【海外の反応】「日本人は悪質な民族です！」日本を恨み仕返しをする韓国人にオーストラリア人がまさか反応…【日本のあれこれ】

The Japanese are a wicked race! Why should we be grateful to Japan? Hello, everyone. I'm Yuri from Personality. It seems that there are quite a few Koreans in Japan who have a bad image of Japan and have been taught for half a day since childhood. This time, I would like to introduce an episode that happened at a university in Australia. A Korean exchange student hated a Japanese exchange student because of his past Japanese-Japanese relationship, and the Australian student who saw it did something to clear the misunderstanding. What kind of words did the Australian student say to the Korean exchange student? Let's take a look! A Korean exchange student hated a Japanese exchange student and took revenge on the Australian exchange student. My name is David. I'm an Australian exchange student. The university I go to is very international and is affiliated with universities all over the world. I accept many exchange students every year. But when I first saw an Asian exchange student on campus, I was really confused. Because before I started living alone after entering university, I lived in a country town full of trees and grasslands. In my daily life, I never had a chance to meet Asians. From my point of view, Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans all have the same face. I heard, Are you Japanese? That's rude! I'm Korean! I've been scolded a few times. But three months after I entered university, I got used to seeing Asian exchange students, and I made two Asian friends. One of them is a Korean, Junhyuk. He is a very strong-willed person who says what he thinks right away. But when we do group work, he expresses his opinion firmly and shows leadership, so I can rely on him a lot. The other is a Japanese, Shunsuke. Unlike Junhyuk, he is not very self-assertive. So even when he is in a group, he does not say his opinion, but only agrees with the opinions of others. Thanks to that, he can do well with anyone, but Junhyuk always looks at Shunsuke like that and says, It's cowardly not to say your opinion! In this way, Junhyuk and Shunsuke have a symmetrical personality. I've never seen them get along. I'm sure they don't get along because their personalities are the opposite. That's what I thought about their relationship at first. But it wasn't that simple. According to another friend, Junhyuk didn't like Shunsuke from the beginning of his study abroad, and he was very good to Shunsuke from day to day. It's not good to take that kind of attitude when you haven't done anything in particular. Junhyuk and Shunsuke have a lot of opportunities to act with me, and when they are in a tense atmosphere, honestly, I get tired. So I decided to ask Junhyuk himself why he was so good to Shunsuke. Then he answered like this. Shunsuke is Japanese! I hate wild Japanese people! What? Why are Japanese people wild? Don't you know? In the old days, Japanese people did a lot of bad things. They made Korea their colony, forced laborers to come to Japan, and forced them to work like slaves. But that has nothing to do with Shunsuke, right? No matter how much Junhyuk talked about the terrible things the Japanese army did during the war, I didn't want to belittle Shunsuke. After all, it's an old story. Even if there was a sad sacrifice in the war, Shunsuke himself didn't contribute to it. There was no reason to hate Shunsuke just because he was Japanese. But when I told Junhyuk about it, he blushed and argued with me. There's no way you can get along with Japanese people! Japanese people claim that the land of our country, Tokudo, belongs to Japan. Japanese people are thieves who steal the land! No matter how much I persuaded him, Junhyuk said, You can't get along with Japanese people! He didn't listen to me. So I decided to talk to my American friend, Calvin. He knows a lot about history. When he heard what I said, he said this at first. Junhyuk, who was born after the war, is not a party to that problem. So I don't think you should believe what he says. In Korea, anti-Japanese education has been carried out for a long time, right? Oh, I've heard a little bit about it. Junhyuk is probably influenced by that. In Korea, young children are taught to draw pictures of Japanese flag as if they were stepping on it. The reason is the enemy country that has been in a military campaign in the Second World War. But according to Junhyuk, Japan during the war actually did something terrible to Korea. When I heard that, Calvin replied with a laugh. That's what war is like. If any country participates in a war, it is natural to do something terrible to some extent. It's not something that can be forgiven, but the United States also launched a nuclear bomb on Japan and killed many people. But modern Japanese people don't say to me, Apologize to the atomic bomb victims. It doesn't make sense to say that to me, who is not a participant in the war. It's strange that Junhyuk, who is not a participant in the war, brings up such an old story now. And it's obviously wrong that the Japanese army did something terrible to Koreans. Is that so? Well, this is what I heard from my grandfather. At that time, the Japanese army was ruling Korea, but when Koreans worked for them, they paid their wages properly. And it seems that the delay in Korea's infrastructure was also due to Japan. What? Then it's the exact opposite of what Junhyuk said, and Korea should be grateful to the Japanese army. So that's the horror of anti-Japanese education. In fact, most of the Koreans who came to Japan voluntarily applied for a better job, and it is said that there was almost no coercion by the Japanese army. So the story that Junhyuk said that Koreans were treated like slaves was a lie, and on the contrary, they gave jobs to Koreans. That's right. Originally, Japan should be grateful to Korea. However, the situation changed when Japan lost the war. As soon as Koreans learned about Japan's defeat, they said that they were captured by the Japanese army. What? You seem to be in a good mood because you're waving your hand. I'm getting angry at the cowardice of Koreans. I think so, too. My grandfather, who was in the post-war process, said that he didn't think the Japanese army was despicable. Well, there may have been one or two people who were doing something cowardly behind the scenes, but even so, Junhyuk's way of saying is strange. That's right. He twisted the facts and criticized even the Japanese who were not involved. That's how the Korean government does it. Because of that, there have been quite a few violent anti-Japanese demonstrations in the past. It seems that some of the demonstrators even sacrificed the president of Japan, Kijima. No way! I was shocked by the cruel act of the Koreans. I was shocked by the cruel act of the Koreans. They are not demonstrators. They are just a boat that acts cruelly with anti-Japanese sentiment. But not all Koreans have anti-Japanese sentiment, and the situation seems to be changing recently. Among the young people in Korea now, some have noticed the propaganda. In fact, the young Koreans who work at the same company as my father were tired of the lies of anti-Japanese education, so they left the country and decided to work in America. Besides, there are many students from Korea in our university, but they don't say anything to Shunsuke, who is Japanese. I thought Japanese people don't like Shunsuke. Then, a few minutes later, I met Shunsuke. Hi, David. I talked with Calvin and went to the library to return the book I borrowed. I happened to meet Shunsuke, and we talked about anti-Japanese education. By the way, what does Shunsuke think about Junyoku? Did Shunsuke also receive anti-Japanese education in Japan? I was curious, so I decided to ask Shunsuke what he thought. Hey, Shunsuke, what do you think about Korea and Junyoku who has anti-Japanese sentiment? What? I don't think anything in particular. The boys in the K-pop group are good-looking, good at singing and dancing, so I want to be like them. I admire them, but I also love Korean food. When I lived in Japan, I often went to a Korean restaurant with my family. And I think Junyoku is also an important friend. I respect him for being able to get along with Japanese people. But Junyoku doesn't seem to have a very good impression of me, so I'm a little lonely. I see. Thank you. I'm sorry to hear something weird all of a sudden. I was quite surprised by Shunsuke, who didn't say anything bad about Korea or Junyoku. Hey, Shunsuke, what were you talking about? Junyoku, who had just come there, said this in a strong tone. You just said something about Korea, didn't you? Didn't you say something bad about Korea anyway? That's why Japanese people don't like it. Japanese people are all the dog-eat-dog. No, Junyoku. Wait a minute. I rushed in between Junyoku and Shunsuke and calmed Junyoku down for the time being. No, what? Shunsuke wants to get along with Junyoku. Isn't that right, Shunsuke? I think there were a lot of things between countries in the past, but now it's a peaceful era. I don't think it's necessary to argue about something with a reason. Of course, there are problems that haven't been solved by each other yet, but it's a good thing if countries talk to each other. I don't think there's any merit in talking to each other. Yes, there are good guys and bad guys in any country. Don't you think it's a waste if you can't get along just because you're from the same country even though you're the same person? Maybe that's true. But I've been told that Japan is evil for a long time, so I decided that all Japanese people were evil, and I didn't even face Shunsuke properly. From now on, I'll try to talk calmly with Shunsuke. When Junyoku said that, Shunsuke laughed happily. After that, the tense atmosphere between Junyoku and Shunsuke was gone. According to what I heard from Shunsuke, when they talked to each other, they liked soccer and the same rock band. It seems that they found a lot in common However, it's not like they got along completely. Even now, sometimes Junyoku looks at Shunsuke with doubt. But as time goes by, the relationship may improve further. Someday, the day will come when they can call each other best friends. Overseas reaction History is not repeated, and it is not living in history. Many people make this mistake. In recent Korea, many people think cultural exchange and interpersonal exchange are different from political issues. In fact, some people have doubts about the history of Japan that the media and politicians talk about. Is Korea still complaining even though it has already received foreign exchange students? European countries have never paid foreign exchange students. I was Korean, and I received Japanese exchange students for a few weeks at home. She was a very good girl, and I was lonely when we parted. I should face her as a person rather than a country. In my school, there are Korean exchange students. They don't care about the chaos between countries, and they get along well. They can't change the past. I think it's important what they do for the future. Summary As you can see from this episode, Korean people hate Japan because of the anti-Japanese education from their childhood. However, not all Koreans have anti-Japanese feelings, and many of them are pro-Japanese, and they are becoming pro-Japanese among the younger generation. Recently, Japan and Korea don't have much good news in terms of foreign exchange, but if you keep hating the past, you can't build a good relationship no matter how long it takes. I hope there will be more Koreans who can make a calm decision. 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