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Sure, the language barrier is an issue, but I know several people who have lived in the Other Country for a prolonged period, and speak jive well enough to qualify for the gaijin pass, but still live within their own social ghetto of gaijin otaku, walking amongst their akiba-kei comrades but never actually making contact.
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Sure, the language barrier is an issue, but I know several people who have lived in the Other Country for a prolonged period, and speak jive well enough to qualify for the gaijin pass, but still live within their own social ghetto of gaijin otaku, walking amongst their akiba-kei comrades but never actually making contact.
Heisei Democracy 2009
lampbane commented on the word akiba-kei
The denizens of Akihabara, the otaku neighborhood in Tokyo.
November 21, 2007
lampbane commented on the word akiba-kei
Made the list for the Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2008.
March 27, 2009