Do I look white

He resents Asian people saying he looks white, connecting those comments to five–six years of childhood bullying for looking Asian. As a half-Asian, half-white man, he feels misclassified in England and Asia, yet says Japan feels more like home. He values Asian compliments and dating attention, while still wishing for straighter hair, smaller nose, and more Asian-looking features.

Appearance-based belonging remains central: rejection in England and acceptance in Asia reinforce his preference for living in Japan.