Mikawa, I doesn't make you seem bad, I totally understand. You shouldn't feel compelled to talk out of duty, I'm sure you would help out anyone, whatever race, should you ever need to.
I'm just nervous that there seems to be a whole etiquette I wasn't aware existed. I don't want to be a fish out of water in Japan. On the other hand, I'm only going for my first holiday, and only for 2 weeks and I guess I should treat it like any other destination.
However, I can understand the reasoning behind wanting to talk to people that you share a commonality with. I myself am a little obsessed with other mixed-race people that i come across in London, my home town. I always notice them but rarely talk to them. If I do get to talk to them and the issue of race comes up I am always fascinated by their experiences being mixed race. I guess that's similar to what you've been discussing here.
I'm just nervous that there seems to be a whole etiquette I wasn't aware existed. I don't want to be a fish out of water in Japan. On the other hand, I'm only going for my first holiday, and only for 2 weeks and I guess I should treat it like any other destination.
However, I can understand the reasoning behind wanting to talk to people that you share a commonality with. I myself am a little obsessed with other mixed-race people that i come across in London, my home town. I always notice them but rarely talk to them. If I do get to talk to them and the issue of race comes up I am always fascinated by their experiences being mixed race. I guess that's similar to what you've been discussing here.
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