Chriselle 158 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho hell yeah, I'd probably find a few buyers for the spare AK47's I have lying around the place I'll take 2....spare banana clips, too. Throw in an RPG and we'll call it an even trade for a goat I have....I'm always being told I'm too generous.. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 A goat? Let's talk! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho yeah of course you'd need to do the switcherooney with the passports when going through immigration. I've a few mates who do this with their kids passports. Tubby, That's what most people do with their kids. We have both passports as they are able to hold dual until they turn 20ish, when the Japanese govt makes em choose which one they want. It's perfectly legal and if we didn't they'd need visa's for the country that they didn't have a passport for! Stuff that! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 PLUS they now have passports with chips that emit signal waves. Like having a transmitter in your passport. They know you are coming ... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yeah I met a guy from Ireland about 8 years ago that had just turned 21 and they were making him choose....but he told them he chose japan but he still kept his Irish passport. I've a Candian mate who is also Japanese, he's been here for about 10 years now, 7 1/2 of them were as Japanese, then 2 1/2 years ago he started a masters at Uni here, found out that foreign students get funding breaks so he went back to Canada for a holiday, he left Japanese and came back Candian! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Is he confused? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 And... can he use chopsticks? Link to post Share on other sites
Goosie 0 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 without holding them one inch from the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 he is UBER confused......he doesn't know what accent he has!! Not Candian or Japanese though, he sunds more Irish or Scouse....actually he adapts to whoever he is talking with, a real Verbal Chameleon Thurs, he CAN use his chopsticks but at a range of 1.25 inches Link to post Share on other sites
Echizen 0 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I am speaking as a Japanese person but I think in many Japanese mind, it is impossible for a 'gaijin' to be 'Japanese'. It is perhaps a concept that people just won't understand. Even if your nationality is officially changed to Japanese, you'll still be a gaijin in most pretty much everyones minds - gaijin being 'white'/caucasian. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I am speaking as a Japanese person but I think in many Japanese mind, it is impossible for a 'gaijin' to be 'Japanese'. It is perhaps a concept that people just won't understand. Even if your nationality is officially changed to Japanese, you'll still be a gaijin in most pretty much everyones minds - gaijin being 'white'/caucasian. What I have come realise is that to be considered 'truly Japanese' you have to - have gone through the Japanese school system. (even with 2 Japanese parents, if you grew up overseas you are not Japanese - e.g. Kazuo Ichiguro) - not spent more than a few years outside Japan (e.g. Yoko Ono isn't truly Japanese) - look Japanese (e.g. 'half' is not Japanese) In other words, both skin color + values are key. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Perhaps we need a Viz Top Tip here about living your life without caring about what the majority of people may or may not think. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 You should go out walking round town naked in summer Mr Wiggles. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 When we're talking about such an incredibly small amount of foreigners who've become Japanese citizens it's hardly surprising that they wouldn't be considered Japanese regardless of their citizenship. Hardly any different to say the first Chinese who came to Australia in the gold rush years in the 1850's. It took a few generations before they started getting accepted as Australian. Same thing with all new waves of immigration to this country. Now we don't even think twice that people of many different races are Australian. Especially since 25% of Australians were born overseas. Don't know if anything like this will ever happen in Japan though. A very long way off in the future if it ever does that's for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Has SJ-David taken the plunge? Or born dual, perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Why you say that Metabo? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 His profile: "Nationality: UK/Japan" Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted September 29, 2011 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted September 29, 2011 I was just born that way Metabo Oyaji. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 That method works too. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I am speaking as a Japanese person but I think in many Japanese mind, it is impossible for a 'gaijin' to be 'Japanese'. It is perhaps a concept that people just won't understand. Even if your nationality is officially changed to Japanese, you'll still be a gaijin in most pretty much everyones minds - gaijin being 'white'/caucasian. I wonder how a newly naturalised, pale faced, round eyed 'Japanese citizen' would be received at an armed forced recruiting centre. In times of global conflict. Things like citizenship, residency and naturalisation take on a little more importance than just ceremony. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 or at an Interview for the Police Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Are there any 'gaijin' police officers? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 don't be silly......all gaijin are criminals Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 There is a Finnish guy who became a Japanese citizen and then eventually became a member of the Japanese Diet. http://en.wikipedia....arutei_Tsurunen There's also this Canadian born guy who became a city councillor inTsukuba. http://www.japantoda...ese-officialdom The people voted for these guys. Somewhat inspiring I reckon to see what can be achieved in terms of acceptance if you do become a Japanese citizen. Another 100 years or so and who knows maybe having foreign born citizens running for public office (and any number of other prominent roles in society) may become the norm! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 wow the Finnish guy was the politician for yugawara...just down the road a bit Link to post Share on other sites
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