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**tsamprasxx** · 10-09-2011, 08:26 PM

Let's put this in the right perspective.
Like most Asians, Japanese are probably among the most racist people in the world. If one isn't Japanese, they are considered to be lower than dirt.
The only way GIs socialize with Japanese girls is in the multitude of off-post bars. Then, these semi-whores leap to marry a GI so they can go to the USA - promised land. I wonder of how many of those, once they've gained citizenship, suddenly find the marriage isn't working out.
In any case, she probably found this poor GI wasn't going to make her rich and decided to run back to her family.
What I wonder is, how are the snobs treating the half-blood kids?
In any case, the Japanese don't give a damn about anyone but themselves!!!!!

Cultural averages, not to mention experience with individuals in Japan might leave this impression. This is an argument between two individuals, one where we don't know almost any of the particulars. Blanket statements are problematic, one might refer to this as "racist", I don't think that's quite true, since it's mostly generalizations based on some margin of fact. I won't go into the psychological factors that make the Japanese nationals legitimately suspicious of foreign nationals because that would derail this thread entirely, but I will state that it has one and those who are interested in learning more should delve into a book known as "Blowback" written by Chalmers Johnson because it does offer an in-depth perspective. Simply put though, what you state here are for the most part unwarranted assumptions being made based on other individuals which may not apply here. This individual woman saw fit to marry a non-Japanese citizen for reasons unspecified and anything else we state into it is complete hearsay.

10-09-2011, 08:26 PM	#11
tsamprasxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Let's put this in the right perspective. Like most Asians, Japanese are probably among the most racist people in the world. If one isn't Japanese, they are considered to be lower than dirt. The only way GIs socialize with Japanese girls is in the multitude of off-post bars. Then, these semi-whores leap to marry a GI so they can go to the USA - promised land. I wonder of how many of those, once they've gained citizenship, suddenly find the marriage isn't working out. In any case, she probably found this poor GI wasn't going to make her rich and decided to run back to her family. What I wonder is, how are the snobs treating the half-blood kids? In any case, the Japanese don't give a damn about anyone but themselves!!!!! Cultural averages, not to mention experience with individuals in Japan might leave this impression. This is an argument between two individuals, one where we don't know almost any of the particulars. Blanket statements are problematic, one might refer to this as "racist", I don't think that's quite true, since it's mostly generalizations based on some margin of fact. I won't go into the psychological factors that make the Japanese nationals legitimately suspicious of foreign nationals because that would derail this thread entirely, but I will state that it has one and those who are interested in learning more should delve into a book known as "Blowback" written by Chalmers Johnson because it does offer an in-depth perspective. Simply put though, what you state here are for the most part unwarranted assumptions being made based on other individuals which may not apply here. This individual woman saw fit to marry a non-Japanese citizen for reasons unspecified and anything else we state into it is complete hearsay.
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