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I was a celebrity in Japan during the 1970s. Many Japanese hadn’t met a towhead in-person or a Caucasian for the matter. I was in many photos during my time in Japan.

I was a celebrity in Japan during the 1970s. Many Japanese hadn’t met a towhead in-person or a Caucasian for the matter. I was in many photos during my time in Japan.



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  • magna1952

    You are almost a double of my youngest son at that same age. I was in the Air Force in Spain in the early eighties and we would go out and I would hear “rubio,rubio” which means blond and they wanted to rub his head.

  • xanthraxoid

    A friend and workmate of mine married a lovely lady from work. She grew up in a fairly obscure corner of China, and when he went to visit her home town and parents, it was quite the scene.

    Most people in the town/village had never seen a “waiguoren” of any kind before, and he’s 6′ 2″ bulky, and *very hairy*. While not blond, he was definitely something of a stand-out, being a good foot taller than just about anyone else around and having more facial hair than the entire village…

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