanese bureaucracy is a completly demoralizing waste of their time?
