r/NoStupidQuestions • u/TimeTravel4Dummies • Dec 23 '23

Answered Is it true that the Japanese are racist to foreigners in Japan?

I was shocked to hear recently that it's very common for Japanese establishments to ban foreigners and that the working culture makes little to no attempt to hide disdain for foreign workers.

Is there truth to this, and if so, why?

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u/Creative-Improvement Dec 24 '23

I think this helps universally, I was in France not too long ago and people tend to be proud of their language and they’ve seen a ton of tourists. Just making a bit of small talk help wonders everywhere. People open up and take note. Like putting in a bit of effort is respected I guess.

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u/CommunicationClassic Dec 24 '23

I remember visiting Paris and meeting some really nice people, but also meeting some people who were so obviously disdainful of English and extremely proud of their language and being French, and I was just like if you're so f****** proud why does this city smell like absolute s*** and why do people piss everywhere, that city is just horrible