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<VgEGb.530713$0v4.22226070@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, ifignow
<ifignow@yawoo.com> wrote:

> I hear what you're saying, but my family manages a complex web of
> professional relationships, and I don't know all the nuances of Japanese
> culture, so rather than be the proverbial bull in the china shop, it would
> be better if I met strangers.

I don't think you have the skills necessary to accomplish that.

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