HotMagma 0 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Do Japanese you don't know always automatically assume you are from the US? And does it get annoying? (No hint of anti-USism here, US friends!) Link to post Share on other sites
captainx 0 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Yes, people always seem to think I'm American for some reason Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 havent had any similar experiences with US..more japanese thinking aussies are english. for japanese people they associate mostly with US ideals, lifestyles etc and maybe arent exposed to as many other accents. when i fisrt arrived i couldnt tell the difference between a japanese and brazilian person. i just hadnt been exposed to it before. Link to post Share on other sites
captainx 0 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Japanese and Brazilian?? Seriously? Of course I understand that people may not be used to other people. Its just if it were me I would probably ask the question "Where are you from?" rather than "You're American, right?" Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 im australian.. looking back i think the same as u just said but i think it had to do with the culture shock, the no white people (lived in Shizuoka city to begin with) thing and being in total awe the japanese way of life. even though shizuoka has a high % of brazilians i think i had tunnel vission turned to max. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I like to wear a little American flag on my lapel, loudly bully everyone into giving me high fives, and shout "Make mine a steak and Bud" in the izakaya, so it's no surprise I get taken for an American. (I also goose Japanese women and urinate on the street.) Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I get mistaken for an Iranian.... I'm not joking thats what my colleagues thought I was. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 "America jin desuka?" is a stock phrase for some people I think-older people particularly. It would only bother me if I had to answer "yes". Just kidding. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 " you're American right?" "Yeah right, are you Japanese?" usually leave the folks as dumbfounded as they are when you compliment them @ how well they can use a knife and fork! The above backfired on me once with a Yak guy, eneded up he was from korea! Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 so true!! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Havn't been mistaken yet as I'm not there. But have been sowing Canadian Flags on all my bags to avoid any mistake. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 SAD! Does such an action not embarass you?? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by HotMagma: Do Japanese ..... always automatically assume you are from the US? And does it get annoying? YES, when the pricks give me sickly cream to put in my tea. When I ask for miruku, I get more cream! I am not American, I do not put cream in my tea. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by DumbStick: SAD! Does such an action not embarass you?? what are you talking about, dumbstick? its canadian government policy that all canadians outside of canada sew flags to their backpacks. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Yes, the Canadian flag thing... frees them from the American label just to fall into the 'Canadian w/ flag' one. I've Canadian friends more embarassed by Canadian flag bearers than being mistaken for their Southern cousins. (and then there's the tatoos... ) Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 A lady asked me 'Are you polynesian?' in LA. I liked it! I thought my face is very typical Japanese face but maybe more tropical face I have. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by slow: [QB....maybe more tropical face I have[/QB] said better than Yoda himself could have done. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I often see Japanese people who look quite Polynesian. (in my opionion) Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Yes, it's often assumed I'm American. I also sometimes get asked if I'm English (but that's usually by Americans). A Kiwi would never make that mistake Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 sometimes i feel like i see japanese people who look very native american... esp with guys with super long, straight hair. ooh, that beats big hair anyday. anyways, maybe a lot of japanese assume gaijin are american since they are taught american english in the public schools... but the textbook i use now in junior high school features a canadian aet. perhaps in about 10years they'll all ask, are you from canada? Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I get it often, doesn't really bother me I just find it slightly amusing. Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Japan 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Some Japanese people even think I am Chinese. But I am Japanese! Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 http://www.alllooksame.com/frameset-register.html enter name, country etc...and off u go. feel free to post results Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Ha! 8 Bad - Needs a lot more work Yeah, but the question is, can they learn to give high fives? Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I got 7 Very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
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