I was a technical translator at a prefectural tech incubator in Gifu (on the JET Programme) and badgered my way into their R&D group.https://twitter.com/jesslynnrose/status/907236020923629568 …
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"What did Sponsor lead you to expect?" "Oh he masked out your name on your resume so I assumed that you were American Japanese."
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"..." "Because you speak Japanese." #2: "I think on basis of living there that Americans might not like this convo." "Ah, right. Silly me."
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"Oh its fine." "You're not Japanese, are you?" "No." "Because your name kind of sounds Japanese. Like Kenzie could be 健二." "Sorry but no."
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How did it feel to hear that?



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Combo of "Isn't this literally a Seinfeld joke?" and "Hmm literally first time anyone in Japan went for 'white' and not American/foreigner."
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