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View Poll Results: Which outfit should I wear for my students' graduation day?
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A) IoS kilt / gray Argyll
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B) 3-pc black, leather suit
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C) au naturel
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D) Both are nice. Either A) or B) are fine... BUT FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S GOOD, NOT C)!!!
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4th March 10, 01:54 PM
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 Originally Posted by Canuck of NI
What is the translation of 'gaikokujin'?
gaikokujin literally translates to "foreign country person." Personally, I don't go in for the whole PC thing myself, so I sometimes refer to myself as hakujin or "white person", which is every bit as "offensive", if not more so than gaijin. 
-Elliott
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4th March 10, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Kilt_Em_All
gaikokujin literally translates to "foreign country person." Personally, I don't go in for the whole PC thing myself, so I sometimes refer to myself as hakujin or "white person", which is every bit as "offensive", if not more so than gaijin.
-Elliott
White person = 'white ghost' to my Chinese neighbours, another unhappy reference to death etc. I say we all just bash each other the odd time and all stay friends, as friends do. But I'm afraid I'm not fashionable in that regard.
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