True Colors - Japaphobia

We found this weeks "Picture of the Week" on a bar entrance in Xian. Being a "Politically Correct" westerner, we were amused by the blatant incorrectness of it. Sadly though, it does reflect a really deep dislike for their rising sun neighbors.

Watching the English Channel CCTV-9, we are often bombarded by documentaries of how brutal the Japanese were during the war, or how a Chinese soldier single handedly fought a thousand of them before they destroyed his village. Recently on the news, a group of old ladies were trying to sue the Japanese government since they were used as prostitutes during the last war.

During my lessons I subtly ask my students (some are teachers here) about their relationship with the Japanese, and they confirm our beliefs.

Despite the superficial Japaphobia, they still prize their Japanese consumer products, so maybe its more “family bickering” than anything serious.