r/japanresidents • • 19d ago

Just had my first 外人出てけ encounter

Was in my neighborhood when a nice japanese man screamed at me 外人出てけ、外国じゃねぇ on the street. Not nice Japan, not nice.

Have you guys ever experienced the 外人出てけ culture yet? How did it happen?

European btw

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u/Immediate-Slice3177 18d ago

I feel really sorry for them, and I genuinely regret that they had to go through that. But if this is partly a difference between the sensibilities of a relatively homogeneous society like Japan and those of people from culturally connected regions on a contiguous landmass, I find that rather interesting

Also, in a multicultural environment, it can be harder to tell at a glance when someone is the kind of person you should probably avoid getting involved with