John W. wrote:


> One reason I'm not a fan of Tokyo is that when I first went to Japan 13
> years ago I found the foreign popluation of Tokyo stuck up and
> distinctly rude, whereas outside of Tokyo it was very easy to strike up
> a conversation with someone and learn about places to visit, work,
> live, etc.

That's probably because of the (non-eikawa) professional types who have
an sense of superiority. It has probably improved a bit since then and
fortunately I am usually spared the worst offenders.