Japanese people on "Weeaboos"

They're far less harsh on them then us westerners are. Good Watch

 

I think that's ok. If I met a Japanese person who was super into American pop culture and wanted to put me, as an American, on a pedestal, that probably wouldn't rub me the wrong way.

I suppose it differs depending on the person, but what is distinct to me about weeaboos versus other types of Japanophiles, and which I did not like about certain people I knew in real life that I would consider "weeaboos", was the snob/jerk factor ("I know a lot more about this than you") combined with an unrelenting attitude that anything (items, practices, services, attitudes) were better in Japan than the US, and that this topic would be injected into any conversation, including conversations that did not have anything to do with Japan. I have no problems with anyone who is into Japanese things or even wishes they were Japanese, and I have no problem talking about Japanese things, but what rubs me the wrong way is not treating me with respect as a conversational partner and riding roughshod over every conversation with a "Japan is the best" or "I am the best" theme, and that was my experience with certain people I've had the displeasure of knowing irl (I probably met a lot more people like this than a typical person because I majored in Japanese in college).

 

Reading the comments on this video, results in a surprising amount of bigotry and derogatory statements towards people who simply identify with a certain term with affection. Or just happen to enjoy something like Anime, a lot or even a little.. (And i'm not even talking about myself here. Just people coming out of the woodwork to sling crap at other people for the sake of it.)

Should I be surprised though?

I probably shouldn't.

I do agree with this though.

 

One thing about Weeaboos that they totally missed the mark on is how so many just get aspects of Japanese culture wrong. I went to a panel at a Convention once and saw what is basically called "Two white girls make tea' but it was supposed to be about the Japanese tea Ceremony, and even if they just checked Wikipedia they'd have some idea how it's done.

Still it's interesting to see what Japanese people think about Weeaboos.

A good follow up to that video is the one on Otaku.

 

Weeaboos embarrass me I've got to break this news to all weeaboos you were not born in Japan you are not Japanses and you will never be Japanese so fucking stop pretending to be something you are not and this is coming from someone is into anime and manga but I don't pretend to be something I'm not.

 

Way to completely miss the point of this thread.

 

That's why I had that little rant about weeaboos take me for as an example I'm a Brit I know very little about how things are done in Japan and I Don't pretend to.

 

Japanese people reacting to weeaboos....

Spoiler: They don't react poorly to them.

 

I feel bad for this kid

 

Personally I have nothing against Weeaboo's, unless they are the psychotic fan type that act all anime and kawaii and insist on using desu mixed with English or any other language than Japanese. But I guess you can say that about anyone who is fanatical about anything. But if someone was a Finn weeaboo, first I'd ask why? Second, I'd probably just give the person a thumbs up.

Now that's a good, insightful peek into what it's like to live in Japan as a foreigner. I had no idea that it could be like that. I can kinda see it however. As a Finn, we are not really known for our outward personalities either, we just don't mask it behind politeness and might seem rather sullen and morose. Touching out of the blue, even a friendly tap on the back, will cause confusion at best and outright weirdness at worst. Also, you'd know you've achieved bro status if you get invited to a sauna and afterwards to get blind drunk (pants are optional after this point and is known as kalsarikännit or getting drunk in your underpants), but chances are nobody would ever flat out and say it.

 

Oh man, those two Japanese guys are really taking the piss out of him. It may be considered sad buy hey, if that's what David likes then that's what he likes. Some could say the same about us and games I guess.

 

Seeing someone like that get kicked down is just painful to watch - especially seeing how friendly he acts the whole time. I would guess that he receives this sort of treatment on both sides of the ocean way more often than he deserves it.

 

That 2nd video "As long as they don't cause trouble they will be fine"

And that's where the line should be drawn. As long as they aren't being rude, obnoxiously arrogant or causing any kind of trouble, then leave them alone.

Ridiculing , bullying or shaming them or trying to "educate" them. Isn't going to really change anything. Especially overnight.

Exactly.

People just go out of their way to be awful as much as they can just for the most asinine and inconsequential things like different interests, level of interest in any given subject or whatever.

 

Any excuse to post Filthy Frank (of whom Yuta who made the videos I posted is a fan of) I'll take.

 

In reality the subtitles make them look worse than they actually are.
https://nihone.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/in-defense-of-david-kun-part-i-of-ii/
Sure, they are making fun of him for a bit, but not as bad as the subtitles make it out to be.

Wow, I actually didn't know about that. Humanoids are such interesting creatures, aren't they?

 

Nothing is wrong with being interested in a foreign culture. It's the people who go overboard that get all the attention.

 

What about those westerners crazy about Paris and British stuff? Because they piss me off personally and those same people that likes Europe and Paris goes on and say it's bad to like Japanese stuff and Japan itself in general.

 

No kidding. I know of a lot of people that will just call me a weeaboo for telling them that I'm learning japanese, and it drives me nuts. I just want to be learning the language, not over obsessing about it. I just wish people would stop with the whole "if you're learning japanese you're a weeb" because not all of us are as crazy as you think.

What I'm trying to say, is they say everyone is an overboard crazy person, that obsess about anime and manga every time they can.

 

It's odd, I don't think I have ever been fascinated with japan culture or history, Like most here I like video games and and I also love the japan 4 especially when it comes to atvs/dirbikes(I have atc250r and a kx500), but in all honesty aside from ww2(bombings), commodore perry's armada and the cherry blossoms in Washington dc, I haven't interest in japan. Neat video though/