Question for rvoss/samurairef

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
First of all, glad to have you aboard. My question isn't so much about rules as about the culture of officiating in Japan. 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

Hey Chuck, I've been to Japan a number of times on business
and I've had Japanese folks visit me here in the US on
business. I can tell you that nothing could be further
from the truth than what you say here, IMO. Americans
are just plain loved & respected by Japanese in general.
And I'm not just talking about the people I visited. On
the subway, busy streets, in restaraunts, cafeterias, shops,
cabs, busses, hotels, everywhere I have been in Japan I got
nothing but open respect & admiration. China, on the other
hand...