chuckers <chuckersjp@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 29, 10:28 am, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Jim Breen wrote:
> > > chuckers wrote:
> > >> Debito is probably going to *LOVE* this:
> >
> >
> > I have had a number of assignments in Hakodate, Tomakomae, Sapporo and
> > Asahikawa that have involved visits with the local police.  You'd be
> > surprised how much Being White But Not At All Like Debit can become the
> > litmus test of whether Hokkaido Dou-kei will assist with information /
> > assistance or not.
> >

> Do you mean being an "average" un-assuming white guy will get you a
> lot of
> help from the boys in blue, whereas screaming and yelling about being
> discriminated against will make them uncooperative?

> Of course, Debito would spin this as because of his "activism" the
> local
> boys are much more "respectful" of (white) foreigners because he was
> there to shout "HELP!  HELP! I'm being repressed! Come see the
> violence
> inherent in the system!"

So, he was responsible for me being treated well from 1988-1991?

Gosh, and I didn't even send a card.

Mike