I have experienced open hostilities from chinese folks in my part of the coast because I'm Japanese.I don't think most of these were caused by my actions. I've been told the same from other Japanese. A friend in SF had said that many chinese women are very nasty to them at checkout counters and such.....Koreans don't seem to do that. Most koreans I have met have good intentions even the older ones that have experienced the occupation first hand...
My family has strong ties to china. I love china and it's ancient achievements. (and some of the recent achievements..They might actually pull this off...)
I dream of a day when hate is no longer used as social manipulation tool....
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Originally Posted by AK1218
Honestly, I feel the past is the past. No need to feel bad about something you personally didn't do. I understand the remorse you may feel, though. From what I hear, the Japanese youth of today are very open to other cultures and friendly towards everyone, even though they are concentrated on their own culture and people most of the time. (sort of like an open-minded US). That's enough for me. I know my father holds resentment towards Japan as a nation, but on an individual level, if he met a Japanese man, he'd treat him just like any other person....with courtesy and a few socially inappropriate jokes that would make even a dead man blush.
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