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Sup /jp/.

I may be going to japan soon for a student exchange. What do I need to know before I go?

>> No.5215863

Ohayo gozaimasu!
anime daisuki!
manga daisuki!
nihon daisuki!

>> No.5215862

Watch out for Youkai

>> No.5215867

its full of japanese

>> No.5215873

you can not go in stores, you can not go in public.
you are scum over there

>> No.5215887

Japan is on Earth.

>> No.5215882

Girls love it when you grab their tits on a train.

>> No.5215874

Buy used panties

>> No.5215891
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Be as much of a dick as you possibly can.

>> No.5215894

Wear your shoes indoors. That way, you drag all the good spirits of the outdoors inside with you.

>> No.5215897

Serious advice here.

Use keigo when you're speaking with strangers, always.

>> No.5215902

never say "konnichiwa"
its extremely rude and used as an insult
when you want to greet somebody, say "kuso"

>> No.5215917

I've been in Osaka 2 years now. Only thing you need to know is it's crowded as fuck and sometimes nationalists will shout stuff at you in Japanese. Just tell them to get fucked and they don't bother you. Also watch casual sex encounters. There are a lot of women who sleep with white men because they assume they have money. You can get a nasty STD this way and it's not nice having to go to a Japanese hospital as a gaijin and explain that your dick is leaking puss.

Also, really really really study the customs and traditions. You can really offend certain people, and they don't consider the fact that you're foreign an excuse.

>> No.5215921

Walk around while cosplaying, they don't mind it at all.

>> No.5216001
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>> No.5216012

Remember that everybody loves a lolicon in Japan.

>> No.5216026

When you see a mother and her daughter walking down the street, rush the daughter and pull up her skirt. The mother will see this as a great sign of respect to her loins and you will have an arranged marriage to her daughter when she turns 15.

>> No.5216038

Japanese love it when you are really aggressive towards them.

They are a naturally subservient race.

>> No.5216044

>>5215873
you've never been there have you. Yea, they hate foreigners. But only if you act like a fucking idiot or go everywhere alone.
That place that wouldn't let you in before? Go there with friends, or go in a business suit.
Never talk much, be polite but don't talk pointlessly.
Most places would be happy to take your money then just shun you, unless you are literally disgusting to look at or purposely trying to stand out.

>> No.5216079

>>>/trv/
If you wanted real advice.

>> No.5216089

>>5216044
I don't think you understand.

You are sub-human to them. It's not a queston of being presentable; the question is already answered. You are white and therefore you are below them.

Asians in generally are particularly xenophobic but Japan is noticeably hysterical about it.

>> No.5216101

The scary part here is that you might think "Oh it's just 4chan making the japanese racism sound much more terrible then it really is...". BUT NO!

>> No.5216122

As a gaijin you aint worth shit.
But take it without complaining.
Shut up.
Watch, listen and observe.

I know. I lived there for 11 years.

>> No.5216145

>>5216089
Ya? Blacks are considered subhuman in russia, to the point that being black in russia and walking around at night alone is asking to be murdered.

Being anything other then white in the USA, makes you looked down upon.

Being Muslim in Europe is very controversial.

Being jewish sucks everywhere.

You should understand that people like their own kind better, if you go somewhere else guess you aren't top tier anymore. The best you can hope to do is to not break laws, understand traditions, don't speak with a horrible accent, and get connections. If you can do that, it's no different then being any of the things I have said...Cept the russian thing...Seriously, don't be black in russia.

>> No.5216147

/trv/

>> No.5216170

>>5216145
>Being anything other then white in the USA, makes you looked down upon.
Now I know that you really have no idea how Japanese people perceive white people. Sure you won't get murdered, but think of it like this. You see an animal walk into your store. I don't know how you'd react to that, but most people would react with some urge to get it out of there and would probably find it highly unusual. Then the animal starts wanting to buy things from your store, speaking to you in broken English. How do you react?

>> No.5216192

>>5216170
If an animal was carrying around a mouth full of ￥10000 bills I would gladly accept it.
And ya, I agree about the broken english. It is insulting to try to interact with most locals if you don't even know how to speak.
Tourism doesn't count.

>> No.5216193

>>5216170

This is a terrible analogy.
Seeing animals talk is odd but seeing people talk is not.

>> No.5216197

>>5216170

I WILL KILL THAT NIGGER.

>> No.5216207

>>5216170
Why would the animal start speaking in broken English?

>> No.5216220

>>5216207
Because you are not Japanese. You speak English as your first language. It's the equivalent.

>> No.5216222

>>5216170
This is a strikingly accurate representation of what occurs. I'm Japanese but I was born and brought up in the USA and so my Japanese isn't that good even though I would say I'm fluent. I also have a fairly subtle accent that's not too noticeable but noticeable to natives. Even though I'm Japanese I get discriminated against in Japan and when they think I don't understand what they're saying, it's not unusual for relatives to talk badly about me right in front of my face.

>> No.5216231

>>5216222
>it's not unusual for relatives to talk badly about me right in front of my face.
Don't worry, that happens to me in my native tounge.

>> No.5216240

>>5216222
>it's not unusual for relatives to talk badly about me right in front of my face.
Happens to me too, and I'm as white as white can be. Born, raised, and living in Europe.

>> No.5216242

>>5216222
I've always wanted to know a language, pretend I didn't for like, a week or two, listening to people talk about me then for no reason speak perfectly and make everyone extremely nervous.

>> No.5216251

>>5216242
You're not so interesting people talk about you, quit being delusional.

>> No.5216252

>>5216170
>>5216192
>>5216193
>>5216197
>>5216207
>>5216222
Just curious, what animal did everyone liken his post too?
I thought of a goat. Seeing a goat walk into a convenience store, grab a bag of chips, walk up to the counter and go "baaawww" seems really cute.

>> No.5216264

>>5216252
When I said it, I thought of a giraffe. How unusual the animal is in the analogy would probably depend on how well the tourist blended in.

>> No.5216258

>>5216252

I thought of a dog, a German shepherd.

>> No.5216262

>>5216242
I don't know if I'm going to try that when I go to Japan this summer.
I know a fair bit of Japanese, but I don't look anything like it.

How would they go about approaching me if they want to tell me something?
Address me as "gaijin-san"?

>> No.5216284

>>5216252
Some sort of primate.

Some of the features resemble something I should be familiar with, but everything else is different and should be observed from a safe distance at first.

>> No.5216283

>>5216262
koitsu

>> No.5216304

>>5216252
Moose. It was the last animal I saw before I read his post.

>> No.5216322

>>5216192
>If an animal was carrying around a mouth full of ￥10000 bills I would gladly accept it.
Also this. The ones who do not regard you as some strange subhuman entity will regard you as a sheep ready to be fleeced for all you are worth. China is particularly bad for this (I don't have as much experience with China, though) but assume that if in Asia, you are making an informal purchase (no price tag, not a chain store etc) you are paying more than any native would have to.

I mean yeah they do it in Europe too but it's not quite as glaringly obvious.

>> No.5216333

How's South Korea? Anyone been there?
They seem more cool about foreigners...

>> No.5216342

>>5216322

I was rarely ripped off in China and I lived there for 2.5 years. They rip you off at tourist sites, but that happens everywhere.

>> No.5216353

>>5216333
They are. Haven't been there myself, But I know white people who live there. They haven't had any problems with racism.

>> No.5216354

>>5216322
Paying more than the locals doesn't really matter in Thailand.
Everything is cheaper than dirt, and taking a taxi is cheaper than wearing out your shoes - also air-conditioning.

>> No.5216351

>>5216333
I have been in Japan, South Korea and China. South Korea was the worst; they don't even talk to you.

>> No.5216346

>>5216333
From what I've heard, they are probably the only place in Asia aside from Roppongi where you will be looked upon with something resembling positivity for being a foreigner. I've not actually been to Korea though.

>> No.5216345

Remember - in school there are 5 groups of students . 1 the mech pilots 2. Inheriters of a secret martial art. 3 yakuza boss/member. 4. Kawaiidesune? Moeshit group 5. Go home after school club - -- you are the latter , your group never hangs out , you guys never do shit. Have fun in Nippon !

>> No.5216376

>>5215856

http://outpostnine.com/gaijin_smash/

Read this, bro. It's the epic adventures of an english teacher in Japan. It should prepare you for your journey.

>> No.5216424

>>5216376
Ha, this is pretty funny and enjoyable.
Thanks faggot.

>> No.5216430
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>>5216376

>Last story posted by Azrael on December 3, 2009 3:36 PM

Oh Azrael-sensei, where have you gone ;_;

>> No.5216447

>>5216430
He posted some new stuff about his acting career didn't he?

Awesome stuff non the less, the internet will make sure his legendary story is forever kept.

>> No.5216450

>>5216424

NP, homo

>>5216430

That night

I realized something

it was then I realized

that the sky was full of stars

arigato, Azrael-sensei...wherever you are.

>> No.5216467

>>5216430
>>5216450
He is still posting at the usual forum, so I guess he's just too busy with rl stuff or maybe he ran out of ideas.

>> No.5216491

>>5216333
I've had some conversations with random people in Korea, and they were pretty nice to me. Many of them know some English but usually the younger ones are more fluent. I lol'd when I realized that 99% of the people don't know how to have a spoken conversation but have good grammer on paper.

>> No.5216498

>>5216491
>the people don't know how to have a spoken conversation but have good grammar on paper.
Story of my life.

>> No.5216630

>>5216498
What's wrong anon-kun?

>> No.5217094

Just curious, Im reading this gaijin-smash blog, and the comments mention pictures, I see no pictures, where are the pictures?

>> No.5217131

>>5217094
I think they might have been broken after the server change.

>> No.5217146

>>5217131
Bawwwwwwwwwww

>> No.5217177

>>5217094
They're on his photobucket account.

>> No.5217192

>>5217131

NOOOOO WHY DIDN'T I FIND THIS BLOG SOONER.

>> No.5217247

>>5217131

Yeah, I used to frequently read his articles on his old outpost nine website. He had at least four or so articles that showed him getting his picture taken with Japanese jailbait

Only a handful of them were actually attractive, though

>> No.5217271

Thanks for posting that blog, this stuff is gold.

>> No.5217278

http://s4.photobucket.com/home/LordAzrael/allalbums

Found his photobucket. Pictures yay.

>> No.5217299

Seriously? /jp/ what happened to you?

not related to /jp/

go to >>>/trv/

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>>5217299
Fuck you, let us have our fun.

>> No.5217312

>>5217309
NO

>> No.5217319

>>5217299
Old /jp/ is back, rejoice!

>> No.5217510

>>5215856

>student exchange

Get the fuck out.

>> No.5217763
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I'm literally reading this guys entire few years of life in one day. He should be a writer, his life is very interesting.

>> No.5217813

>>5216145
Being Jewish is actually really easy. I don't know where this perception that we're all shunned and alone comes from.

>> No.5217830

>>5217763

Yeah, these stories are surprisingly funny/interesting

>> No.5218160

>>5216376
http://www.outpostnine.com/gaijin_smash/2009/01/japanese-people-say-the-darndest-things---version-xp
.html#more
couldn't stop laughing at pikachu

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