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shirokiryuu
Posts: 714 Location: Northern California (SF Bay Area) |
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Oh good, Since i've been to japan this will be easier to answer.
Strangely most of the people I encountered in japan were courteous, and probably didn't act xenophobic to our families because....well we look asian. probably. to daxomni: that's weird, I've always thought sports were considered as hobbies as well. Well, in the sense that people do them in their freetime. Tokyo may be ugly, but other parts of japan look much nicer. Although Tokyo is all metal and concrete, it's much cleaner than *cough* a lot of other cities. |
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daxomni
 Posts: 2650 Location: Somewhere else. |
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There is no reason you can't fit Thailand and Japan into the same trip. I think a good mix would be North America > Tokyo > Bangkok > Chiang Mai > Phuket > Kyoto > North America. Split your flights between Japan Airlines (or ANA) and Thai Airways for a little extra foreign flavor. On a side note, if you're an animal lover it can be really tough to see how they treat animals in Thailand. |
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Raja
 Posts: 68 Location: Tottori |
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Would it throw off their numbers if someone currently living in Japan were to answer?
Edited to add: I don't know if I could respond at this point anyway, as I consider myself more than casually interested in anime, yet not quite a fanatic enough to be in category A. |
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AstroNerdBoy
 Posts: 413 Location: Denver, CO |
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When it came to some of the answers, if none applied but I had one that did, I added it. That may not be what the Japanese want, but better they get a right answer than a false impression.
As for tour groups, I'd rather go alone as well (or with someone close to me), but I've talked with people who've done tour groups and they've had a lot of fun even though they were with complete strangers. When it was done, you had a group of friends. So, I'm not opposed to tour groups. However, I don't want to just see anime/otaku related things. I do want to see those (I really want to take the Tenchi tour) but there are lots of other great things in Japan that I'd like to see as well. |
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ManOfRust
 Posts: 1935 Location: Seattle, WA |
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I don't understand this. Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but doesn't it say they don't need anyone who fits into categories A or C? Wouldn't most everyone visiting this site fall somewhere between category C and category A? In option E, they also say they don't need anyone that doesn't fit into the above categories. So, they are only looking for answers from people that would be in category B or D? I'm curious as to the purpose of the survey, although I suppose supplying that information could bias the results. In any event, if they are not looking for the opinions of anime fans, I can't see spending a bunch of time filling it out if my answers are likely to be discarded because of my response to the pre-question. |
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daxomni
Posts: 2650 Location: Somewhere else. |
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Whoever came up with this bizarre email questionnaire probably doesn't have a clue about how computers or databases work. A proper form system can be instantly mined in real time while this silly plain-text email nonsense will most likely require all sorts of corrections and additional man-hours before it can be used for anything but SPAM. Consider yourself warned. |
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BleuVII
 Posts: 672 Location: Tokorozawa, Japan |
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Yep... not answering this survey. It's just not well-made enough for me to dedicate time to it.
However, for those that think Japan is Xenophobic and unwelcoming to strangers, try going elsewhere in east asia. Say, South Korea? Some of my students won't even address me by my name. They insist on calling me wei-gook seonsengnim (Foreign Teacher), though I correct them every single time. |
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Abarenbo Shogun
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Man, the only way i'd finish this half-assed survey is if they offered me a free trip to Japan. I mean, why no polling option?
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supercait86
 Posts: 14 Location: Cincinnati |
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I was in Seoul for a month and I had the opposite reaction while there. People were extremely friendly and I can`t tell you how many strangers told me I was beautiful (in an innocent manner). I didn`t have a single xenophobic reaction to my existence. There were so many more foreigners in Tokyo, especially around where my friend lives. I didn`t really feel like I stood out so much, except maybe in Akihabara which was more gender-related in some of the stores. |
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