On 7/8/2003 12:21 AM, Eric Takabayashi wrote:

> Scott Reynolds wrote:

>>Oh, I see. International comparisons are not permissible.
>>
>>It would appear then that the only acceptable standard for comparison is
>>perfection, which naturally Japan falls short of.
> 
> That's right. 

Fine, then Japan will never measure up. You will always have something 
to complain about. ;-)

I'm beginning to see why you have such a favorable opinion of the 
Hokkaido Crusader.

> And strangely, he doesn't admit to much wrong with Japan, if at all. He
> only sees criticism of Japan as some sort of racism, attack, or ignorance of my own
> country.

Masayuki is forceful in the presentation of his views, and I will freely 
admit that some of the things he says annoy me, or even anger me. But I 
have found that trying to understand what posters like Masayuki have to 
say is generally a worthwhile thing to do. I have learned a lot over the 
years that way.

I for one am very glad that we have opinionated Japanese posters like 
Masayuki and Shuji participating in this group. It provides a useful 
balance. And it also makes things a lot more interesting than they would 
be otherwise.

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Scott Reynolds                                      sar@gol.com