"Scott Reynolds" <sar@gol.com> wrote in message 
news:cl26o7$dr0$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp...
> On 10/18/2004 3:26 PM, m.yoshida wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Scott Reynolds" <sar@gol.com> wrote in message
>> news:ckvgi9$jfl$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp...
>>
>>> On 10/18/2004 6:28 AM, Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>>
>>>> in article 41728233.6387EFD5@yahoo.co.jp, Eric Takabayashi at
>>>> etakajp@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 10/17/04 11:31 PM:
>>>>
>>>>> "m.yoshida" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ernest will ask a question: "Eric, which passport do you have, the
>>>>>> US or
>>>>>> Japanese?"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> US, of course. But I am one of those people who believe it is more
>>>>> meaningful
>>>>> to know about (some of) the flaws of their own country, and still
>>>>> choose to
>>>>> love it, than to be someone who merely obeys or believes what they
>>>>> are told.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wasn't going to ask that question, since I knew he was an American, an
>>>> American who hates America and particularly hates white Americans.
>>>
>>>
>>> Funny. Eric has never given me that impression, and I have been
>>> reading his posts for a long time.
>>
>>
>> It's quite hard to have a discussion with Mr. Schaal, because
>> he gets more emotional right away than Chinese.  My guess is
>> he is a Chinese-oriented elder.
>
> Could be. Maybe you should try to draw him out a bit more on some other
> China-related topics. I don't know if he wants to talk with you any
> more, though.

I think that his attitude towards posting is typical of lawyers. ;-)

> In any case, it is good to see you posting in the newsgroup again,
> Masayuki. The link you provided was very interesting. I'll be keeping an
> eye out for Professor Askew's forthcoming books on the subject of
> Nanking. They sound very interesting.

Askew is brilliant!  He can read references in the original and digest
them well unlike Mr. Schaal.

> Are you in Japan now, or have you gone back to Old Blighty?

I'm enjoy the transition here in Tokyo.  But I miss England and even
English foods very much.  How are things with you, Scott-san?

Masayuki

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> Scott Reynolds                                      sar@gol.com