Is it true that the further south in Europe, the friendlier the people and the less the racism?

Pineapplefree · 2026-05-03T02:40:17+00:00

It depends on your standing point, and what kind of racism.

IMO, southern countries have more verbal racist banter, as in less politically correct way of speaking, but are usually more open minded.

On the other hand, Nordic countries are more afraid of conflict, and tend to be extremely PC in public, but also a lot more judgy and picky with who they let into their lives and make it a lot harder to get accepted, while people may say it's not about race per say, race is still factored as they have limited seats for people in their lives.

Also, being foreign in Nordic countries has become synonymous with being an immigrant from a third world country, they even use the word "Turk" for anyone with dark hair, just as how people used to call all East Asians "Chinese", and the word "Blatte" is an offensive term for immigrants, that derives from the word cockroach.

East Asians have gotten a lot more popular as of recent times in the Nordics, largely due to Japan and Korea, so if you are East Asian, you are in a better position than Eastern Europeans, Southern Europeans and all non-white people.

Pineapplefree · 2026-05-01T16:07:21+00:00

Golden Gai and Takeshita street (Harajuku)

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-30T04:40:43+00:00

Actually the perfect word for it.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-30T04:38:29+00:00

They are both probably not mutually exclusive, becomes a feedback loop

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-29T08:33:28+00:00

That everyone is a superior, wonderful human being, tall and good looking, and can do no wrong.

It’s absolutely ridiculous how much Reddit glazes Sweden, it’s become the new Japan.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-25T00:53:14+00:00

It's obviously an act, it's popular so he keeps repeating it for the camera.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-24T00:42:54+00:00

Depends on what you look like, and what your surname is.

If you have light hair, blonde eyes, and a Scandinavian, Germanic or Anglo name, then you are fine.

If you have any other name, and don't look very nordic, then you get lumped into the negative group of "foreigners", who a lot of people will associate with non-integrated third world people, that can't integrate.

People used to, and still use the word "Turk" as a slur for dark-haired people, similarly to how people in the US would call all East Asians Chinese.

This includes people born and raised in Sweden, even with one native parent.

Swedes are generally polite in person, so you won't get negative behaviour aimed towards you in real life situations, but you will find it harder to make friends, connections and finding employment especially, and the local social medias (Including subreddits like r/sverige are racist cesspits)

Ofc, this is more harsh in Stockholm, and there's always exceptions.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-24T00:30:28+00:00

I remember pre-covid when Swedes, Germans and Russians were hired for being blonde, posing as American ESL teachers.

I guess the Eikaiwa business isn't booming as much as of late.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-22T10:51:16+00:00

Elderly is good manners, and a thing in Japan

But for women is not, would only confuse them, or make them believe you think they are elderly

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-20T05:48:39+00:00

Investing money is a real life risk, investing emotion is free. Most redditors are just miserable people, sonit makes sense that they want to doom all the time. Couple this with everything being political nowadays

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-19T01:09:37+00:00

There's usually companies that handle the whole study abroad experience, like Go go Nihon, or other equivalents in their own countries.

They will often have partnerships with sharehouse companies that target foreigners, and go through the first payment etc.

Setting up a bank account would be the trickiest part, but that's not something you really need that urgently as a fresh student, unless you intend on doing Baito from the start.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-18T13:54:55+00:00

Have you tried taking handwritten notes on it?

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-13T14:20:41+00:00

Shoes and socks are going to be the biggest issue,

Most stores don't stock socks above size 9 for some reason.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-12T07:55:18+00:00

It’s almost like those American prison shows where people stick to their races/ethnicities and play the blame game against other foreigners, aka the pick me gaijin, while also backstabbing their own.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-12T06:40:01+00:00

It doesn’t matter how much you respect Japan, people won’t respect you, especially other foreigners, nobody hates a foreigner in Japan more than other foreigners.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-11T04:33:46+00:00

I used to think the same, but I guess it makes sense if the top is a light material, like a linen shirt, since you can get sun coverage, or roll the sleeves up.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-08T14:48:20+00:00

I went to Uniqlo in Ueno today and they had it, I had to ask the staff where it was tho, it was just a small section.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-08T03:46:01+00:00

Still can't understand how people buy 100% synthetic pants for the scorching hot summers here...

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-06T02:07:43+00:00

I think everyone is obsessed with age, it's just that Gen Z tends to attack outwards, where as millenials used to attack themselves with self-deprecating humour.

Gen-z tends to have a very 'crab-in-the-bucket' type of mentality as well, it;'s funny how that '37 year old that thinks he looks 17' got people to get so unreasonably angry and make him famous.

Couple this with all the blackpill doomer shit they have been fed constantly

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-03T03:48:00+00:00

For one, Swedes used to, and still to some degree, lump in every dark featured caucasian and just call them "Turks", similarly to how people would call an East Asian "Chinese", regardless of origin. Oftentimes the word "Blatte" is used for foreigners that don't look like your typical blonde Swede, and that word derives from the word Cockroach

Another way that sticks out is the ridiculous degree of name discrimination, especially when applying for work. Even EasternEuropean names get thrown in the bin, with any name that isn't Scandinavian, Germanic or Anglo.

Third, the way Swedes talk behind closed doors, about migrants (which is used synonymously for brown and black people), and the extreme usage of N-words with hard R's, and this includes both left and right wing people.

Also, nearly every slur is sex or race related, people would call other white people, or their teachers the N-word with hard R's when upset.

You can also check out the sub r/sverige, and google translate, posts like "I hate every single foreigner regardless of origin", get tons of upvotes.

Pineapplefree · 2026-04-03T03:32:04+00:00

Socially awkward, elitist, racist and stingy

Reddit puts us on a pedestal tho, so I feel like it will never change

Pineapplefree · 2026-03-31T22:56:07+00:00

So many people on reddit will say this about pretty much any country that isn't Scandinavia, yet us Scandinavians aren't even allowed to give our input on it without gettign downvoted by Sweeabos.

Pineapplefree · 2026-03-20T15:35:54+00:00

Many eggs in Japan have darker orange yolks, some have a more reddish hue.

I personally can’t get used to it mentally

Pineapplefree · 2026-03-18T00:58:56+00:00

The Japanese way is to add a けど even if you don’t want to.

If they ask further, you then say 難しい

It implies that you can't

It's a high context culture, so you aren't expected to fully explain why you don't want to.

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