Translation Anti-Gaijin Message

[two_heads_talking]

That said, and while I don't have a lot of experience to rely on, I don't think this cultural curiosity should be taken as a reflection on all Japanese people.

It isn't, it's a popular elitist theme that some restaurants use to garner more business and oddly enough, it works very well in Japan.

[furrykef]

I don't see the sort of restaurant that treats its customers badly going down very well with anyone from my country. Most people from here would tell them very forthrightly where they could shove their food and would probably help them do so.

I think that's true of most countries. Then again, Seinfeld's Soup Nazi is based on a real person (who, naturally, hates being called the Soup Nazi and will refuse service if you call him that), so maybe not entirely true here.

Then again, Seinfeld does take place in New York City, where abuse is probably a way of life or something.

Also, there's no way anyone here would ever get away with putting a sign up saying, "Scots Only". They would be in serious legal trouble if they did.

It's illegal in Japan, too... they just get away with it more often. I hear it's still not all that common for it to happen, though, and such cases tend to become known on the internet because people like Debito Arudou publicize them... which I don't think is a bad thing, though many people have mixed feelings (or worse) about that particular guy on the whole.

- Kef

[john2]

Spoiler:

Oo… not so sure where I stand on it to much… I mean requiring someone to speak japanese to enter doesn't seam unfair at all, if you mea not allowing in foreigners wel— Ah if theirs a place that let’s foreigners in just beside it go their, despite what about the rule of thumb that you go the places that have a decent number of customers. it seams empty.

[AJBryant]

John.

OW.

[two_heads_talking]

gachunk.. huh?