I still get stared at all the time, especially when I am wearing my cowboy hats.
One time a few years back at around midnight some skaters flipped me off in downtown Hachioji, so I walked over to them and laughed and said they were little shits and I used to skate with Pros like Danny Way, Tony Hawk, etc. They were nice after that, then the cops came over to harass all of us. I told the cops I was taking pictures for a skating website, but they still harassed me.
It's interesting you ask because I feel the prejudice, but not racism. Like I am gaijin and a lot of people won't sit next to me on the train, don't say good morning to me at the gem show, etc. It's ok though because I am comfortable, almost from a parental perspective. People just haven't had interactions with foreigners and would rather not deal with them. I get it.
I still get stared at all the time, especially when I am wearing my cowboy hats.
One time a few years back at around midnight some skaters flipped me off in downtown Hachioji, so I walked over to them and laughed and said they were little shits and I used to skate with Pros like Danny Way, Tony Hawk, etc. They were nice after that, then the cops came over to harass all of us. I told the cops I was taking pictures for a skating website, but they still harassed me.
It's interesting you ask because I feel the prejudice, but not racism. Like I am gaijin and a lot of people won't sit next to me on the train, don't say good morning to me at the gem show, etc. It's ok though because I am comfortable, almost from a parental perspective. People just haven't had interactions with foreigners and would rather not deal with them. I get it.