Lie

'they pile lie upon lie' Jeremiah 9:6

Don`t talk to me about Japanese politeness. I have lived here for a decade. I know what goes on. A weekend or so back, I was walking in Kasuga, minding my own business, when two teen lads passed me. One looked at me and said to his friend loudly: 'nani kore?' which I translate as 'What (the fuck) is that?'. The fact that he used 'nani' (what) instead of 'donata' or 'dare' (who) seems to imply he feels foreigners are a lower species of lifeform. Yet many Japanese absolutely refuse to admit racism exists here.

Some teens are of course rude in most countries, but this kind of behaviour is not restricted to teenagers. Many foreigners living here have similar stories to tell. But some prefer to avoid mentioning such things to their clients so as not to harm their business.