oh yeah lol i'm aware. part of the reason i haven't made a trip over there yet is because of the whole foreigner deal, i've heard a lot of stories about it from both sides. it's really intimidating, lol.
i'm hoping that if i make a good effort to learn the language and continue studying the culture i won't come off as just another american tourist who's there with these skewed expectations of what japan is >n<
but yeah i def understand where you're coming from