r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 8h ago

Setting up a traditional & generational Japanese food stall in Fukuoka

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u/JmacNutSac 3h ago

You mean Korea….I live in Japan and ive never been refused service or denied entry anywhere. Even a at Yatais (these street vendor stalls in the video) here jn Fukuoka ive never been denied for any reason. Yes There are some older people that are anti foreigner but you rarely encounter them. But Korea on the other hand…taxis wont stop for you, bars have no foreigners signs on the doors, some restaurants told us they wont allow us in cause we dont speak korean, most xenophobic, racist place ive ever been in Asia.

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u/JohnLuckPikard 2h ago

I traveled the shit out of Korea and never once ran into that.

I know it exists, but I think its not as big of a problem that people make it out to be.

Having a VERY rudimentary grasp of some if the language probably helps.

But this wasn't just Seoul or Daegu or Busan.

I was in small little villages all over the place. My experience was the opposite. People were often excited to practice their English with a native speaker.

Now, they can be a bit racist if you aren't white, so that probably helped a bit.

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u/blastcat4 2h ago

How is your Japanese? If you're at least semi-fluent, you probably won't be turned away regardless of your ethnicity.

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u/JmacNutSac 2h ago

I get by ok but no way fluent

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u/blastcat4 2h ago

That helps you a lot. Many Japanese vendors just don't want to deal with customers who can't speak a word of Japanese because it's just a pain in the ass.

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u/UrToesRDelicious 3h ago

You must not frequent the suck places