That’s why many US Forces guys are not allowed to go into drinking establishments in Japan. Eventually, I guess (?), that rule kind of spread to, No Foreigners allowed near alcohol–Please, we don’t want any fighting. I guess if the bar has had an incident in the past, they put up a sign.

But that doesn’t explain why many businesses discriminate against Koreans, Chinese, and Philippines. Oh wait, all of these countries have serious ‘baggage’ when you look at their histories, and apparently when people get drunk, they start to throw down.

And yes, there are many signs that urge you to have a JP Friend with you.. that is just for language difficulties.

In conclusion, I don’t think the JP hate foreigners, if they did, they wouldn’t go to the all the trouble to make a damn sign–they’d just let Gaijin in and charge them double the price, then laugh about it later. You know, like local ‘sellers’ do to foreigners in every country in the world? Like Chinese Taxi cabs do to foreigners all the time? It’s called being a tourist. The best you can do in that case is master the language, and let them know you’re not going to pay the Gaijin price. If you speak well, they’ll give you the real price.

Or perhaps that just affects me more because of my own experiences. My parents are of different ethnicities. Going back to Korea, if I disclose this information to people, I often get comments on how my blood is “dirty” or “impure.” They don’t usually say it maliciously. They just state it as fact. So, I don’t take to that kind of attitude very well. But, hey, that’s just me. Some people may prefer a nationwide belief in their inherent racial inferiority over being sardonically compared to a dog.

“No Foreigners” is one thing “No People With Whom We Are Having An Argument” is another. And referring to them as the equivalent of dogs is offensive.

If a place doesn’t want my money because I’m a non-resident of the country, my business will by necessity go elsewhere. Insulting me is an entirely different kettle of contaminated fish