Wraith: EDIT: I have no clue who the hell Tim Rogers is, so forgive me if I don't "get it".
bansama: He's a whiny little **** who can't write a coherent article to save his life but insists on rambling on far too long. Honestly, any time I try to read any of his crap I wind up feeling like inventing a device with which I could punch him via the Internet.
But based on your comment, it sounds like that this time, he's whining because Japan isn't his home country and as such he can't buy the things he's used to. Yeah sure, that can get a little annoying. I'd love to be able to buy a Cornish pastie. But instead of whining about how people in Japan don't eat the same food, I just started making my own =)
Sure. Japan is not a great place for foreigners. They don't really want us here. As a result, unless you're a permanent resident (nigh on impossible to get that status these days) or a naturalized citizen, you'll never get a credit card, bank loan or anything else connected to money in that fashion. Landlords won't want to rent apartments to you and some companies may be less willing to hire you.
The problem here, is that most Japanese companies assume that foreigners are "bad people" and will simply amass great debts before fleeing the country. Doesn't help that the police used to use posters only depicting foreigners for all their anti-crime drives.
While I haven't been to Japan, my university forces me to choose an area of study that I have to do on top of my major. I picked Asian Studies. I also take Japanese language classes as well, so my focus is primarily on Japan for Asian Studies. I am well aware of racism in Japan, as well as the various cultural differences. I know how my race and country affect my status in the country, but I still don't mind studying it, or even going there someday, or even working for a Japanese company. But if I do, I know I'll have to keep an open mind regarding it.
The guy just sounds like a complete douche who would rather whine how everything doesn't fit whatever random choice he's made in his life. I don't smoke but I'm not going to whine how everyone in a country smokes. I can't eat a whole lot of different foods because of allergies, but I'm not going to force my choice on everyone.
The guy can seriously go screw himself.
