Scott Reynolds wrote:

> On 10/20/2004 3:57 PM, Ernest Schaal wrote:
> > in article cl51tk$jn1$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp, Scott Reynolds at
> > sar@gol.com wrote on 10/20/04 3:51 PM:
> >
> >>The same as always, pretty much. My son is a 1st year student in high
> >>school now, and I find his stories about his experiences interesting. He
> >>is very keen on history, BTW. Unfortunately for Eric and Ernest,
> >>however, his interest does not extend to the modern period. He seems to
> >>prefer ancient China and ancient Greece.
> >
> > Why unfortunately for me?
>
> It occurred to me that you might say he was whitewashing Japan's crimes
> in WW2.

No, merely that is not interested or may not know a lot. And why is your
son's lack of interest unfortunate for me?

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