Originally Posted by private ryan
Strange post.
To ask a different question, is there place that you would not go in fear of being discriminated against?
For example, I really want to go to Tokyo but have heard stories from co-workers (and others) about overt racism directed toward black people from the Japanese. Now I'm kinda skiddish about going.
I work for a Japanese company, and I am a frequent traveler to Japan. There is a covert racist attitude towards all non-Japanese people, but it is not a hateful kind of attitude. They simply feel (much as caucasians did, and some still do) that they are a superior race. That being said, I can assure you that as a barbarian visitor, you will be treated with respect and dignity. But as a rule, Japanese are private people, and unless they know you personally, you will not feel much friendliness, such as you would get in Thailand.
Regarding the OP's question, I would not discriminate travel based on people, but I most certainly would based on government policies.