Bideshi

   As a 'bideshi', or foreigner, you are treated differently.  It is unavoidable.  In a very status-conscious society, you automatically have status.  People step out of your way, open gates for you, serve you tea unexpectedly, bow their heads as they greet you, and even scold others who aren't looking and are blocking your path.  It is uncomfortable, but there's nothing you can do about it.  

   Of course, the flip side is that you will be offered starting prices in the market three times the starting price for a 'deshi'.  But when a rickshaw driver smiles slyly and offers you twice the going rate for a ride, being able to say, "Are you kidding? These kids are small, I'm not paying that!" is kind of fun.