Experiencing "The Panic"

W hat is "The Panic"?
It's that knee-knocking fear some Japanese people get in the presence of a foreigner. Estimates from the 2005 Census show that there are at about 2.5 million of us gaijin running around the place, so chances are your average Japanese person has run into at least a couple in their lifetime.

http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archives/200604/panic.htm