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This reminds me of the "LBH" acronym that I heard about very often when Japanese locals describe typically western, especially American, tourists, who fit quite well into your identity description.

"Loser Back Home"

I didn't even know this stereotype existed until I got into a "so what do you think about all those escapist western tourists in your country" conversation with one of my Japanese friends (I'm from a very international UK area). Goes to show how withheld it really is. You are certainly right about that.




I've never heard anybody refer to tourists with that term? FILTH (failed in London, try Hong Kong) etc is for people trying to advance their life/career in Asia, not a visitor in town for a week.



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