When I lived in Japan, I had to reassure fearful travelers to America that not every street corner had a daily drive-by shooting and not every passing stranger would beat them up out of bigotry.

• 当我在日本的时候，我总得一次又一次地安慰将要去美国的旅客，告诉他们不是在每个街角每天都有枪击事件，不是每个过路的人都会出于偏见痛打他们。