"Gerry" <222ggg@spam.really.sucks> wrote in message
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> In article
> <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.

What if I have met plenty of strangers in the USA before, and succeeded in
creating relationships?