The opposite of weeaboo

[Columbine]

No, a cheap apartment in Japan will not compare to the comfort of your parent's familiar and comfortable house - but neither will a cheap apartment (for the same income equivalent cost) in your home country.

What people need to know is that you are STILL going to have to put forth the same effort and do the same type of boring "work" as you would have back wherever you came from to get by. Your standard of living isn't going to shoot up if you are still making the same kind of income, and it will go down if you are making less.

I think another problem is people also forget that Tokyo and big urban areas are more expensive than their hometowns too, or they don't appreciate HOW much more expensive it is. I've heard people complain about being 'ripped off' on their rent prices for their small apartments, which sounded genuine until you realise they're comparing it to what they payed on student accommodation in a suburb in Stockton or something and not to the actual local prices in Japan or even big capital city prices.

[Nyororin]

I think another problem is people also forget that Tokyo and big urban areas are more expensive than their hometowns too, or they don't appreciate HOW much more expensive it is. I've heard people complain about being 'ripped off' on their rent prices for their small apartments, which sounded genuine until you realise they're comparing it to what they payed on student accommodation in a suburb in Stockton or something and not to the actual local prices in Japan or even big capital city prices.

This is pretty much what I meant by cost equivalent. Tokyo is expensive, but you also usually get paid more there. Most people are going to be paying the same percentage of their income - if they choose to live as close to work as they had elsewhere.
You see a lot of people who want to live in the middle of everything in Tokyo, close to work, etc... And comparing those prices to what they paid for a little apartment in a small town near school. It is a world of difference. They should only be comparing if they lived in New York city... And likely not even then as they would know the language and the cheaper areas, etc.

[OHayou]

I smile compassionately at people who are "weeaboos" as they are just cute daydreaming kids (unless they're approaching 30 then it's becoming a serious need for an intervention lol) and I certainly don't "hate" them.

If you look at what major parts of Japanese culture end up on foreign radar it's something like samurais, sushi, karaoke, sumo wrestling, and, of course, anime.
My point is that there are not as many entry points into the culture that are as readily perceived as, say, the United States.

It's not like someone just becoming interested in Japan says "I'm going to learn the language so I can go to Arima Onsen and bask in the refreshing gold onsen (or the slightly radioactive silver one lol).
That kind of knowledge isn't readily known to people who are new to learning about Japan. It should though because onsens are great and I highly recommend Arima Onsen.

Condemning foreigners for being "otaku" is the same as condemning any Japanese that are obsessed with anime or who cosplay in Harajuku.

If you're okay with that then let's expand the hate circle to anyone who is obsessed with anime or cosplays since "weeaboo" seems to only apply to foreigners and not Japanese people who love anime and cosplay as much (if not more) than the foreigners.

I just returned from Japan today and I saw many styles of the Japanese that would be "questionable" (meaning: not the norm and would draw strange looks) in the United States. Nobody seemed to bat an eye and, more importantly, the people wearing them didn't seem too care if they were being "accepted" or not.

[lily]

Some times I wished I was white. It mainly stemmed from thinking that white kids had it easier and assuming that they didn't have such a strict household. Of course, when I stopped being a kid I realized that every family's different despite the race and it's just how it was.

[Ryzorian]

Sometimes people seek an identity they think will bolster thier own image of thier self worth. It's a human condition, not isolated to specific people or groups.

[helgon]

I've heard the word "jigger" thrown about for those humerous Japanese kids who think they're black rappers from the ghetto. There isnt' really the same sort of thing for those that want to be white what with there being no real exclusively white culture for htem to imitate.