You've got it backwards. There are many youngsters who idolize Japan. The problem is that are in for a bit of a shock when they come here. They expect a modern, clean, crime free country where they can learn about a new culture, then eventually fit in. After the new visitor's honeymoon wears off, shock or distaste can set in. Contrary to expectations, the visitor may find a country where: * the internet is absurdly expensive to access * many people don't know how to use computers * rivers are decorated with rusting bicycles * people burn trash in their backyards * petty theft is rampant * for many Japanese youth, culture consists of Kitty-chan and J-pop * a foreigner will never, ever fit in. The clash between expectations and reality often leads to anger, and in some cases a seething hatred of Japan.
nihonjinha buta http://www.egroups.com/message/shakai-archive/715 Last march I was in LeLocle Switzerland eating a late lunch and the only one in the restaurant. A Japanese ( he had several magazines in Japanese with the usual words of English on the cover--this is how both the owner and I knew he was Japanese) came in an order lunch, which he ate with all the sucking , grunting and pig like noises some Japanese make when they eat. Whenever he wanted something he yelled for it in a loud voice. When he left, the owner said to me "I hate these Japanese. They eat like pigs and upset all the other guest and yell around restaurant. I want to put up a sign--NO JAPAN PEOPLE" The cook, who was listening in said "No, no, you can't do that, all the newspapers would make a fuss"