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furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:54 am Post subject:

Japanman, besides you refer to them as "ethnic Japanese" and yet you say they are not Japanese. This would seem to be a contradiction as you are saying "These Japanese are not Japanese." A logical fallacy, no?

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

Ethnic Japanese or ethnic Indian etc are just a phrases that people throw around to make things clear but is something that I don't think actualy excists. I don't think there is such a thing as race in any natural biological context.

kdynamic · Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Japan

TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Japanman's a git sometimes.

I had a curious experience on the weekend. A Brazilian Japanese (or is that Japanese Brazilian?) friend asked me how to say hot and humid in Japanese, so I quickly told him the common term Mushi-atsui. I told him, Don't ask me these things! Ask our Japanese friends!

He says he likes learning from me in either English or broken Portugese. He says if he were to ask the Japanese guys, he'd get overwhelmed by too much information.

He's doing his best, reconnecting with his family and learning the culture. He really likes living in Japan, too.

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

All forms of identity such as race, nationality, gender, sexuality etc are merely social constructs. they only excist within the culture and not as a biological form. The only way the world can progress one step further than it's present pathetc state is if people realise such things and move beyond such limited ways of thinking as i'm this and i'm that. You just become a victim of your own pidgeon-hole.

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

Well, nationality is a bit different because that is a legal idea. It is merely that. Thinking that it should or does mean more is only limiting yourself.

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

[quote="kdynamic]
Who asked you?

.[/quote]

Oh, i'm sorry for saying something in your little club. I will ask permission before I speak next time. Please accept my deepest apologies.

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

I've decided that will be my last ever message on this forum. I've got bugger all to do at work but I should do something more constructive.

Wasabi Bomb · Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Osaka, Japan

I live in Osaka and I mainly encounter Brazilians on the nightlife scene. I guess they come in from Shiga and Mie or wherever for their nights out.

Unfortunately probably 19 out of the 20 big fights I`ve seen have involved Brazilians. I won`t speculate as to why, but that`s the truth of it. 19/20.

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan

johnyuehan · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 22 Location: rural Japan

...changing the topic a bit, does anyone know of Brazilian supermarkets / mini food stores in the Kansai area? Or online in Japan (I'm sure I'll find something eventually). fbcusa has nothing, & bento.com has little on Brazilian food. I've been to such stores in Hamamatsu & Tokyo, but that's too far just for the chocolates & other Brazilian foods I like. Thanks!

sallycat · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 303 Location: behind you. BOO!

i'm pretty sure there's one in kyoto. from memory, somewhere near shirakawa-dori...
sorry, that wasn't that useful, was it.