Racism in Japan
I’m a foreigner living in Japan. That’s clear to me and generally not a problem. I’ve (and all foreigners living in Japan) come across some racism but not very much and in my view less so than when I lived in the great cultural melting pot of the US. I just got off the phone with a bigot. He works for View, a credit card/suica card company. If you’re not aware suica is a card used on the main train company in Japan. I thought it would be a good idea to have this combination card, it sounds very convenient. I was turned down because I’m not Japanese or my Japanese speaking skills aren’t up to snuff. Why speaking is a consideration for a train card I have no idea. In my broken Japanese I said that since I’m a foreigner I shouldn’t get the card and was dismissed after that statement. I guess my next step is to find out what legal recourse I have, I am not going to take this bullshit.
