Thoughts and reflections
I've been reading a blog called 1000 Things About Japan that the author started based on the idea that she might be leaving Japan after 20 years. Some of the things she talks about are nearly universal for foreigners in Japan (the high value placed on white skin, being stared at, people assuming they can't talk to you even if you speak Japanese to
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The one thing that really amused me was her talking about how she "won't miss" people's unconsciously racist attitudes towards, for example, black people. Also, she's American. I'll just let that sink in and move on.-
Perhaps in terms of comparative levels...? Or she may be from an area where it's uncommon.
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