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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-05-09 06:37 pm

[ SECRET POST #1954 ]


⌈ Secret Post #1954 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2012-05-10 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
To be honest, no, you probably wouldn't (get stabbed that is). Real yakuza are very easily identifiable, and your average street tough or biker kid is terrified of gaijin. My coworkers were always warning me away from the "terrible, dangerous criminals" that wandered the parks at night, but when I went jogging in said parks at night, they fled from me.

You're correct in that it has everything to do with size, strength, and toughness. I was bigger than every single one of them and that makes all the difference when it comes to petty intimidation - plus, many Japanese are aware that foreigners come from a more violent culture than they do, so taking on a gaijin means there's a good chance they'll get their face broken in.

...If that's unconciously racist, welp, what are you going to do. It was my lived experience too.