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Old Sun Dec 16, 2001, 09:03pm
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
My understanding is that Americans -- all non-Japanese, for that matter -- are held in extremely low regard. The word, I think, is "gaijin" ("foreignor"), and has a very negative connotation.
Chuck
While I can't speak to the issue of refereeing or anything related to sports... I can say simply that your "Understanding" may be a bit skewed... I have had the opportunity to spend a considerable amount of time in many different countries. "Extremely low regard"??? There are a few out there, I'm sure, but lets not generalize... Or at least until "you've" been there...

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Originally posted by ChuckElias
I'm just curious how they respond to an American official in a place that has a reputation for being notoriously unwelcoming to Americans.Chuck
BTW I'm "Just Curious".......
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