[Carlton19259]

As large societies go, Japan is probably one of the most racist, xenophobic and patriarchal one in existence. Group interests are valued over the individual, and non-Japanese people are viewed as savage and inferior (although they don’t seem to mind doing business with us). This struggle between individual interests and group interests is growing to be a bigger and bigger cause of strife between generations in Japan. In a relationship with a Japanese person, your role should be to present the positive aspects of your culture, and help your partner prepare for the guilt that would occur should she go against social norms. Japanese parents are not cruel authoritarians; they likely would not cause a permanent rift with their own child, but they would be likely to remind her of her transgressions. The bottom line is that you have to assess how strong her individualism is vs. her cultural ties, and decide whether you want to be the ‘gai-jin’ for the rest of your life. Because it is impossible for you to ever be a Japanese in any sense – legally, culturally or socially, no matter what you do.

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Name : Carlton19259, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 30, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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