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Heimin
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Selfish Pigs
Here is the truth...a few months after I got here I was on the Chiyoda line going home from work...I notice a lady who looked like she was sick...pale face, vacant eyes....head hanging low...when the train stopped she got up walked towards the door and as bad luck would have it...she collapsed in the middle of the doorway. As my Japanese is not good I initially thought it better if I allowed the other people to help but to my suprise, unlike in America...nobody helped and I allowed them about 10 seconds. I could see that if I did nothing then door was going to smash her and maybe drag her along and kill her. At least 20 of the robot nihonjin did nothing. I rushed over, pulled her off the train to safety. Just about that time the train platform staff came over. They saw me standing over this Japanese woman and took the time to give me an accusing look which said "what did you do to her, gaijin". I started to feel her head to see if she was feverish or cold and the guy slapped my hand away as if to say, "get you hands off of her you dirty gaijin". But I was only trying to help. He then demanded that I get back on the train even though actually i was still concerned about the lady and wanted to go with her to the hospital out of compassion for my fellow man, but I think that the Japanese do not understand human compassion but are instead often hollow people who have no inner sense of decency.
Another time on the Chuo/Sobu line near Yoyogi, I got on the train with my ex-girlfriend. It was crowded but I noticed a big opening in the middle. I looked further and saw that there was a woman laying on the floor in what appeared to be a seizure. It was a shocking view because this ladies foot was turned up behind her and near her ear. Again these savage robots were doing nothing but looking. I pushed the robotic shells aside and since Im not a doctor I thought the least I could do would be to straighten her leg. Low and behold something about moving her leg seemed to pull her out of the seizure and she sprang ot life. She thanked me and got off the train at Yoyogi. The Japanese on the train just hung their heads in shame. And I said to my girlfirend, as loud as I could " yeah, well if she was going to have to wait for a Japanese to help her then, she would be waiting a loooooooong time" She of course secretly but obviously got pissed off at me because admitting the truth is harder than doing pretending it isnt. she was so bigotted and brainwashed into believing that Japanese are superior and wonderful that she would prefer to never have to look at me than to ignore it and go on living in her little Japanese fantasy world. We didnt break up right away but a few months later but it was the beginning of the end. "How dare you show up the Japanese youuuuuuuuuuuuuu gaijin!!!!" was the impression I got. Another time i was coming home on the train from Ueno and I had just purchased some candy to give away to my students. On the train I happened to be standing in front of a little girl who appeared to but an upper elementary school student. She was wearing glasses but behind the glasses I could see that she was thinking hard about something. Then slowly tears started to well up in her eyes even though she was trying to push them back. Maybe somebody had said something mean to her or something, I have no idea what she was thinking about. But I wanted to take her mind of it so I said something like "what time is it?" she tried to answer in English and I praised her and said "wow, you speak English, good job" "how old are you?" She said "11" I said I thought she looked 12. She smiled really big and said "really?" I asked her where she lived and she said "Moto-yawata" or someing. To be honest i cant remeber exactly where she said. I then said, hey I have present for you and I opened the big bag of candy. and gave her some. She refused politely but I said "no,no you take it" she said in lovely English thank you, and smiled. She was happy. I got off at my stop and said good bye but before that I couldnt help noticing the glares of suspicion and men pointing and saying something about me. I could see that the jealousy that they were feeling (because they would have never had the decency to do such a thing) manifest itself in many ways. But ill never forget the one piece of **** Japanese mumbled to the other piece of **** Japanese something about "nanpa" Can you believe that? Here I was only trying ot do something good, and they projected their own perverse ideas onto me. When in reality that it is the Japanese men who are pedophiles. The proof is all of the porn you see in the convenience store depicting under age girls in school girl uniforms. These Japanese guys are sick and I really wish most Americans knew it then they would stop buying Japanese cars and propping up this economy by coddling the Japanese with an unfair trade relationship. But I want to thank Japan for giving me lots of material for my book. I dont even have to do too much research. Just living my life here is giving me tons of material which would shock most Americans into changing their buying patterns |
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Delusions of Adequacy
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I have several similar experiences with being the only person to stop and help a Japanese stranger, while their fellow Japanese either go out of their way to avoid them or practially step right over them and continue on their way. If there is another group of people on earth better at making others question the basic goodness of human nature than the Japanese, I hope I never meet them.
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Chukchi Salmon
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I can only say that you did the right thing, and hope you find some redeeming quality during your stay there.
Who in their right mind wouldn't do what you have done, even if they had to take a deep breath to break out of the timid self ? I was in different countires before, and comparing several, your experience is the lowest I can even imagine. I'd say to hell with them, heartless pigs, and do go on with you good deeds as you can afford. And there's gotta be at least 10 good men in your city lest the whole island sinks into the sea.
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Serpico, you raise some interesting points but like I said in the PM I sent you... you need to lose that chip on your shoulder... You ain't the first foreigner to get a raw deal in Japan and you won't be the last. My advice is to learn to deal with it and move on. Trust me, you'll enjoy yourself a whole lot more if you focus on the positives without dwelling on the negatives. Stop making so many base generalizations and quick assumptions re: the nature of the Japanese people and you might find out they aren't half as bad as you'd like to think they are.
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Delusions of Adequacy
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How do you know his assumptions are quick? I have had similar experiences to his when it comes to Japanese disregard for fellow Japanese, and probably a greater number of them. I don't know how long a period of interaction Serpico is basing his assumptions on, but I can assure you my assumptions aren't quick.....and they don't fall very far from his on at least some of the points he made.
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Heimin
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See Ya!!
Here is what happens a lot of times. You get some of these guys who lived a miserable life in their own country, maybe they were rejects. They come to Japan and they want to believe that this place is paradise. These folks are normally men. They are what we call Charisma men, or Japanophiles. These guys don't want Japan to change, not even a little bit. Because if it changes, then it won't be the place where they lost their virginity.
Sadly, these people get positions as moderators. They, then, proceed to edit and censor posts. They, like the KGB, want to control the information flow to society. They reckon, if you tell everybody the sky isn't blue, and edit any information to the contrary, then you, the reader, will eventually start to believe that the sky isn't blue. I have been told directly not to post anything negative about Japan. My posts have been deleted. This is exactly the same method the KGB used. They censored and edited any and all positive information about the west, and they bombarded the people with pro-soviet propaganda. As a result, this site is basically worthless because it does not at all give an accurate portrayal of the real Japan. What you are reading, is only what they want you to read. This site represents a carefully crafted piece of propaganda. I will no longer post on this site. Even though I have received several compliments on my writing via PM's. I will go to another site I know about where the Japanophiles aren't controlling the information flow. Why should I bother adding content to this site when I can't, or presumably anyone can't, say what I want. Last edited by Brooker; May 23, 2005 at 06:40. Reason: personal attack |
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I did manage to read your other posts before they where removed. You did bring up some interesting points, but the way you put them across I found aggressive and very anti-japanese. You must like the country, as you have worked there for a number of years, and you must have had some positive experiences as well as bad ones. Just bad mouthing something will bring out the aggressiveness of other people and these threads could have developed into a slanging match of bad feelings. I'm sorry to see you go, but I feel if you were a little more restrained in your approach, you might not have met such a reaction from other people.
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Delusions of Adequacy
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In other words, true but negative firsthand accounts of Japan are not wanted because they may offend some of the rose-colored glasses "I love EVERYTHING!!!!! about Japan!!!!!(even though I've never been there)" crowd.
Don't the Koreans and Chinese have their own special Japan-bashing fora here? What's the deal? Nobody whose country wasn't invaded by the Imperial Japanese Army is allowed to express a negative opinion? |
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Chukchi Salmon
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????
Perhaps serpico's title was bit on the strong side, but feeling shocked and indignant when one citizen chooses not to give a helping hand to a fellow citizen in dire danger, even possible death, is negative or wrong ?
edit: Doesn't Chiyoda line need more people like him ? Actually it was a foreigner who got killed trying to save a Japanese the other time. I remember he got a reward or thank you letter posthumously. |
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Delusions of Adequacy
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"Selfish Pigs" is indeed a bit strong....but I assure you it is much milder than the terms I use when I find myself in those sorts of situations.
I remember the young man who lost his life in the incident your talking about. I believe he was a Korean, if my memory serves me correctly. |
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Chukchi Salmon
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Thanks Mike, I don't know him personally, but serpico surely reminds me of him.
The point is, please don't go serpico.
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Heimin
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A PM I receieved from Epigene
Serpico,
I'm PMing you rather than posting on the thread because I thought it might be deleted later, as you say. As Japanese who have lived in this country, particularly in the Tokyo area for most of my life (I'm +50), I truly think many Japanese are rude on the trains and in the streets. I don't know whether it's the lack of traditional family education, parental discipline (yes, I mean what those rude adults were taught by their own parents), or stress on their jobs or lack thereof, but I have noticed this so very frequently in the past decade or so. I've heard about the girl who pushed the old lady who advised her to watch her manners and stop working on her makeup in the train and the old lady, lacking the agility of young people, seriously injured. YES, SO MANY OF THEM ARE SO RUDE!! I honestly urge you to stick to doing your good deeds, no matter what they say. You're the right one! I truly wish that I had been there and talked back to the people who treated you so coldly. I'm sure the situation was seriously aggravated by the fact that you were gaijin and gave them an excuse for thinking and saying what they want. Please don't forget that there are Japanese who'd be on your side. I'm sure that there had been people who understood what was going on. Unfortunately, they usually remain silent... (Yes, I think indifference is a sin, too...) Sorry for my ramblings... But don't let those experiences undermine your Japanese experience. There are good folks, too!! Anyway, good luck in your endeavors and hope you stay the good person you are!! |
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Serpico, what you say is true...but don't forget this happens not only in Japan, and not EVERYWHERE in Japan.And not EVERY Japanese person is like this.That's where you are wrong in your thinking.I went to Hokkaido last xmasvacation and didn't have any bad experiences, people were friendly to me, and helped me when I needed something.I think in the Japanese society it's a bit normal to be selfish, the society is not easy to live in.In the future please think about the good also, and don't just rant about the bad !
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Before you all decide to jump to his defense and label me as the bad guy how about we revisit what Serpico posted in other threads before I decided to remove them. Here are a few choice excerpts...
"Do you think that Japanese men are such scumbags BECAUSE they have tiny d***s? or Or do they have such tiny d***s because they are such scumbags? Let me elaborate...you know back home they used to have an old expression that says "the guy with the littlest d**k drives the biggest truck". Using this line of thinking we can follow logically that the Japanese men must have a complex about the laughable size of their d***s. Therefore, they compensate by gang raping women. They cannot empathize with the terrified woman because, number one, they are scumbag pieces of ****, and, number two, they don't possess the intellectual capacity for empathy which is an emotion/thought process possessed by human beings and not animals. I suppose they also don't see themselves as pathetic because that too would require a higher level of rationalization not possessed by animals. Well, I take that back, apes can do it, dolphins, and to some extent, dogs, but not Japanese men. Of course we know by looking at history, that rape is something that Japanese men love to do, and have no shame about whatsoever. One can only assume that had things happened differently and the Japanese had won the war in the Pacific, that American, Australian, and other women would have fallen prey to their rape and eventual murder. Do you think that God, or the law of reciprocity, or karma or whatever you want to call it,cursedthe Japanese men with the worlds smallest d***s BECAUSE they are such sex perverts, pedophiles, and rapists. Why dont I leave? Well, why didnt the African Americans go back to Africa? Well because they shouldnt be required to run away from racism. By the same token Im not going to run away from these little d**k, feeble minded, jealous, hateful, child abusing, human trafficking, lying, cowardly, Rape of Nanking denying, Pearl Harbor sneak attacking, no compassion for the homeless, American copycatting, thinking they are better than everybody when they are not, *****s. I shouldnt have to. Remember as you are reading this that I am only one. There are millions of foreigners in Japan experiencing the same thing. This is why I want to share with you just a few of the bad experiences I have had in Japan. I have taught English to a lot of people, I have bettered Japanese society, I have paid taxes, why should I have to turntail and run from a society full of narrow-minded biggots. I thought, hey maybe Japan is changing and I didnt actually choose a unworthy group to teach english to. OK Im going to say it now.... are you ready? The Japanese racist system was put into place by not cool, little d**k, ill mannered, unintelligent Japanese men who are ABSOLUTLEY TERRIFIED about losing all of their beauitiful women to foreigners. Just like there is war over any resource whether it be oil, spices, land..anything this war is about the most valuable resource Japan has...the women. Its no secret that Japanese are the worst racists in the world and if you dont believe me just check on the forums on the internet. In my next edition I will tell about how I nearly lost my good buddy Kenji because of a racist, piece of ****, boat captain." And the list goes on... So, now let's look at the PM I sent him in response after moving his threads: "You need to chill out with all the anti-Japanese sentiment. I haven't banned you yet because despite all your slander you do seem to have some valid points to argue. I suggest you learn how to better articulate arguing your point-of-view without resorting to childish name-calling and insult-slinging. If you persist, then you will be banned. Thanks for understanding. And remember... chill out, so you got a raw deal in Japan. Ain't the end of the world you know." So I guess A) I'm doing a lousy job as a Moderator according to some who would interpret my actions as a censure Nazi. Nice. "In other words, true but negative firsthand accounts of Japan are not wanted because they may offend some of the rose-colored glasses "I love EVERYTHING!!!!! about Japan!!!!!(even though I've never been there)" crowd." Heh, thanks for your support Mikecash. Had he lost all the slanderous rhetoric and profanity in his intial posts then I wouldn't have moved them. So, after reading what he wrote (of course I edited them for re-post), are you telling me I am doing a crappy job as a Mod in my response to Serpico? I value your opinion, I would like to know. It's such a wonderful feeling to log in everyday, check for troublemakers, edit posts containing profanity, try to maintain an upbeat and positive vibe, only to have other people look down on me for doing my job. You know, I try to help this site as much as possible to make it a nice family-friendly place but if you and others think so lowly of me then by all means I will step down and let some one else do the baby-sitting. Just say the word. Bleh... why do I even bother... |
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Chukchi Salmon
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I haven't seen this one; the language is hard to swallow.
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Delusions of Adequacy
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I don't believe I specifically commented on what sort of job any moderator is doing. I tried to view his other posts and noticed that the search returns didn't match his post total, so I knew that at least one post was missing somewhere. Not knowing the nature of its contents, I didn't comment on it. My comments in this thread in post #8 were in direct reply to Mycernius in post #7. I didn't quote the text because I was relatively sure when I posted that no other posts would come in between and my intent would be clear from positioning alone.
I agree that posts containing profanity, especially gratuitous profanity, have no place on a moderated forum such as JREF. Having said that, I freely admit to being a potty-mouth myself in unmoderated places, primarily usenet and real life. The original post here raises some good points, and I don't mind the ranting tone, so long as they strike me as being true or at least plausibly believable. Based on numerous similar experiences in my own life, I have no trouble believing his anecdotes. And I know how very frustrating and maddening it is to watch "wareware nihonjin" studiously ignore fellow Japanese strangers who are obviously in need of a helping hand from somebody....anybody....and to be the only person who stops to render assistance, knowing all the while that quite a number of Japanese regard us with distrust or suspicion. The irony is palpable in those situations. Here's me on usenet from April 24th of this year, regarding something similar:
Originally Posted by me
I relate a couple of anecdotes similar to Serpico's here: http://tinyurl.com/7z5ph
I won't cut and paste it since the bad language filter would fill it up with asterisks anyway. Those who are interested and not easily offended are free to click on the link and check it out. @RockLee The thing which Serpico talked about in his original post in this thread and which I talked about in the link I provided were not about how Japanese treat foreigners, nor even about how they treat fellow Japanese whom they know personally. The thing which is maddening and which can make it very hard to maintain a positive opinion is the way they treat Japanese strangers. It has been my experience that they are more likely to be kind to foreign strangers, perhaps for the same reason that people are kind to strange dogs, provided the dog doesn't look vicious. |
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Heimin
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A final story
Thanks a lot Epigene. I appreciate your kind words. Also, the kind words from Mike and Lexico.
So, I am going to tell one more story which will get deleted, I am sure. One night at about 10 p.m. I was walking down the shotengai towards a restaurant to get something to eat. I looked and saw this young woman, I'd say she was about 45 kilos, struggling with this massive suitcase towards the train station. It would have been quite easy for me to grab one end of it and help her or just do it myself and give the poor girl a break. Her family, her boyfriend were obviously not helping her. Furthermore, at least a dozen native Nihongo speakers past her by with cold indifference. This was quite a site, let me tell you because she was young and cute and really struggling. This would not last 30 seconds in my home area, I guarantee you. Guys would be fighting for the chance to help this lady just so they could have the good feeling of helping someone. The same would hold true if she were an old lady, an old man, a child, a black man, etc. Well, as I have been living in Japan for 4 years I almost knew what would happen, but I couldn't stop myself, and it happened just about the way I thought it would. I said "chotto tetsudaimasho ka".(Can I give you a little bit of help)?" This woman looked at me with the look of suspicion that comes from years of negative, mind control, propaganda which made her certain that I was going to do something bad, or that my intentions were bad because of 3 factors. 1) Japanese men who want to preserve their monopoly over, and cruel dominance over Japanese women, have created a society which distrusts those gaijin men, particularly the ketou, which it sees as a threat. 2) She had been condition through the years, that when people offer help, their intentions are likely to be bad. Or, at least when the locals do it. 3) She is accustomed to bad treatment from men. I said "can I help you?" but the look I got...you would have thought I had said, "I am a killer" She shook her head a little bit and put her head down to keep struggling. It was remeniscant of the girls who are trying to politely evade the scumbags who try to pressure them into prostitution outside the train station 3 meters from the koban. Anyway, i am not one of those scumbags and I did not want to scare her so I just walked away wishing I could help. Well, low and behold, a Japanese man was walking our direction and he gave me the dirtiest, longest glare. I have been in Japan long enough to know what that look means. It means "stay the hell away from Japanese girls, gaijin, these are our property, ours to rape, capitalize on, intimidate and control". You might be thinking perhaps he was concerned for her saftey and maybe he believes that gaijjin are bad. Well, this is not the case, it was just petty, possessive, jealousy. The reason I think so is because of several factors. 1) He did not offer to help her. After he gave me his jealous hate stare, he breezed on by her and left her to struggle. 2) He must read or watch the news and even the dumbest person can realize that there were no gaijin in Waseda University's SuperFree which committed the most atrocious crimes against women that I have ever seen in my life. He must know about the other gang rape, dog collar, and handcuff stuff that was all perpetrated by Nihonjin. 3) He must realize in his heart of hearts that the cult of lies told to him about gaijin were fed to him directly or indirectly through the centuries by the shogun who sought to control, and enslave him, and to make him fear his liberator. This is the oldest trick in the book. It is widely documented and believed that the reason that the Christians were killed and kicked out of Japan, just before the period of isolation, were kicked out because the shogun wanted to maintain 100% control over the people and didn't want anybody coming in here telling the people that they were actually slaves. By the same token the Japanese would like to kick us out for the same reason. We are the only threat to their control. But they have to let us in because they need us so that they can "catch up" to the West. We all have seen the so-so average Japanese guy with the outrageously gorgeous Japanese girl. Do you think he is unaware of that? Do you think he wants to give that up? Of course he doesn't? This is in the collective conscious of Japanese men as a whole. Most of the ones I have seen would be very lucky to get a date in another country. Do you think they are unaware? Of course not. And THIS reason, I am convinced, is the reason Japan has shunned foreigners because the only threat to their monopoly is foreigners. It is the reason for the racism, the exaggeration of foreign crimes, relatively tight immigration laws, the constant need to control the foreigners every movement, the staring, etc... Let me ask you....if you were at a high school Sophmore party full of gorgeous sophmore chics, what would you do when the Seniors started walking into the party? What I would do is try to be a nicer guy and cooler. But the Japanese response is to bolt the door shut. And then when a few filter in, start spreading lies about them. Oh I forgot, in this analogy, before the seniors showed up, you were treating the women like crap and making them kiss your ***, and blowing smoke in their face, and telling them they are ugly just so they don't get any fancy ideas about looking elsewhere. Yes, Freud is alive and well here in Japan. If I would have had my way, in the struggling woman with a suitcase case, there would have been two winners, here for getting some help, and me for the good feeling of helping someone. But, since the jealous, petty Japanese guy got his way, there were 3 losers. |
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Delusions of Adequacy
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Perhaps we could institute an "Impassioned Irrational Rant" subforum for the times we feel the need to vent our spleens?
And one more little thing.....How appropriate is it to openly post the contents of private communications? If the other party to the communication consents, there's no problem, of course. |
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You will find a lot of people, no matter what nationality, would not render aid in the train situations mentioned. A lot of it is "don't want to get involved-ism" and some actually (if administering CPR) are fearful of contracting a disease. But most of what you described is pretty heartless. Fortunately, in my trips to Japan, I never witnessed such behavior.
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Heimin
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What Mr. Iron Chef has done is exactly what I said he would do and he cut and repasted my posts in the least flattering light. Just like a censor.
My posts were in response to what I see as unchecked crimes against women. If you could read my original posts, you could see that. He completley distorted it. If he was worried about the profanity all he would have had to do is ***** . Furthermore, this is not a childrens site, and it is time for some honesty. Mr. Iron Chef I need to clue you in that "slander" is spoken. "Libel" is the word you are looking for. Either way, the thing that you deem as slander are just simply, things you don't like. Furthermore, for something to fit the definition of slander, or libel, it has to be a lie. I have told no lies. If Shintaro Ishihara can publicly refer to me and other foreigners as "hairy foreigners" then surely, I should be allowed to tell my story without worrying about being censored. |
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Sure, you could find people of any nationality and in any nation who would not render aid in such situations. I think we all know and realize that.
There are two problems, though. 1. We live in Japan (some of us do, anyway) so that is the focus of our remarks. 2. Anecdotal accounts of Japanese offering assistance to fellow Japanese strangers are, so far as I can tell, nonexistant. |
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Chukchi Salmon
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Originally Posted by mikecash
Well not exactly "Impassioned Irrational Rant" subforum, but a simple "Bummer & Rant" thread. Would it be too weak to hold the colorful language that we all need sometimes ?
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Originally Posted by mikecash
The reasons I mentioned cross national borders, which would include Japan.
Another thought though, a lot of people in the U.S. (just an example) have rendered aid and found themselves getting sued later. Naturally that would cause a chilling effect on people. That's why many states have adopted "Good Samaritan" laws to protect people who render aid in emergencies. So the question is/are, are Japanese as litigation crazy as some here in the U.S. in similar situations? Are there similar "Good Samaritan" laws in Japan? |
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There would have to be Good Samaritans before anyone would notice the need for legislation to protect them.
But, no, they're not as litigious as Americans tend to be. The glacial pace of the court system tends to put a damper on the filing of suits. |
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theres this homeless gut in yokohama
if you live in yokohama you have surely seen him hes pretty dirty hes short and has dark skin either from the dirt or from the sun...or both his hair seems to be in dreads but really its just matted form the dirt but his most distinguishing feature until recently was the fact that there was no arse in his pants one day this middle aged lady was describing this man to me and i had seen him many times so quickly i let her know that i was aware of the man about whom she was speaking i gave him a pair of pants, she said actually i told her i had been thinking about giving him a pair of my pants as he was a similar height to me she told me she bought him a new pair of pants and then searched yokohama for him my point is dont lump all japanese people in the same category doing this may make people think you are an ignorant naive racist just to be clear i dont think that way i think you are just angry at others insensitivity and hurt becuase you feel wronged ive been living here for a few years so i have come across this situation a few times myself so i understand the anger you feel and ive been dumped so i understand that kind of pain but honestly, get real you insulted your girlfriend, her family, her friends, her country and you accused her of feeling superior but read your own post whos feeling superior there just something tho think about
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