[ SECRET POST #1290 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1290 ⌋

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Comments

[rathanylakan.livejournal.com]

When I've been there, I found people to be amazingly helpful ... but also assume that my and my friends don't speak Japanese and don't know what they are saying.

I heard 'Why are those gaijin here' and 'oh, biiiiig booobies' when I was outside of Tokyo. I heard the first often and the second occasionally.

[kimoto.livejournal.com]

I hardly speak japanese, but at some point I could sometimes follow what they were saying and I definitely recognize what you're talking about. And while sometimes it was cute what they were saying (about me) it has been very awkward as well. I picture you felt awkward as well when they were talking about your breasts...

[affablyevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've found that direct comments about physical things (body, appearance, etc.) are much more commonly practiced than in the States – but this isn't limited to foreigners, everyone talks about everyone's appearance, weight, age, single status (or not), behavior.

While it can range from being uncomfortable to being offensive, I don't think it's personal, just something people are used to doing socially. That doesn't mean that you can't say "Okay, wow, that's really offensive you need to stop." Just because something is (more) accepted in the place you are doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your boundaries to accommodate it.

[rathanylakan.livejournal.com]

Well, being a language student, there is some value to trying to adopt their norms for a bit just to gain understanding. My favorite thing to do is to say something innocuous in Japanese to my friend, just to show that I do know some Japanese. However, this freaks my friend out, as she'd rather I didn't make it obvious that we understand.

[affablyevil.livejournal.com]

Oh sure definitely! I was just saying that just because something is okay in a cultural norm doesn't mean you have to make it okay for yourself. I think being totally rigid of your own cultural values while being in a different country, but at the same time you shouldn't sacrifice all that you are in the name of blending in with another country. It's definitely a balancing act.

I conversational in Japanese so I spend a lot of time making jokes at my coworkers and purposely misunderstanding things. It's fabulous.