Just wait till you knock up some yakuza's daughter

White guys can get a lot of girls in Japan. They don't have to be particularly tall or dark (actually, that might be a disadvantage) or handsome. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who knows anyone who's lived in Japan. There are a few theories about this--and by "theory" I mean some idea me or a friend of mine dreamt up with no particular supporting evidence in mind. I may go over them at a different time, but for now, some case studies in sleaze.

Exhibit A

Kate and I are in Donkihote. (The website is not particularly clear about this, but it is a discount store. The name seems to be inspired by Don Quixote, except it's split up into words different, more like "Donkey Hotay", and the mascot is a penguin, not a donkey or a Spanish guy.) We see a troll--a short, squat, ugly man with a square head, ample stubble, dressed in a ratty sweater and old jeans. He is accompanied by a Japanese woman, dressed in that sharp business wear that they wear here, who is quite attractive and taller than him by about a foot. They are going through the redlight district of the store, looking at fake schoolgirl uniforms.

Exhibit B

I meet a young woman who came over here with her boyfriend. They had decided to live and work together. About two weeks after arriving, he broke up with her, moved out of their apartment, and started sleeping around.

Exhibit C

Another young couple comes here to live and work together. The male half is short, skinny, with imperceptible cheekbones and a big nose. Also bad teeth, though they don't exactly stand out in this country. Anyway, any one of my sisters could take this guy in a fight. In his second or third month here, he grins as he tells a bunch of us that he's taken a "break" from his girlfriend, and managed to pick up six chicks during a single day at the beach over the weekend.

Exhibit D

Now this one is a real winner, folks. He's having some gyudon with a friend of mine, and pulls out a digicam. He plays three interviews, conducted by himself, for the benefit (using that term loosely) of my friend, who is a committed relationship kinda guy, but too nice to be confrontational about the issue which follows.

The interviews are of Japanese girls, and all follow this basic script. Guy: So, how was your first time? Girl: ...It hurt...

At a different point in time, this same fellow talks about a recent conquest in excited tones, and mentions that he "can't wait to tell the guys back home".

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Probably no commentary is particularly necessary, except to note that I and quite a few others have hypothesized that the guys who were the biggest losers back home are often the most shameless predators here. If I'm still in the mood to vent tomorrow, there may be a part two.