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The first panel is exactly why Japan has been super isolationist. Outside of tourist areas I’ve heard foreigners are never fully welcomed no matter how long they stay
Japan has been isolationist since way before weebs existed...
Yeah that’s what I meant, I suppose I could’ve made it more clear
That's called xenophobia.
It's really in this year
Not to suggest that this isn't xenophobia, nor that the subject can be summed up this succinctly, but there is something to be said for a culture not wanting to be swept away or squashed by others. As with pretty much everything else, there's middle ground.
No "but," it's plain xenophobia, no debate about it.
Miss that part, did you? Also, nothing is "plain" anything. Expand your view one bit and see the world for the complex place it is.
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
Obi-wan declaring himself a Sith was the weirdest part of the prequels.
I think there's no middle ground when the answer is isolation instead of trying to integrate foreigners into the local culture.
Of course not. "Middle ground" necessitates effort on both sides. I just think it's worth bringing up when that word starts getting tossed around. It's easy to create hard lines when it gets used.
TBH the same could be said for some areas of Boston....
That's mostly overstated and you usually hear it from people who don't speak Japanese who lived somewhere for a couple years teaching English after graduating college.