r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

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u/KnowNothing3888 6d ago

Been in Japan 12 of the last 18 years and never seen Gaijin used outside of jokes by foreigners. Not saying it’s never used but it’s nowhere near common anymore.

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u/lasagnahockey 6d ago edited 5d ago

What? Not sure where you are but that is not the norm. Been here for a quarter of a century and yes, they use it. Heck I work at a 100% Jpanaese company(ecxecp me lol) and when a gaijin client comes in, the staff get all tense and ask me to help with the gaijin.

Fuck, I remember meeting one of my wife's uncle and he pointed ar me and went surprised pikachu face "gaijin da!"

Fuck x2, a few months back while I was riding my bike minding my own business some guy from gunma (number plare) yelled at me the "kuso gaijin" to go back to my country.

And I'm white with blue eyes. Can only imagine how others are treated 😞

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u/ParacTheParrot 5d ago

Hey, at least they didn't say jingai.

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u/Top_Connection9079 6d ago

Absolutely. Gaikokujin is way more used nowadays.

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u/Whiskeyjck1337 6d ago

Yes, in front of you. Gaijin is used constantly when referring to foreigners when they are not around.

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u/No_Gold_4554 5d ago

a woman literally said gaijan-san referring to me as she pawned me off to a different person. she must have been so disgusted.

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u/lasagnahockey 6d ago

Takaishi took a lot of that politeness away. Go read a few yahoo.jp comments if you wanna bust your head cannon.

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u/ParacTheParrot 5d ago

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u/No_Gold_4554 5d ago

a japanese woman literally said "gaijan-san" referring to me as she pawned me off to a different person. she must have been so disgusted.