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What is the difference between 外人(さん) and 外国人 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 外人(さん) and 外国人 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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同じです。口語の時は外人さんということが多いです。
It is almost same.
In colloquial, it is often called ”外人さん”.
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@HayatoJapan
外人さん、黒人さんってよく耳にします。言う日本人は別に悪気もなのもないと思うけど、余計に「さん」をつけると逆に差別的な感じがします… でもそれは僕の勝手な捉え方にすぎないですね
外人さん、黒人さんってよく耳にします。言う日本人は別に悪気もなのもないと思うけど、余計に「さん」をつけると逆に差別的な感じがします… でもそれは僕の勝手な捉え方にすぎないですね
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@kennyreds_jp
何か特別なスキルを持っている人には使うの分かりますが、外国人であることは頑張って磨いて来た特技でもないので、皮肉のように聞こえてしまいます。
日本人さんや子供さんとかは言わないのではないでしょうか。
何か特別なスキルを持っている人には使うの分かりますが、外国人であることは頑張って磨いて来た特技でもないので、皮肉のように聞こえてしまいます。
日本人さんや子供さんとかは言わないのではないでしょうか。
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@hakohead 「日本人さん」と言わないのは確かですが、特別なスキルを持っているとは限らない対象にも「さん」付けをする例は他にもあります。(ex. 奥さん、お子さん)
単に親しみを込めているだけだと思いますよ。
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@hakohead 何にせよ、本人は悪気はない、というかむしろ親しみを込めて外人「さん」と呼んでいるということは間違いないと思います。
そのことを理解した上で、もし気になるのなら、優しく指摘してあげて下さい。
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