[Jay28567]

Yes and No. I lived in Japan for 5 years and at first I found the Japanese to be racist. Then I realized that it was mainly ignorance. Japan has 1% immigration so they do not have much contact with other cultures beyond tourists. Specifically the Japanese also secluded themselves from the rest of the world for nearly 200 years from the 1600s to the 1800s, which influenced the general social psyche of the population. The Japanese definately glorify the whites. Its a weird spill over from WW2. We nuked them, then came in and rebuilt their culture….they have a inferiority complex now because of this. Plus their culture is very controlled and they envy the ‘white’ freedom of expression and do what you want attitude. In regards to Asians in America. I know that a lot of asians dont really like blacks, or do not see blacks as equals, and I would say that it is true. The first wave of Asians came to America with next to nothing during the gold rush. No they were not forced to come like blacks as slaves, but they were not rich either. They then worked their fingers to the bones, pushed their children to succeed and get good marks etc etc. They also received just as much racism as blacks. They now occupy their current social position due to their hard labour. They see themselves as superior to blacks because they feel that they have achieved their position as opposed to being handed-it to them by the government through equal opportunity employment and other similar affirmative action, when both races came from such a low starting position. This may or may not justify their feelings, but I believe thats where it comes from. It is understandable in a way.

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Name : Jay28567, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, City : Kiel, State : NA, Country : Germany, Occupation : English Teacher, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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