Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message news:<3F0973F7.32C604E1@yahoo.co.jp>...
> Scott Reynolds wrote:
> 
> > On 7/6/2003 8:09 PM, Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> >
> > > masayuki yoshida wrote:
>  
> > >>Although Eric ALWAYS points out the lack of our
> > >>history knowledge, are American people far more knowledgeable about
> > >>their own nation's past than Japanese?
> > >
> > > This is totally besides the point, and this attempt at diversion is a common
> > > tactic among Japanese when confronted over Japanese political or social issues.
> >
> > Why is it beside the point?
> 
> Because he is trying to cloud the issue by turning the attention to America, which
> does indeed have its own problems. But we're talking about Japan.

This is no more than your guess, Eric.  I was not trying to cloud any
issue by turning the attention to other topics.  As a matter of fact,
there is no reason why I was doing so.  If you want to discuss any
topics on Japan and Japanese with me, kick off them anytime.  I will
make comments on them as far as I have spare time and am interested in
them.  Then, how about this topic - why dozens of school head
committed suicide recently in Hiroshima, your prefecture.

Anyway you seem to have mental stress that you should relax. Are you
all right, Friend?

Masayuki

> > This "Japanese youth are amazingly ignorant
> > of history" line is just another variant on the "Japanese are unique"
> > myth, and I really don't think it stands up very well to scrutiny. As
> > Masayuki pointed out in another post, some kids (like he himself as a
> > high school student) are interested in history and take the trouble to
> > learn something about it by reading books, watching documentaries on TV,
> > and the like. Others could care less. I think you can find both types of
> > kids in just about any country.