"necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote in message
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> My conclusion is based on years of observation, not logical reasoning. If
> people spoke precisely, I would agree with you completely. Unfortunately,
> when many people make observations about things in Japan they are
> subconsciously processing them as observations about the Japanese in a way
> they do not when making observations about things at home. They hear

You yourself seem to be engaging in some "subconscious processing," i.e.
assuming that all foreigners in Japan are visitors.

What if "at home" is "in Japan?"

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