What’s it like being Half Japanese in Japan ?

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• KS

  @ksuhdilla · 4 years ago

  I like what the first lady had to say. She doesn't judge people by their looks OR nationality only cares about their personality. Those are words to live by. Give everyone a fair chance, and let their actions speak for themselves.

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• CA

  @CaspianKhazar · 4 years ago

  The first girl had two personalities, it's fascinating. When she started speaking Spanish it was like a different person.

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• BR

  @brawndothethirstmutilator9848 · 4 years ago

  I felt bad for the last guy :(. People often won’t sit next to him. He even said he didn’t really have many Japanese friends, and he’s lived there half his life.

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• BF

  @bfc9467 · 4 years ago

  The last guy was funny. When he said he had no japanese friends I was confused. But when he started talking you could tell he was different lol. The hand gestures, the energy. What a character

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• KG

  @KG-fw5wk · 4 years ago (edited)

  My father is half-Japanese and was born not long after WWII. He grew up between the East Coast of the United States, as well as in Japan. Both sides hated his guts for being born, and everyday at school was another fight waiting to happen. Moving to Hawaii was a blessing for him because native Hawaiians found no problem with people who are mixed. He married a Native Hawaiian, my mother, and have lived there since.<br>My Hawaiian family and community were the first people/culture to judge him &quot;by the content of his character, and not by the color of his skin.&quot;

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• LA

  @lastdays9163 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Speaking more than one language or being from two cultures really gives you more than one mind and one personality. Especially when the cultures are very different.

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• HA

  @Handler416 · 4 years ago

  &quot;No one wants to sit next to me on the train&quot; Where can I acquire such power for NYC subways?

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• VI

  @vincentchan4777 · 2 years ago (edited)

  The second girl&apos;s mannerism is soo calming and soothing. She has such a positive outlook in life.

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• KE

  @kevindrinkswater9024 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m white in Japan and nobody sits next to me on the train but I don&apos;t mind. It&apos;s more room for me.<br><br>I&apos;m big and scary anyways. Still Love the Japanese

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• FA

  @fazole · 4 years ago

  The last guy brought up something interesting I noticed while I was in Japan. Japanese staff working in the restaurant hardly talk to each other. I was at a simple place where the kitchen was in view of the dining room and everyone just worked silently. In the US there would have been a lot more banter.

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• MA

  @matheussales5834 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The half Colombian guy was funny, how a Brazilian I can confirm that&apos;s his way of thinking is pretty accurate for Latin Americans in general, of course It varies from person to person but the way we are educated to behave in society is certainly different from the Japanese. I personally admire both cultures

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• LA

  @labdiet7466 · 4 years ago

  Your interviews touched on some critical points. The Colombian guy mentioned strict social rules of Japan that seem at the same time silly/oppressive and admirable/respectable to foreigners.

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