/japan/ - 日本

I went to Takayama back in january and I didn't get stared by anyone, or at least I didn't notice it. As long as you don't walk with a shirt with something like バカ外人だ！　or 超ホモです。　written on it and don't go full weeaboo you'll probably be okay.

>>1898
You are さるぼぼ.

>>1898
I'm dressed like a normal person lol. Weird how everybody says you'll get stared down but turns out that's not the case then? I'm short, brown hair, so in that sense I don't stand out much except my not-so-asian face.

>>1906

They were probably fat nerds, and/or paranoid SJWs.

If you go to a place where foreigns aren't common, yes, you will probably be stared at.

Just tell yourself it's because you're so damn pretty, OP.

>>1911
ayy I'll just do that

>>1913
>巨根
pls no

>>1918
These moon runes. Literally undecipherable

>>1909
No u, I'm not that red.
>>1919
>>巨根
>literally undecipherable
>he doesn't know about taito
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito_%28kanji%29

>>1919
What does "literally" mean?

>>1971
literally
ˈlɪt(ə)rəli

adverb
adverb: literally
in a literal manner or sense; exactly.
"the driver took it literally when asked to go straight over the roundabout"
synonyms: verbatim, word for word, line for line, letter for letter, to the letter; More
antonyms: loosely, imprecisely, metaphorically

informal
used for emphasis while not being literally true.
"I have received literally thousands of letters"




Or in other words, exactly as it's written.
Often people don't REALLY mean it when they use the word, it is just used for effect.

>>OP
>Norwegian
>white
>can speak English
You'll have no worries. FYI even in small cities there are native English speakers(e.g. Americans, British) working as ALT.
Japanese in general tend to be kind to white foreiners, whereas they tend to look down other East Asians, like Koreans, Chinese(not wealthy ones of course), Ｆilipinos etc. which is stupid I think, but it's just the way they are.
If you are black you'll probably get stared at(not so much in Tokyo) as there aren't many black people in Japan.

>>1896
A little bit late but here's some of my input anyways.

I lived in Japan for 6 months and either I'm dense or it really wasn't that big of an issue.
I was living in a small city in Kanagawa, so the only other gaijin I encountered were those enrolled in the same courses as me. People are aware that you're there, but the Japanese are very polite and won't stare unless you're doing something unusual.
One thing I did notice while traveling in gaijin groups though was that if we were talking, generally other people on the train were more talkative with each other and the opposite was also true. There were a couple times when we were quiet/on our cells and noisier groups quieted down (as if to save themselves the embarrassment when even the gaijin are being quiet)

The most noticeable stares you will get will be from children. I had children staring at me ALL the time, which I thought was cute and it was probably partially my fault for holding eye contact with them.

If you don't see anyone else doing it, it's probably best not to do it yourself. Don't do anything obnoxious and you'll be perfectly fine.

>>1985
>it is stupid to look down on one's inferiors
What is wrong with you?

>>1978
>Often people don't REALLY mean it when they use the word, it is just used for effect.

You look like an illiterate. Is that the effect you were going for?

>>1905
what translation add-on are you using?