Common Japanese misconceptions regarding foreigners

**kirei_na_me** · Mar 14, 2005, 23:02

Originally Posted by Harvey

I've been asked the same thing heh.

After reading this thread. Well... you know... island nation. Homogeneous population... What can you expect?

That's my husband's excuse for everything. Every answer starts, "When you live on island country..."

**PopCulturePooka** · Mar 15, 2005, 08:34

Originally Posted by kirei_na_me

That's my husband's excuse for everything. Every answer starts, "When you live on island country..."

Which is bollocks...
Ask him why New Zealanders don' have the same mindset?

**kirei_na_me** · Mar 15, 2005, 08:38

Originally Posted by FirstHousePooka

Which is bollocks...

Exactly.

Ask him why New Zealanders don' have the same mindset?

I'm going to the next time he starts up with that...and it won't be long.

**Maciamo** · Mar 15, 2005, 09:33

Originally Posted by FirstHousePooka

Which is bollocks...
Ask him why New Zealanders don' have the same mindset?

Why, Austalians are not islanders ? Well Australia doesn't have any land boundaries with other countries.

We could also add Britain, Malta, Cyprus, etc. None of these countries have the same "island mentality" as Japan (just a bot for Britain whe it comes to joining the euro, riding on the right, or stuff like that).

**PopCulturePooka** · Mar 16, 2005, 22:29

Originally Posted by Maciamo

Why, Austalians are not islanders ? Well Australia doesn't have any land boundaries with other countries.

We could also add Britain, Malta, Cyprus, etc. None of these countries have the same "island mentality" as Japan (just a bot for Britain whe it comes to joining the euro, riding on the right, or stuff like that).

Heh I used NZ for its closer geographical size.