Is it normal to want to be japanese?

I am a british male and i wish i was Japanese, i find it hard to explain but i would love to wake up in the life of a Japanese man and go to my Japanese job to meet my Japanese friends while listening to my Japanese music.
I love listening to all Japanese music even though here my musical taste is pretty genre specific.

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  • Haha my friend say that as well ...well kinda he says he wants to be born in japan to be able to speak, learn its culture and ways yet keep his race the same. He doesnt want to actually be japanese because apparentlly in his book asians have small penises hahaha just wanted to get that out of my system.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    The grass is always greener, dude.
    Japan is populated enough as is, best to stay away.
    Ever wonder why the suicide rates are so high there?

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    • Leviathanel

      highest suicice rate in the world actually.

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  • abhishek_t87

    Yeah.. It is normal.. I love Japanese Music too.. It is really sweet.
    Plus, Japanese people are beautiful.
    But try loving yourself too.. :)

    NOTE:
    NARUTO is not a cleaning agent and will not make your laundry white.

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    • What?! lol :P

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  • Shoutmon

    I'm moving to Japan when I'm older!

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  • Track

    Japanese culture is (or tends to appear that way to us Westerners) more low-key and calm.

    Perhaps it's because you're a sensitive person.

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    • Sounds about right :-)

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  • RoyalKnight

    It's very normal. I can relate to you but vice-versa. I'm asian and I want to embrace European culture. I'm fascinated by the Middle Ages, Middle Earth, Knights, Medieval Martial Arts, Jousting, Swords, Shields and etc. I love Classical Music (Composers such as Bach and Vivaldi), European foods, European Art, European languages and the list just goes on and on.

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  • medusastar

    I think it's fine, I sometimes want to be a cute japanese high school student.

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  • suckonthis9

    Maybe you're related to the Ainu?

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    • Wouldn't suprise me :-P

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  • JuliusE

    You have xenophilia. You're very sick and this obsession/love of foreigners (specific or not) is NOT healthy. You should be proud of your heritage and love your people (and yourself for who you are!).

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    • Scarecr0w

      What exactly is there to be proud about, being born in a certain country? Nobody gets a choice in the matter.

      We may not all speak the same language or eat the same food, but we are all still human beings. Are you really going to let an invisible line on a map determine what you can and can't love?

      Edit: Looking at your past comments, I am not sure whether you are a very committed troll, or completely delusional. Either way, I pity you.

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    • I would argue that it isn't unhealthy based on the fact it doesn't consume me, it just something i think and fantasize about quite regularly

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  • lalalajapan

    dude you are same as me ! :(
    i am depressed for the fact that i am not japanese ! i keep telling my mom to send me to japan ! i will make my life there and also get married to a japanese guy! but alas its just a fantasy :(
    don't loose hope! you can atleast live in japan even if your not japanese . You can also make japanese friends , learn fluent japanese and also get married to a japanese girl :P
    i know many people who are like you and me ! so dont loose hope ! go to japan !! that would solve everything !
    :)

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  • Serein

    I wish I was British. Somehow they just seem better in comparison to my own race...that's sad. XD Maybe if I was just born in the U.K. Yeah.

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  • Leviathanel

    they call your kind the weeaboo. me and my buddies personally call you guys fakenese. either way i think it's pretty silly. being so obsessed with a rediculious sub-culture based on cartoons. fucking makes me laugh my ass-off. all the jappy music you guys listen to sounds like the korean backsteet boys. (save maybe the gender of the singer but you get my point.)

    lol people who act all sub-cultury are real tools in my eyes no matter what i just thought i'd poke fun at yours to try and show you how retarded it is.

    sure anime is cool, so is pocky and you like j-pop? good for you but why would you ONLY listen to j-pop? because you are a tool plain and simple. you should invent your own personality traits if you want to be fake don't just copy a groups that you feel you somehow belong to.

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    • Leviathanel

      got to admit though visiting Japan on a non-monsoon season would be pretty awesome. i love Japanese food it's so decadent and aesetic. not to mention delicious... raw fish... gobble gobble i feel like gollum a bit on the inside sashmi is one of my favorites.

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  • NocturnePonyFan

    Well, just know that living in Japan isn't all rainbows and sunshine and Pocky and anime. Do you watch TheJapanChannelDotCom on Youtube? The guy makes a lot of good points about how awesome Japan is, but he also makes a lot of great points about the problems and drawbacks of Japan. I REALLY suggest checking out that channel on Youtube if you want to truly learn about life in Japan.

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    • NocturnePonyFan

      *TheJapanChannelDCom* Sorry, my bad!

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  • Scoobydude

    I wish that I was MORE Japanese. It sucks big time. At the same time I wish I was Korean. Korean music is fucking amazing!!!

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    • Leviathanel

      nice how you capitalise more to emphasise the fact you are Japanese.

      you bigot!

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  • MindFreakMe

    I think the same thing, just to be part of their history, and their music is just unique, they have the most perfect skin, their fashion is amazing, I love there anime shows, there technology is out of this world and there food is to die for, I would love to be Japanese, they are amazing

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  • do u like the samuri?

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    • Yeh :-)

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  • GMAN

    let me guess... you watch lots of anime?

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    • No actually, can't stand alot of it

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