A Japanese Misconception About Marriage
May 9th, 2007I’ve had a few coworkers with an odd misconception about international marriage. I tell them that I’m married, and they say “So, you’ve become a nationalized Japanese?” When I tell them “no”, they say “Oh, then your wife became an American citizen”. When I tell them “no, my wife is still Japanese, and I’m still American”, they are surprised.
So there’s some portion of the Japanese populace (not, as far as I can tell, the majority, but not one or two people either) who are under the impression that married people are required to have the same nationality.
