Hybrids Thrive in Japan
An interesting article about Australia and Japan.
“In Australia, I am pressured to be an Aussie. Even my family say I speak with a strange accent. There is pressure to conform to being an Australian. Here, you can take what you like from Japan, and they love you for being Japanese, but you can also retain the best of your own culture. I call this being a hybrid or bicultural.”
Gumley said he doesn’t remember any particular hardships being a foreigner in Japan. That may be partly because his marriage to a Japanese woman has been very successful. He has had a supportive wife, landed a good job as a consultant for the Australian Tourist Commission, now Tourism Australia, and later worked in the Australian Embassy for seven years.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100119ww.html
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