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YoshidaYui

(42,814 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2022, 05:08 PM Dec 2022

"No, which country are you REALLY from?" The Western man Raised in Japan

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"No, which country are you REALLY from?" The Western man Raised in Japan (Original Post) YoshidaYui Dec 2022 OP

Unique. cachukis Dec 2022 #1

So even in Japan, they do not expect someone who is not genetically Japanese to speak so well. TigressDem Dec 2022 #2

this was fascinating. I went to some of her/his vids and it was a real eye opener... mitch96 Dec 2022 #3

cachukis

(2,720 posts)

1. Unique.

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 05:41 PM

Dec 2022

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)

2. So even in Japan, they do not expect someone who is not genetically Japanese to speak so well.

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 06:30 PM

Dec 2022

America and Brittan did force Japan and many other countries to accept English as the default language for trade.

US has policy to make people learn English to become citizen here.

So for someone who looks like him to be able to speak so well goes against decades of conditioning.

I think it is not a disrespect of him, but he and his family are a new trend that has not been expected at all.

Maybe he could get a T-Shirt that says in Japanese, "Proud to be 3rd Generation born in Japan."

Or "Ask me in Japanese. You will have happy surprise!"

mitch96

(14,712 posts)

3. this was fascinating. I went to some of her/his vids and it was a real eye opener...