From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Not a Myth at All
Date: 23 Dec 92 16:02:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.cfCFctW00iUxM3o6kF
	<BzqHKC.7En@ncifcrf.gov>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. MMasuda writes: )In response to the individual below of course) 

.

>In article <34005@twics.co.jp> dcroz@twics.co.jp writes:
> 
>>    Besides, you don't have to be Einstein to spot the racism in Yokosuka;
 


>   Aaaa, Yokosuka ne...
> 
>>     What--you think if you were plonked down in a town full of people who
>>regarded you as an unwelcome racial inferior you couldn't figure it out?  You
>>think it would take you more than a couple of years to tumble?  Or are
you >just
>>presuming that "Navy guys" are inferior in intelligence and comprehension?
> 
>   Most Japanese rather suffer from an inferiority complex towards Americans.
>If there is a racism among Japanese against navy servicemen, I'd assume
>that there WAS something that converted the attitude of Japanese in Yokosuka
>from inferiority complex to hostility or despise.

In my opionin, I think that it is the way that these individual handle
their acohol. Let me give you an example. In live in Hazlewood(really in
Glenwood)and there's this little dive owned by this polish guy. The bar
is nice and the drinks are cheap. I can drink 100 proof Southern Comfort
for $1.50 a double. Now, I like this! But, there's this guy there this
guy there and he only drinks
beer. Striaght regular beer. Iron City. Get three beers into this guy in
his intelligence goes down by 1000%. One time he was drunk and he
accused me of (and, get this)a dog. I know that it is custommery for
these Americans to put down the Vietnamese for this. But, I was with my
roommate and my roommate got into a very bad fight with this guy over
this. My point- it is not that these people don't want you in these
place but most get drunk, get ignorant and insulting because most don't
think that there will be immediate consequences. So, in order to save
their livelihoods they restrict there business. I believe that this
person knows what's up!

> 
>>>>People who do stupid things like shoplift in Akihabara or steal train rides
>>>>because they think they're bigger and stronger than the Japanese so
they can
>>>>darn well do anything they please are the ones who create and perpetrate
>>>>slanted attitudes about foreigners among the Japanese people.
> 
>>     Without wanting to defend thieves in any way:  these people
probably >serve
>>in some way to give the perpetuation of racist attitudes a boost, but
no way >do
>>they create them.  They are created by the culture itself and all its
>>manifestations:  the family, the play group, TV, textbooks and teachers, and
>>all the rest.
> 
>   Puke! How sickening! 
>How much can you tell about Japanese culture from which you segregate
yourself?
> 
>>>>They have no right to complain about any kind of racism
> 
>>     No right?  My, what a novel concept:  a person can forfeit his
human >right
>>to be free from racism because of unrelated obnoxious or criminal
behavior.  A
>>startling insight.  I wonder where it will lead us?
> 
>   Nothing novel. If someone has a biased view based on racism,
>that person should not whine about someone else's racism. That's 
>what I understood from Mr. Luke's posting, and I think that it is a 
>reasonable argument.
> 
>   By any chance, do you have access to an account at CMU? Your style
reminds me of someone.

  This is insulting in a way that maybe you don't understand. But, since
my semi-devine intervention can enabled me to take this communicatia de
understando
to a 'Higher' level I will and have. So, please it is a terrible,
terrible thing
to joke about the unknown. If you don't believe who I am fine! That's
you progrogative. But, that's don't mean that you are intelligent as you
believe. Some people work for a living. I live for a living. If you know
what I mean!


 
--Michiaki
 
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