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Isnt every country racist?

Im being honest I hate it (im up in the USA , boston actually) when i get on a bus/train and theres some people speaking a totally different language, it makes me mad! You know, there in MY country doing this

I can understand ME going to another country and expecting this, but not in my own country

And the most retarded people, i would say live in the Good ole USA, look at our commander in-chief

 

Haha, I'm sure you'd love California, every other person doesn't speak english.

 

The USA are an immigrant country, your forefathers took the land of the natives.The official language is english,but with so many immigrants and ghettos for every ethnic group I wouldn't wonder if somebody only speaks another language.The only thing that pisses me off are the turkish who life in germany,won't learn german or integrate in any way and say fuck germany and are so damn proud of their "fatherland" turkey where they aren't wanted and mostly have never been there either.

But if a government puts up a website where you can report suspicious foreigners for no reason at all (that gaijin scared me so I'm gonna report him) it's another thing.Btw. gaijin means "the one from the outside" and not foreigner.The borg collective doesn't want you ;-)

 

Heh, not my forefathers! My family came from italy about 100 years ago!

They didnt take the land from the natives, the white man did

(wow this is really going OT)

Yeah, i DO admit this country lost alot of liberties, but i do feel safer here than i would be in another country!S

 

The website thing was regarding the japanese government not the US government.

Even in the black projects or suburbs with white middle class kids who try to do the same shit cause they watched too much mtv? ;-)

Ban the religions and the world would be a better place ;-)

 

Maybe, but there are those that find peace w/ religion, like those crazy people that have urges to kill but god tells them no

The US Goverment has one of those too now, now i gotsa dig it up!

Well, im White, middle class and live in the heart of the city (boston)
and dont watch mtv!

But ill watch the news, and kids IN the suburbs will go to the hospital for copying MTV or a videogame!

Back to the topic , i really need to get a DC, i sold mine a while back :/

 

Thats how it is here too, except generally every immigrant population has people like that. I'd say thats how 50% of our "minorities" (over here, white people are already the minority) act. I had a teacher (who's black) who imported her husband from Nigeria to connect with her African roots! She used to come to class in her nubian queen getup but she can't speak Swahili or anything, she even named all her kids African names (changed her name to an African one), its fucking hilarious when she can't even pronounce them.

 

Damn, that it's insane! :smt017

 

there is this saying that goes like "Everybody hates Everybody they Aren't"

Seems harsh but has a LOT of truthful content in it :smt033

Every soul, nation, entitites have degrees of racism, Japan as said above has a one race nation policy, american Gov hates the moslems, UK hatred towards immigrants from eastern europe etc etc

but I think we can still be in peace and harmony, if we put everything into perspective :smt023

 

Steering things semi/sorta ontopic...

HI_ricky, you live in Hong Kong? Is there any chance you have ever seen/ taken pictures of Lik Sang's retail store? I'm just a bit curious as to what it looks like, is all.

 

A couple of things I need cleared up before we go further.

The games sold in HK... aren't these the Asian editions, not the Japanese editions? If so, I could totally buy the fact that they're cheaper. Shit, you can buy $60 computer text books in India for the retail price of like $4.80. They're obviously sold cheaper in other countries with lower cost of living (or lower cost of everything in this case)

Source:
How much time have you spent in Japan? While some of the stuff you say happens, it's mostly stereotypic stuff you read in a book, and only hear from people that:
1: Came to Japan for a short time and hated it for some reason
2: Came to Japan, but can't speak enough of the language to submerge themselves
3: Have never been to Japan.
4: Are the US military

Employment conditions:
I think you're missing the point. Japan has the best of both worlds... depending on who you are. (I know it hasn't worked out for everyone...including people on this board, but...) If you're 45+ and don't speak English, it's hard. If you're young, it's better than Europe. In Germany, you can't just quit a job and go somewhere else, no? These are rules that pertain to my colleagues of our Frankfurt branch. We had to wait 6 months for one person to quit another job and come work with us. In Japan, you don't have this. Only 2 weeks notice is required to leave a job on good terms. On the flip side, if your boss threatens to fire you, you can either say "Give me money" or "no, I refuse to be fired." Technically, they can't fire you, and if you sue them, it will cost them WAY more than your severance package, and they'll have red flags all over the place. In the case that they DO fire you, they can't hire anyone (even a janitor) for like 18 months or something stupid.

Of course, this only works if you're a "seisha-in". If you're working on a contract, then you're not protected. If you're full-time you are GUARANTEED a good severance. The only way you won't get it is if your company goes bankrupt, AND whoever has the assets leaves town. If you're on a contract, uou've got other benefits, like making A LOT of money per hour, and actually getting paid for your overtime. But to be honest, you shouldn't get yourself into this position unless the money you make in a week is about 20% or more higher than if you were a full-time employee.

I was making XX per hour on a contract (my first job). I got paid ALL hours... even on 70 hour weeks, unlike my salaried friends. It was great when there was overtime. I then went to Bank of America. Since my pay had just been increased 50% before leaving my previous job, BoA only agreed to a contract where I was paid the same as my last job, but got 2x the vacation days. I then worked MORE hours at Bank of America for the same money. My per hour wage was way lower, but I got a bonus at the end of every year, and a severance package when I was laid off. They laid off my whole group, and I walked away with 8 months salary in one shot. If I couldn't find a job, I would get 70% of my salary for three months... there's an extension beyond that, but I'm not sure exactly how it works. I did find a job though, and out of everyone I know that got laid offf, they all got jobs eventually, and only one had a really hard time. I'd say maybe 15% don't find jobs within the three month grace period... but probably half of those don't really want jobs right away.

I know it's not roses for everyone, and it won't be for me every time either. I was in a very nice situation. But, the point stands that Japan is Pro-employee, anti-employer, whereas Germany is pro-both. In Japan, you get to fuck the system a bit... it's a huge misconception that your company is out to destroy your life. While it might rule it for a bit, you have to remember that in the end, they've got WAY more at risk than you.

One more fact we're both ignoring here, that IS part of the equation. Japanese on average have stupidly high savings... maybe the highest in the world. They stastically, don't need to be paid unemployment forever. I looked for a statistic, but couldn't find one. People here are savings machines. I'd say average American is in debt... average Japanese has about $5k sitting in a bank account, and will never be used.

I agree with you whole-heartedly about the states though. It's totally fucked. Very little employee protection, and the most effed up welfare system I've seen. :snipe:

 

well, ASIA Edition and japan Edition., just like softmap and sakuraya is different some "special game" gift~

there is HK Offical from SONY game special pack, look! see what different with japan ver~~

 

There are store pics on the net (I think even on their site)

 

Sorry but in my opinion if the Japanese system is really as you say GaijinPunch then that is way too harsh on the employer. You can refuse to be fired? Now I'm all for a fair parting of ways but I also believe as long as it's not for reasons of race, religion, ect an employer should be able to fire whoever they want. I've seen it on both sides since I work and my Dad also owns a company. I have seen some lazy assed people constantly call in sick, always show up late, do a piss poor job when they do show up, and every other type crap that turns a good day into a bad one. One time I a person called in sick on payday but still came in perfectly fine to get his check. He was also fired right then and there. Under the Japanese system like you said he could basically blackmail the companies reputation. That is just not right.

 

today i also need go the location to buy some think.
le me try take a pic of out look shop~~ :smt023

 

Yeah, but white people aren't really known for working 12-16 hours a day for their whole lives for pretty crappy wages. The Japanese are. In exchange for going absolutely nowhere even if you'r a fantastic worker, you're assured a job for life. If not, they pay you off bigtime. It's kind of a bullshit system, but I think 2 weeks notice with dickheads like Bush cutting spending for poor people is what has fucked America up so bad. If you don't have a nice savings, which most Americans don't, you're bent over w/ your pants around your ankles.

There needs to be a median between the two, but I don't think there ever will be. Speaking Japanese and English, and living in Japan will almost always assure me a job. Call it taking advantage of the system or whatever, but hey -- I like it here.


Ricky:
That sticker is the Asian version, right? Never seen one of those before. The electro-orange makes it a bit hard to read.

EDIT:
One last thing I forgot to throw in here. How can you say that the big companies own the game resell market? Japan has more mom and pop stores than you can shake a stick at. They're freakin' everywhere. If you want to say that Liberty, Medialand, and Trader control the used market in Akihabara, and Akihabara alone, I could buy that. Otherwise, there's really no big player in the used game market -- it's all the little people. Auction sites and Yahoo Market Place are also giving the really small people (consumers) a way to sell.

 

what happened? :smt009

The poor guy is just offering a few GD-rs

 

Anyone have GD-Rs for sale? Blank ones..

 

Adam James has them for sale.