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I hate when gaijin who don’t speak Japanese well, work a regular job here, have any Japanese best friends, and have lived here less than 3-5 years pen articles about Japan. You have said nothing original and understand very little. #gaijinconfessionfriday
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And why do you think you’re so much better than other people that are just trying their hardest to share their experiences with others???
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I don’t think I’m better than anyone. I do, however, think it’s impossible to write articles extolling the virtues Japan or commenting on social problems if you have very little normal contact (i.e. beyond being the token gaijin) with Japanese people.
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By that token, do you think Eric Newby, Laurie Lee, George Orwell, Graham Greene, Paul Theroux etc shouldn't have written of their travels?
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Let’s stop pretending that the kind of articles/YouTube video narrations I’m talking about are in any way on the same intellectual level.
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Of course not! But that's a question of talent or intention, not the qualifications you were suggesting necessary.
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The second comment does tho
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Thanks for reading!
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Thought you were referring to the piece I posted under Gaijin Confession Friday
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If the shoe fits. About 90% of content written/filmed by gaijin online (articles, YouTube vids, etc.) seem to come from short term travelers and residents who have not assimilated here in any way. It’s like having one foot in shallow water and writing about the whole ocean.
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So because someone hasn’t lived here for a certain amount of years, it means their experiences and opinions aren’t valid? Uhhh you’re wrong!
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It means if you have very little knowledge of what is going on around you half of the time, more than likely you don’t know what you’re talking about. Good news is that if you’re cute enough people will subscribe to your channel regardless of content quality. Good luck, bb!
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But maybe outside opinion can also be enlightening? I’ve found that (some) people who have very little knowledge have made very unbiased, blunt and just remarks about things old timers don’t notice anymore or are too biaised to recognize
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I haven’t noticed this tbh... Just people making the same misguided generalizations over and over again. D:
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