Darkness Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 I had heard something and I want a more input. I was talking with some people, and someone said that most of the people in Japan don't really have any love for black people. I later, asked a friend of mine (black) whose father had been there, and he told me the same thing. So now I ask this of any of you who have knowledge of Japan. One day, I'll find out for myself, but I can't afford that vacation right now. This is an innocent question about the country, not about the Japanese race, just to make it clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 Being the fact that I have been there already two times, I can safely tell you that Japanese people are not racist towards black people. However they are very ethnocentric, meaning that they really are not that friendly to foreigners, and tend to only mingel with other Japanese people generally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 they aren't racist, they just do not like foreigners, especially those who don't speak their language, but if you do go there and your fluent in japanese, then you'll be ok.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 [color=indigo] My friend lived in Japan for a year and he said that visitors there get the same vibe that visitors to the US get, it varys from person to person, place to place. Some people there often get annoyed with tourists and hate forigners, others are as nice and helpful as can be...[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zidargh Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 Ok just a quick question, I';ve heard this Japanese word a couple of times, once off GTA3. 'Gaijin; (sp?) I presume it means white person, I'm not too sure. My teacher went their and she said they're really friendly, I guess prejudice can exist especially in England but from what I've heard, they go out of their way to make you welcome. I doubt this is true, but I know the Chinese are very friendly. But I've seen alot of interviews, and Japan seems like a very comfortable place in a sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Posted March 27, 2002 Author Share Posted March 27, 2002 So it seems to be just a tourist thing? That's good (in a sense). I can understand that the natives would be agitated with tourist who don't care to try the language. I was actually thinking about trying pick up japanese as a third language (I'm a spanish minor right now), but I hear that it's more difficult than the norm for other tongues. We have three or four classes offered here, but I don't think that it would be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 Darn...I thought this thread would be another opportunity for me to flaunt my unending knowledge of Japanese history :( Oh well...there is racism all over the world. You can't go pointing fingers at one culture or country any more than you can it's neighbor. -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Justin [/i] [B]Darn...I thought this thread would be another opportunity for me to flaunt my unending knowledge of Japanese history :( -Justin [/B][/QUOTE][FONT=century gothic]Darn....I thought this thread would be another opportunity to read about your unending knowledge of Japanese history :( [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 To reiderate some more... Obviously Japan is not going to be totally accepting of any people but Japanese people.. and othter Asian people. Why? Because simply put this way. Japan doesn't have mixed cultures like America or Europe or whatever... It's pure Japanese from south to north. Everyone there is Japanese, everyone there looks Japanese, and everyone there speaks pretty much Japanese. Ofcourse with dialect... Osaka (the Japanese "hick" accent), normal (Tokyo) etc etc. So when you introduce something different into their society, ofcourse they aren't going to react everytime as possitively as the next. Just think if you had a group of bees in a bees nest and you threw in a beetle in the mix, what would happen? exactly. Thats why if you go there and aren't Japanese, they might just call you "Gai-jin"... I love Japan, but they aren't perfect, after all they are human... well most of them... J-Rockers are gods... ::sigh:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milliardo Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Zidane [/i] [B]Ok just a quick question, I';ve heard this Japanese word a couple of times, once off GTA3. 'Gaijin; (sp?) I presume it means white person, I'm not too sure.[/B][/QUOTE] [font=comic sans ms][i]Gaijin[/i] means 'foreigner'. But, not to knock Japanese down, since anyone who loves anime would somehow love their culture, but they are quite biased against Koreans, and it's only now that they are opening up to Koreans...somewhat...[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sida255 Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 i like got this from lelola but now they have it anymore japanese! Aishiteru - I love you Kitto kitto dare demo Tsuyoku nareru ne Akai - Red Akuryou - Evil Spirit Ame - Rain Anime - Animation Aoi - Blue Atarashii - New Arigato - Thank you Arigato Gozaimasu - Thank you very much Ashita - Tomorrow Atarashii - New Atashi - I (female) B Bakari - Only Boku - I (male) C -Chan - Suffix for familiar young person Chi - Earth Chibi - Small, little Chikara - Force/Strength Chouwa - Harmony D Daijoubu - It's all right Dare - Who Densetsu - Legend Dejitaru - Digital Doko - Where Dokyou - Bravery Doragon - Dragon Dosei - Saturn Doushite/Nande - Why E Ea - Air Etowa-ru - Star F Faia - Fire Faita - Fighter Foto - Photo G Ga - In Comics and Such Ganmou - Wish Genki - Full of Engery/Well Genzai - Past Gahan - Rice/Cooked meal Go-guru - Goggles Goku - Quiet Gomenasai - I'm Sorry H Hai, Sou - Yes/OK Haru - Spring Hate - End/Limits Hikari - Light I Iie - No Ima - Now Itsu - When Itsudemo - Always Itsumademo - Forever J Ja ne - Later! Jousho - Emotion/Feeling K Kage - Shadow Kakkoii - Cool Kako - Present Kaminoke - Hair Kanjou - Emotion(s) Kawaii - Cute Kaze - Wind Kiiroi - Yellow Kimi - Feeling Kitto OK - Surely OK Kodoku - Loneliness Kometto - Comet Konnichiwa - Hello Korosu - To Kill Koto - Thing Kouyuu - Friendship Kuroi - Black L n/a M Mae - Before Matataki - To Wink Me - Eyes Merodi - Melody Midori iro - Green Mikomi - Hope Mimi - Ears Mirai - Future Mochidzuki - Full Moon Mono - Person Motto - More/Farther Murasaki iro - Purple N Naito - Night Nani - What Neko - Cat No - (It's a possessive particle) O Orenji - Orange P Pan - Bread S Sayonara - Goodbye Sarabada - Farewell Seishinseii - Sincerity Sunnen - Millennium Seta - Sweater Shinka - Evolution Shite - Hero/Protagonist Shiroi - White Shizuka - Quiet Sono - Garden Sora - Sky Soratobu - To fly in the sky Sotto - Softly Soyo - That's right T Tachimukau - To fight against Tada - Free Taihen - Tough Taiyou - Sun Ta-getto - Target Takai - Death Te - Hand Tenshi - Angel Tesuto - Test Tsubasa - Wings Tokoro - Place Tomodachi - Friend Tooi - Far U Uraomote - Opposite Uzu - Swirl V Vijon - Vision W Wahei - Peace Waizu - Wise Wakari - Understanding Warai - Laugh/Smile Wasabi - Japanese Horseradish Watashi - I (polite) X n/a Y Yamato - Ancient Japan Yasashii - Gentle Yasashisa - Kindness Yoake - Dawn Your - Goshujin Yuki - Snow Yuku - To die Yume - Dream Yumemiru - To dream of Yuri - Lily Yuuki - Courage Yuumei - Dark & Light Yuusha - Hero Z Zoukan - Special Edition Zujou - High In Sky Numbers One - ichi (the ichi of Taichi) Two - nee Three - san Four - shi, yon Five - go Six - roku Seven - nana/shichi Eight - hachi Nine - kyuu Ten - jyuu Twenty - ni-jyuu Thirty - san-jyuu Forty - yon-jyuu Fifty - gou-jyuu Sixty - roku-jyuu Seventy - nana-jyuu Eighty - hachi-jyuu Ninety - kyuu-jyuu One Hundred - hyaku hope it helps! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mina Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Wow: Long, informative list:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Thanks for the list! I'm printing it so I can learn a little more of the language. I plan on taking Japanese classes, since I'd like to know this language (I can speak a few simple sentences). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sida255 Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 i just wish they had more but acutlly translate it into the japanese words! then i would b soo happy and know what 2 write! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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