>>16
i originally said that that the word is used normally. i didn't say that "gaijin" is used as a bad word because from my point of view,

True. For most Japanese, what 3 is discussing is so hard to understand. First off, I guess they don't understand why you were offended.
Racism for instance isn't a hot topic at all in Japan. I'm not saying they don't have one, but the topic isn't so popular.
Why?
For some Japanese Gaijin is COOL. They never think those Gaijins are offended to be called that way. They are curious.