'Noticing' = white privilege, which translates to white supremacy and you're a bigot for pointing this out.

But seriously - I visit Japan often and have many colleagues there. I would not say they are racist because as someone else pointed out with an analogy of certain tribes: they may dislike certain groups of people, but if those other groups are Asian as well - can you really call that racism?

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Posted by Naked Bootleg

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:23 am to slinger1317

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But to spend a week in Italy, Greece, Ireland et al, and then come home and see the people we deal with on a daily basis is so disheartening.

Japan is on our list as a country to visit soon and I am looking forward to the cleanliness, order, and efficiency it is known for.

You'll be blown away with what you experience in Japan. But you'll also experience that same disheartening feeling - for me it's more like embarrassment - when you return from Japan.

I live in OK, there are tons of fats and knuckledraggers here. The first time I returned home from a week in Japan I drove from the airport directly to a bar / club to meet some friends. The drive there was bad enough - trash along the highway, people driving like idiots. But walking into the bar was like reverse cultural shock. It just cemented the thought that we could learn a lot from the Japanese.

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Posted by Bigdawgb

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:26 am to VoxDawg

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The statistics bearing out the way that they do in meeting the definition of an ethnostate is only a problem when viewed through the lens of that being wrong.

Bingo.

"Ethnostate" is just a word. All the negative connotations are getting slapped on by the progressives

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Posted by TheFonz

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:31 am to ItNeverRains

Japan is a great place to visit. I've enjoyed being there. As a gaijin, however, I would not want to live there. At least they are kind of polite about their racism.

I'm not saying they are wrong. I just would not be able to fully adapt, and they would not fully accept. It's a mutual agreement.

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Posted by 4cubbies

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:34 am to ibldprplgld

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I wish the US would’ve adopted this model two hundred years ago.

And let the natives keep the land? Or only allow the first colonists to inhabit the land? Or just any Northern Europeans? Importing slaves and indentured servants kind of threw a wrench in your utopia.

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Posted by slinger1317

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:43 am to Naked Bootleg

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The first time I returned home from a week in Japan I drove from the airport directly to a bar / club to meet some friends. The drive there was bad enough - trash along the highway, people driving like idiots. But walking into the bar was like reverse cultural shock

This is the feeling I have getting off the plane at MSY.

Nothing says welcome home like a fat black TSA agent with 2 inch fingernails. But hey, there's no Jazz Fest in Japan!!

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Posted by ItNeverRains

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:51 am to 4cubbies

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And let the natives keep the land? Or only allow the first colonists to inhabit the land? Or just any Northern Europeans? Importing slaves and indentured servants kind of threw a ranch in your utopia.

You seem to be confusing some tribes that occupied the continent of North America until they were conquered/purchased and colonized into the United States. The post clearly states his wishes regarding the United States. It’s clear what the founders thought.

Likewise using Ottomans, Mongols, Spanish Empires on current discussions of national sovereignty and the like are equally as ignorant.

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Posted by Keltic Tiger

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:43 am to ItNeverRains

My youngest son has lived there going on 7+ years. Married a beautiful Japanese girl & is now the proud father of 2 young girls. He teaches English to Japanese children, both sexes ( only 2 over there) & he is constantly being pushed by parents to push their children more & more. Their high school level students are taught by college professor-level teachers. There are no progressive agendas to do away with math or standardized testing. The birth rate is seriously shrinking, one possible main reason being that Japanese children live & stay with their parents till the parents' death. No real reason to move out, make good money & raise a family. Mom & Dad papa-san will take care of them. As for immigration increases, there will have to be serious changes to Japan's visa requirements as unlike here, visa time lengths are closely monitored & strict.

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Posted by ibldprplgld

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:17 am to slinger1317

Yup — we just got back from St. Martin, and our takeaway was that it was so enjoyable talking and getting to know the locals (many of whom were black).

They don’t share the outlook on life black Americans have — and many even called black Americans out for it. They’re totally different: hardworking, kind in word and deed, positive about life, they both love and have pride in their island (both French and Dutch sides). One of the black bartenders we got to know said she detests black Americans and avoids them if she can.

Of course the feel good was destroyed as soon as we landed in MIA and were immediately greeted by you know what.

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