Wednesday, May 26, 2010

"Gaijins'" First Words

For whatever reasons, these are some of the words foreigners in Japan tend to learn/use soon after arriving.

1. gaijin
2. gomi
3. gokiburi
4. sumimasen
5. eki
6. genki

And on a much deeper level, a link to why the use of the term "gaijin" can become annoying and even racist: http://www.debito.org/kumegaijinissue.html

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