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Kerensa 1293 cr points Send Message: 28 / F / Kumamoto, Japan Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 11/14/12, edited 11/14/12 CanesGalactica wrote: You know, I live here and I don't notice much in the way of this obsession with youth as you put it. Yeah sure, I watch the infomercials and advertisements on television here for a kick and they are always advertising some new silly diet or exercise trend, but then again.. so do the companies in the United States. They really aren't any more or less obsessed with youth here than they are anywhere else. If anything, the traditional diet keeps Japanese women (and men) looking much younger than their western counterparts because most of the ingredients are natural things like fish, veggies and rice. True, we have junk food here.. lots and lots of it, but it doesn't make up the staple of the diet here and most people seem to be graceful as they get older, but still maintain a look of youth without overdoing it. Women here are very culturally attuned to be 'feminine'. However, you probably aren't going to see many women here getting plastic surgery or doing anything drastic outside of the silly diet measures to lose a measly 10 lbs. Although I did see a ganguro girl last summer walking around the shopping arcade.. the thing that made it hilarious was that this woman was at least my age (older than 20) and had a baby that she was pushing around in its stroller. The image was actually pretty comical. I am willing to bet we know some of the same people. I live in Kumamoto. :> Well, we probably know some of the same people if you're in the JET Program (I am not in the JET Program).
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faeriepop 307 cr points Send Message: F / Isle of Skye Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 11/14/12 Syndicaidramon wrote: I thought dirty panties vending machines was common knowledge. Anyway, that's really only an elaboration on the subject. I want to know what exactly it is, and WHY they have this obsession. They deemed those vending machines illegal just a year ago. Also, it`s not just the Japanese that have this obsession with youth; you can see that in the U.S. with people dying their hair to hide their grey, going through botox procedures to hide the wrinkles in their face, or in extreme cases, get plastic surgery to fix their bodily imperfections. (Even though plastic surgery is more of a Korean cultural phenomenon than anything, but that`s a discussion for another day). The only difference between Japan and most Western cultures -- the way I see it, correct me if I`m wrong -- is that the Japanese age with more grace compared to the U.S. -- where they are more subject to abuse and neglect rather than respect. Now, if you question the fascination with lolicon, then you got me beat right there.
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CanesGalactica 2385 cr points Send Message: F / Sasebo, Nagasaki-shi Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 11/25/12 Eh, probably not. I have never been in the JET program, but I know several people who were/are in it. None of them currently live here in Japan though.
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Mono-no-Aware 3346 cr points Send Message: 26 / M / ロンドン、カナダ Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 2/23/13 I don't really think Japan has an "obsession with youth"; certainly not to the extent that America does anyhow. If I had to generalize, I'd say that they age a bit more gracefully and that age isn't looked upon as a source of shame and frailty, but rather, one of experience.
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shotanime 14202 cr points Send Message: Online	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 2/23/13 i don't know if it's so much of an obsession than it is just.. well when you're younger you have more freedoms. most of the careers offered for the adults in japan don't allow them to dress in a certain way, fix their hair in a certain way, require their females come to work in makeup, have no unnatural haircolors (they required i dye my bleached hair back to black cause i'm asian), etc etc etc. and what, your woman is giving birth? eff that shit, go back to work, what do you think you have -- A LIFE? so that is why people think back to their younger days, when their lives were not so determined by something else.
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Lisu 3341 cr points Send Message: 28 / F / Philadelphia, PA Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 2/23/13 Every culture has an obsession with youth. An obsession with immortality and preventing aging, etc. I know Japan and America has it. But think about it historically - every culture has rich folklore based around eternal youth of sorts. Quite often showing that aging is part of the good of life and trying to retain youth often involves evil acts if you think about it.
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The_Libertarian_Otaku 33628 cr points Send Message: M / Delaware, U.S. Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 3/4/13 (they required i dye my bleached hair back to black cause i'm asian) That's just racist.
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shotanime 14202 cr points Send Message: Online	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 3/8/13 i would say super conservative rather than racist. luckily i didn't have too much of a problem with it, but it was a rude awakening that most companies ask this of asian looking employees. "unnatural" looking hair colors were not allowed. anything lighter than a dark brown had the image of being "wild" or "untrustworthy" or something. pffft iunno, still think it's a bunch of bull. i guess it's similar to the older generation having a thing against kids with tattoos in america.
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berries-382 1121 cr points Send Message: 23 / F Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 3/14/13 when you're young, you're naive and have dreams and what not. Older people have to work, know reality etc. It's not really a Japanese thing, its prevalent in all cultures.
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