NotMSRP said:Resident Evil Zero: cowboy outfit
Wait... you mean... they aren't? They don't? Damnit, how could I have missed that!belgurdo said:To the Japanese, apparently all of our women are blonde, six feet tall, have huge breasts, and carry inferiority complexes
kpop100 said:I don't know about all the above, but Japanese people do think most Americans are fat asses, (not that it's that much of a stretch)
I did. When my camera comes back to life, maybe I'll try and post them.Fifty said:lol. you've got to take some pictures
I love the crazy hippy enemy in Mother 1.MetatronM said:No the Japanese are fascinated with Americans AND they seem to believe that all Americans are either cowboys or hippies...
ferricide said:why does "how americans are portrayed in highly unrealistic games" equate to "what japanese people think all americans are like"?
i mean, let's look at how they portray chinese people in video games? it's similarly oversimplified and cariactured. hell, let's look at how americans portray japanese in video games. wait, do we? =P
As far as what I was saying, what I really meant by it is that that is the near universal portrayal of Americans in Japan. Obviously individuals have their own ideas about what Americans are like but "the Japanese," as an entity (referring to the national culture/consciousness), sees "America" in that manner.Blackace said:this thread makes me sad... as a person who majored in Japanese history and lives in Japan I just want to stab myself in the ear to forget the shit I have seen in this thread
To be fair, you can experience talking traffic lights in Japan today.belgurdo said:Plus the whole of Japan is usually reduced to a "Neo-Tokyo" wonderland where the streets are made of aluminum and the stop lights say hello to you
on that note, i Phear jade empire. i'm really worried i won't be able to play it with a straight face. we'll see.belgurdo said:The Chinese are stereotyped everywhere, though
MetatronM said:To be fair, you can experience talking traffic lights in Japan today.
Well, it's not like they have conversations with you or anything. Most intersections make noise and/or play music when you can walk across, but sometimes it will actually tell you that you may walk.Draff said:Where's this?
MetatronM said:Well, it's not like they have conversations with you or anything. Most intersections make noise and/or play music when you can walk across, but sometimes it will actually tell you that you may walk.
Train ticket machines, however, always talk to you and even bow when you leave (well, at least the girl on the screen does).
Well, I'm making statements about the way "Japanese" think in much the same way I would say that Americans think all British people are ugly, effeminite, have bad teeth, and can't cook. Or that Americans think all Russians are big boisterous people with funny accents who wear funny hats and drink vodka all day. I know practically nobody who REALLY belives all that, but that's the national perception.DSN2K said:I love how everyone is coming out with these bold statements when most dont have a god damn clue......
Well, I mean I've been at intersections where it actually speaks to you in Japanese instead of making those bird calls or playing that music or whatever other noises they can conjure for intersections.Draff said:Oh I see. That bird thing... or sakura.
What character is this and what game/anime is she from?dog$ said:
MASB said:What character is this and what game/anime is she from?
So, when you say:MetatronM said:I'm talking about "Japan" the myth
You weren't talking about real Japanese, but some mythical Japanese? Which is fine I guess, if you were aiming for sarcasm, but that's not how it comes across in your post.MetatronM said:...the Japanese are fascinated with Americans AND they seem to believe that all Americans are either cowboys or hippies.
..."the Japanese," as an entity (referring to the national culture/consciousness), sees "America" in that manner.
Jonny said:I doubt that is true considering most the the Americans they see are military and actors.
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