" This love affair some Americans have with Japan continues to amaze me. To think Japanese have changed from what they were to trustworthy pacifists in one generation ... I think not."
One generation ? The war ended in 1945 my man .
" We amuse them like a pretty pet, but we'll never stand on the same rung as the Japanese. "
Excluding the upper class old farts who run the place , I would say that the vast majority of Japanese actually have an inferiority complex when it comes to most foreigners . They actually admire , and are in awe of , we Americans . I daresay your perspective via Koreans and Chinese os more than a " bit biased " . I've been here 20 years , and have seen a world of change take place amongst the general populace with regards to foreigners . Racism exists everywhere . There are even streets in my own country I would dare not walk down in the daytime ...
"I would say that the vast majority of Japanese actually have an inferiority complex when it comes to most foreigners . They actually admire , and are in awe of , we Americans."
Not no way, not no how. That's just the get-out-of-jail-free card they whip out whenever somebody starts suspecting that they are what they are.
"Racism exists everywhere."
Yeah, but I know of no other country where it comprises practically the entire volksgeist.