I have been staying in Tokyo for 5 and a half years. And I have learned a lot from the locals and us culture. I first came to Japan in end of March 2015. The fresh breeze of Spring touched my face gently as if it is welcoming me to this land of rising sun. The sun was hiding behind the clouds shyly as it only showed part of itself. It was slight windy and cloudy yet the sky is bright enough. I wanted to come to Japan just to seek for a better future, not saying that I dislike my country, it is just that I don't see where my future is going if I choose to stay at a place where systematic racism is applied. Living in Japan has taught me numbers of lessons in the past 5 years here. First, do not do things halfhearted, finish where you began. Never give up easily. I am a person who do things and give up halfway, which is not good. I rarely completed a complicated task successfully as I refuse to think the ways to finish it completely. I watch how my Japanese friends solv...
I admire the beautiful monuments of Japan, breathtaking scenery, heartwarming locals, and the peaceful WABI-SABI culture of Japan. It is a beautiful country, I admit. I've met many friendly and heart-warming Japanese people here. However, there are always two sides of the story. Staying in Japan for long time had taught me lots of valuable lessons (which I'm thankful for) and helped me see some of its deep culture. Here are the few hidden culture that locals won't tell you. Of course, these do not applies to all people. Yet, some of the situation I have seen is saddening. 1. Ever though many people doesn't really have much serious biases. Some of them are white-supremacy "idealist". Some people might not agree with this, but it does exists. The reason I said about this is not just because they are selling those whitening products, those are just small fries. If you lives in Japan, you will find more WHITE MEN and JAPANESE WOMEN...
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