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Japanese toward foreigners: portraits of typical behavior
Today I will discuss the theme of Japanese attitudes toward foreigners, especially the French people. The goal of this article is to give you a glimpse of the reality of things, and to confirm
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The Gaijin Smash: between ignoring and disrespect local rules
Japan is renowned for its rules of life strongly present. Did you know that there is a term to define the fact that foreigners do not comply to those rules: The Gaijin Smash. On
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The Gaijin Nod: a sign between foreigners in Japan
The Gaijin Nod, nod that we would be among foreigners in Japan. So here is this phenomenon that seems to be not so trivial as that. You are foreigners in Japan, so you’re a
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Some Japanese girls: the Gaijin’s hunters
Here is my article on those that we call Hunters of Gaijin in Japan. These Japanese women looking for foreigners, for the love of all or a day. There a little over two weeks
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Japanese girls hunters
This article is part of a serie of articles related to the relation between some Gaijin in Japan and some Japanese girls. So I invite you to read the second article about the Japanese
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Prejudices about Japanese: reality or fantasy
Here is a response to prejudice that many have over the Japanese. An article directly related to that one of Julien from North by South West. We all have prejudices, conceived ideas, images about
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The Gaijin and the Japanese: the Gaijin Complex
The Gaijin complex is a fact of life that can be observed in Japan and translates the sensation felt by a majority of Japanese when confronted to foreigners. I therefore propose to try to
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