Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.tiscali.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Ryan Ginstrom" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Is it just me... Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:18:25 +0900 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <37dm1pF5c3hh1U1@individual.net> References: <3784l9F565ae3U2@individual.net> <420F47BC.ABBE8D93@yahoo.co.jp> <1rc9b4yw1ymyz$.l5fs7xp1d5xl.dlg@40tude.net> <1akvevp8xbb5f.1omm07glbn1v0$.dlg@40tude.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net gkjEHm9Ty/rZxhKumhML+ANplSvQuT48Njh7Ghuvy3CdBgonph X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:25144 "necoandjeff" wrote in message news:zLgQd.190$Pz7.35@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com... > 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?" -- Regards, Ryan Ginstrom ryang@gol.com