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  1. Jared, Are the Japanese inherently without gaydar? Today in Japanese language class, the instructor (a Japanese native gentleman in his early twenties) asked me what kind of woman I liked when learning the phrase “ga suki desu.” Is there a word for gay in Japanese? Or should I simply have answered with “Justin Bieber”?

    1. Steven, it’s called complete DENIAL. My line with new people who ask me about the ladies in Japan is, “I’m not interested in women.” 女の人に興味がない。Onna no hito ni kyoumi ga nai. One young person then remarked that the reason I don’t have a girlfriend is because I am busy dating so many women.

      You could just say you’re gay, ゲイです。(gei in katakana, but pronounced same as in English). I think creating that discomfort and surprise is important in order to cut through the heavy denial.

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