First I'll tell you how it is: in Japan, we are not the norm. We might be said to be handsome, but we are not viewed as cool, normal, mainstream, or acceptable. We're the equivalent of a handsome black man like Denzel Washington or Will Smith going to try to pick up girls in a town where half the men are white supremacists or KKK members. If that's not enough to convince you, read on to the next scenario.
Jessie, Lindsey, and Their Town
Jessie is a white girl in a fairly normal town in the USA. The town is predominately white, about 75%, with 10% being Hispanic, and 10% black. The other 5% are Arab or "other" and they don't generally leave their respective groups. Jessie is extremely gorgeous, as is her best friend Lindsey. They're both thin, blond, and guys hit on them every day. They only date the muscular guys who dance around and aren't too nice to the girls. You might call them wiggers, tools, or douchebags, but regardless, these dudes are the only ones getting the girls. Josh and Cody are these guys. They were Jessie and Lindsey's ex-boyfriends. Jessie was talking to one of Josh and Cody's friends afterwards, but it didn't work out.
Enter Kang and Ji
One day, when walking through the mall, Kang and Ji two Chinese guys, introduce themselves to Jessie and Lindsey. Kang and Ji speak pretty good English, but if you walked by them you'd be sure they were fresh off the boat. Actually, they're both 28 years old and just finished grad school in the US and have decent jobs. They've both been in the US for 5 years. You wouldn't call them handsome as they are really short and skinny and have the Chinese hairstyle Americans think of as "messy." In all, they're nice guys, but no one takes the time to find that out.
Jessie and Lindsey do, though. They exchange numbers and go on a double date with these guys. The go to the local bar and grill and have some burgers and a few drinks. They're having a good time until Josh, Cody, and all of their friends show up. Josh and Cody snicker at the girls for being with the Chinese guys because they're different and not cool like them. Kang and Ji ignore the comments but Jessie and Lindsey feel embarrassed.
Enter Loud Group of Guys
Another group of guys sitting near who don't even know Jessie and Lindsey. Many of them scream remarks in loud voices, "What are those hot girls doing with those foreigners?" "Those guys are dangerous!" "They're not normal!" "They never have any money!" "They probably have AIDS!" "They are really poor and only come to the world's number one country to rape our women!" "Dangerous!"
This goes on a for while and although Jessie and Lindsey liked Kang and Ji, after they finish their drinks they go home and never talk to them again. They even change their phone numbers because they are too cowardly to tell Kang and Ji that the real reason they can't hang out with them is because of what OTHER people think.
Poor Kang and Ji have had this happen on many occasions. They always get cockblocked by these jerkoff American losers who in 5 years will not have good jobs and will be fat and broke paying child support to 3 different women. But, for now, they have to deal with it.
Kang and Ji Find Girls
Kang and Ji have to settle for some chunky girls, Becky and Katie, with glasses who they met on campus. These girls are 21, but they aren't what you'd call beautiful. They are really interested in Kang and Ji though because they have many chances to practice their Chinese language skills on them. Kang and Ji don't really know what the hell they're trying to say, but they humor them because they want to have sex with someone. In fact, there are several girls studying Chinese at their school and, while none of them are cute, they can pretty much have their pick. They know the girls are using them for language and cultural understanding, but they're using the girls for sex, so it's okay. At least when they go back to China they can tell their friends they had sex with some "hot" American girls. Their friends won't know they're not hot. All white people look alike to them.
And that's your story, folks. If you can make sense of that and change the actors you've just been shown how cute Japanese girls feel when being picked up by foreigners. Hope you enjoyed that!
Characters
Kang - You
Ji - Your best friend
Jessie & Lindsey - Hot Japanese girls
Josh & Cody - Gyaru-o
Guys in Bar - Jealous Japanese guys
Becky & Katie - Milkers
Bar & Grill - Izakaya
USA - Japan
Kang - You
Ji - Your best friend
Jessie & Lindsey - Hot Japanese girls
Josh & Cody - Gyaru-o
Guys in Bar - Jealous Japanese guys
Becky & Katie - Milkers
Bar & Grill - Izakaya
USA - Japan
Note: No racist comments have been made by the author nor should any be assumed. Any derogatory statements have been used as an explanation method and are not the views of anyone at NuBreed Nampa.