Indeed. In a lot of cases, there's a fair amount of "serial killer waiting to happen" in the Japanese interpretation of the word "otaku." It certainly isn't considered a compliment, in my experience.
Also, regarding the gaijin who want to go over to Japan and be assimilated: There's a saying in Japan -- "I was born in Japan. So were my father, and his father, and his grandfather before him. But my grandfather's grandfather was not. So I am a foreigner." In their case, usually a loud, socially graceless foreigner who speaks like a character in a cartoon aimed at 6-to-10 year olds... ^.^
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Date: 2006-05-14 02:42 am (UTC)Also, regarding the gaijin who want to go over to Japan and be assimilated: There's a saying in Japan -- "I was born in Japan. So were my father, and his father, and his grandfather before him. But my grandfather's grandfather was not. So I am a foreigner." In their case, usually a loud, socially graceless foreigner who speaks like a character in a cartoon aimed at 6-to-10 year olds... ^.^