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#1 freshgman
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clWjfQ_xeAQ&feature=channel_pagege

what do you think?? stereotyping?

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#3 freshgman
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It makes sense...Japanese women aren't used to seeing such enormous penises.Devour2Survive
i guess thats true reminds me of that south park episode
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#4 deactivated-5901ac91d8e33
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Is there even a stereotype covering this? Plus, the Japanese are extremely xenophobic, this video doesn't surprise me.
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#5 andyboiii
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is this like a japanese SNL? :lol:
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#6 Devour2Survive
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[QUOTE="Devour2Survive"]It makes sense...Japanese women aren't used to seeing such enormous penises.freshgman
i guess thats true reminds me of that south park episode

You mean...this one?

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#7 freshgman
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is this like a japanese SNL? :lol:andyboiii
american vacation training video maybe
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#9 gbpman630
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What was the purpose of the one guy's bandana? :lol:
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#10 metroidfood
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I... I'm not sure what I just saw... :|
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#11 freshgman
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[QUOTE="freshgman"][QUOTE="Devour2Survive"]It makes sense...Japanese women aren't used to seeing such enormous penises.Devour2Survive

i guess thats true reminds me of that south park episode

You mean...this one?

o yeah the Chinpokomon
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:lol: this is hilariouis
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#13 Dante2710
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well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards me
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well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards meDante2710
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.
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LMAO! "Take anything you want, take anyhting you want"
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#16 freshgman
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards meAirGuitarist87
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

are you another type of oriental? or
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[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards mefreshgman
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

are you another type of oriental? or

White British.
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#18 freshgman
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[QUOTE="freshgman"][QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"] They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.AirGuitarist87
are you another type of oriental? or

White British.

well things may have changed there
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards meAirGuitarist87
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

hmm, i wouldnt go to a country where i would feel out numbered lol, and specially knowing i would stick out like a sore thumb
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards meAirGuitarist87
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

What places did you visit?
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I don't see why they would be afraid... I mean... they just used them to test the potential of the A-bomb, it's preposterous they should ever be afraid.
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#22 freshgman
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I don't see why they would be afraid... I mean... they just used them to test the potential of the A-bomb, it's preposterous they should ever be afraid.ZuluEcho14
younger people. the a bomb gen is mostly gone
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#23 AirGuitarist87
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[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards mejointed
They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

What places did you visit?

Tokyo, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Osaka was the rudest place but it was New York-business type rudeness, if that makes sense. Everywhere else was awesome, especially Tokyo and Nara.
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"Take anything you want" oh powerful and angry white man.
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[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"] They were perfectly fine with me when I went over.

What places did you visit?

Tokyo, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Osaka was the rudest place but it was New York-business type rudeness, if that makes sense. Everywhere else was awesome, especially Tokyo and Nara.

I've never been to Nara, seems like a nice place. My sister has lived in Tokyo for 8 years though, and they're still treating her like a tourist even though she speaks fluent Japanese. Racism in Japan goes much deeper than it's American and European counterparts, I'd say.
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#26 AirGuitarist87
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[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="jointed"] What places did you visit?

Tokyo, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Osaka was the rudest place but it was New York-business type rudeness, if that makes sense. Everywhere else was awesome, especially Tokyo and Nara.

I've never been to Nara, seems like a nice place. My sister has lived in Tokyo for 8 years though, and they're still treating her like a tourist even though she speaks fluent Japanese. Racism in Japan goes much deeper than it's American and European counterparts, I'd say.

Nara is awesome, the street my hotel was on had a 3 storey arcade, a manga cafe, a KFC and this shop that sold ninja shoes and Moomin....things.
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#27 dreamdude
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What was the purpose of the one guy's bandana? :lol:gbpman630

I've seen robbers dress that like in some mangas I've read.

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[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"] Tokyo, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Osaka was the rudest place but it was New York-business type rudeness, if that makes sense. Everywhere else was awesome, especially Tokyo and Nara.AirGuitarist87
I've never been to Nara, seems like a nice place. My sister has lived in Tokyo for 8 years though, and they're still treating her like a tourist even though she speaks fluent Japanese. Racism in Japan goes much deeper than it's American and European counterparts, I'd say.

Nara is awesome, the street my hotel was on had a 3 storey arcade, a manga cafe, a KFC and this shop that sold ninja shoes and Moomin....things.

Wow, I can only judge it from this picture:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nara-01.jpg

But it still looks like heaven.

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#29 not_wanted
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WTF was that?
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...best choreography ever? But I wouldn't make conclusions about what all the Japanese people are thinking based on a youtube video :P
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[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="jointed"] I've never been to Nara, seems like a nice place. My sister has lived in Tokyo for 8 years though, and they're still treating her like a tourist even though she speaks fluent Japanese. Racism in Japan goes much deeper than it's American and European counterparts, I'd say.jointed

Nara is awesome, the street my hotel was on had a 3 storey arcade, a manga cafe, a KFC and this shop that sold ninja shoes and Moomin....things.

Wow, I can only judge it from this picture:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nara-01.jpg

But it still looks like heaven.

It rained the first day I was there. The one thing you notice about Nara is that there are deer EVERYWHERE and they just wander among the people like pidgeons.

temple

In a kind of "you had to have been there" sort of thing, a pack of them started chasing this girl, who I only assumed was swearing at them and it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

girl

Also, this was the book shop next to my hotel. I was so close to buying a WonderSwan Colour for about a tenner, but decided against it as my bag of goodies was already pretty full. All of this stuff is very cheap, and they had a massive selection...and this was a basic book shop. The specialist places are an even bigger spectacle.

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#32 -Shooter-
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I'm Japanese descendant, I live around Americans everyday, and I'm not scared :?

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#33 Bloodbath_87
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What the hell? I just watched the video with no sound...am I missing something?
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#34 DigitalExile
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Wtf is that? Why was there a close up in the girls shoulder? Why did the guy have his bandana on backwards? Why didn't she use her pocket monster on the American thugs?

I'M SO CONFUSED! *Runs away crying*

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#35 noswear
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well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards meDante2710
Anyone who's been there wouldn't say that. Seriously.
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LOL fail but I think jappanese ppl are afraid of black people to tell you the truth
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#37 noswear
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LOL fail but I think jappanese ppl are afraid of black people to tell you the truthkemar7856
I'm afraid of black people.... Not all of them, but they are scarier than white guys.
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#38 noswear
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[QUOTE="jointed"]

[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"] Nara is awesome, the street my hotel was on had a 3 storey arcade, a manga cafe, a KFC and this shop that sold ninja shoes and Moomin....things.AirGuitarist87

Wow, I can only judge it from this picture:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nara-01.jpg

But it still looks like heaven.

It rained the first day I was there. The one thing you notice about Nara is that there are deer EVERYWHERE and they just wander among the people like pidgeons.

temple

In a kind of "you had to have been there" sort of thing, a pack of them started chasing this girl, who I only assumed was swearing at them and it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

girl

Also, this was the book shop next to my hotel. I was so close to buying a WonderSwan Colour for about a tenner, but decided against it as my bag of goodies was already pretty full. All of this stuff is very cheap, and they had a massive selection...and this was a basic book shop. The specialist places are an even bigger spectacle.

games

My god, I just realised I've been there. Thanks for reminding me, Nara is awesome.
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"]well the Japanese are very fearful of foreigners, one good reason i`ll never bother to visit japan, they might be hostile towards menoswear
Anyone who's been there wouldn't say that. Seriously.

You're right. I lived on Okinawa for a year (Kinser AirBase) and the Japanese people were very nice. Maybe it's different on the main islands?
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Hmm, this article is pretty relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

"In2005, aUnited Nationsspecial rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about "deep and profound"racism in Japanand insufficient government recognition of the problem.[1][2"]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clWjfQ_xeAQ&feature=channel_pagege

what do you think?? stereotyping?

freshgman
You say that like there is a society that doesn't sterotype...
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#42 noswear
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Hmm, this article is pretty relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

"In2005, aUnited Nationsspecial rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about "deep and profound"racism in Japanand insufficient government recognition of the problem.[1][2"]

jointed
Seriously... if you want real racism, come to Australia. We got heaps compared to Japan.
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#43 hikari33
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what the hell, japanese people love america......
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[QUOTE="jointed"]

Hmm, this article is pretty relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

"In2005, aUnited Nationsspecial rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about "deep and profound"racism in Japanand insufficient government recognition of the problem.[1][2"]

noswear
Seriously... if you want real racism, come to Australia. We got heaps compared to Japan.

Too bad for you I guess.
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Hmm, this article is pretty relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

"In2005, aUnited Nationsspecial rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about "deep and profound"racism in Japanand insufficient government recognition of the problem.[1][2"]

jointed
Yes, they also don't have hate crime laws. However, without sounding like a Japanophile Japan-can-do-no-wrong type jobby, I'd question the means of which those results were found. Firstly it has to be taken into consideration that Japan is a very exclusive country, no other country has the same language, it's an island nation, and immigrants make up less than 2% of the entire population. Secondly it needs to be made clear what constitutes as "racism", seeing as the word is flung around more often than monkey poo at the zoo. Third, they did kind of had two massive bombs dropped on them less than a century ago so...make of that what you will :P Fourth, participant bias such as age need to be accounted for.
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[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"][QUOTE="jointed"]

Hmm, this article is pretty relevant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan

"In2005, aUnited Nationsspecial rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about "deep and profound"racism in Japanand insufficient government recognition of the problem.[1][2"]

Yes, they also don't have hate crime laws. However, without sounding like a Japanophile Japan-can-do-no-wrong type jobby, I'd question the means of which those results were found. Firstly it has to be taken into consideration that Japan is a very exclusive country, no other country has the same language, it's an island nation, and immigrants make up less than 2% of the entire population. Secondly it needs to be made clear what constitutes as "racism", seeing as the word is flung around more often than monkey poo at the zoo. Third, they did kind of had two massive bombs dropped on them less than a century ago so...make of that what you will :P Fourth, participant bias such as age need to be accounted for.

I'm sure the UN specialist took these things into consideration. The only indviduals I know who has witness this first hand is my sister and her boyfriend. They've told me that it's very, very hard to be accepted into the Japanese society if you're not Asian looking, have a Japanese name and speak the language fluently. It's a mix of cultural xenophobia and biological racism.
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Dude, japan has giant freakin' robots, if anything, Americans should be afraid of them! :|
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You do realise this is from a Japanese Sketch Comedy show right
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You do realise this is from a Japanese Sketch Comedy show rightToriko42
Really? Could you link that? I believe you and such, but I was told this was from a video for learning English.
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ROFL @ that guys bandana. How is that supposed to be a disguise?!