"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1096637372.961352.214870@h37g2000oda.googlegroups.com...
> Michael Cash wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:34:34 +0200, "b"
>> <nospam.bengabenga@caramail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
>> inscribed:
>>
>> >to stop being a gaigin once you've really been one -
>> >or is there no turning back ?
>>
>> Since one generally attains gaigindom through emerging from the womb
>> and taking a breath before somebody jams a pair of scissors through
>> one's skull, it's sort of hard to turn back.
>>
> Arudo begs to differ. Pretty soon he'll be asking gaigin if they know
> how to use chopsticks and have four seasons in their home countries.
> John W.
>

OK, great. Does anyone have an idea why Japanese brag about having four 
seasons all the time? I'd been wondering about this when I was in Japan, can 
anybody come up with the reason.