[devicenull]

[Crispy]

Context, it's all context. The whole fucking language is all context.

[kamome]

Thanks for the link to that thread. Nice to see the Japanese debating the usage of the word among themselves. Of course, we talk about that all the time in this forum, but the conclusion is usually "Gaijin itself is not a discriminatory word, it's the way it is used." Then some people get criticized for being too thin-skinned, others claim that they should be referred to by their nationality, etc.

The Japanese seem to cover all the angles in that thread, though. Pretty cool, except for that joker who thinks foreigners stink. He/she obviously hasn't sat next to a salaryman on the train who hasn't bathed or brushed his teeth in the last 24 hours.

[GomiGirl]

I have been asked not to wear perfume to work a few times by staff who find it distracting as Japanese women don't tend to wear perfume.

Naturally I told them that I would wear perfume if I felt like it as I pay their salaries. I don't wear much at all..

[GargoyleTS]

GG: As long as you don't bathe in it, its all good and they should thank you and offer up numerous blessings that you grace them with something other than Oyaji Rot and Burning Filters to fill their nostrils thoughout the day.