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On the topic of being a kvetch, the Japanese word gaijin (外人) is actually an abbreviation of the more formal and correct gaikokujin (外国人) and is by some considered a derogatory term. Of course the real derogatory terms for Westerners are keto (毛唐) and nanbanjin (南蛮人) or Southern Barbarian because they approached Japan from Taiwan and Indonesia, even though they originated from Portugal.
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