ws001e@yahoo.com (Will Smith) wrote in news:45ec6bc3.0306120151.7528161
@posting.google.com:

> nospam@nospam.net (Kay) wrote in message news:<MWtFa.74
>> 
>> Keep in mind I have never defended Korean boorishness.
>> I admit that many are.  I am merely offended by your defense
>> of equally objectionable Japanese boorishness and effort
>> to put the blame solely on Korean shoulder.  That is really bad.
> 
> Kay,
> 
> I've been reading your responses and I applaud your maturity and
> patience.  But you're wasting your time.  Really in the large scheme
> of things rivalry and hatred between the two countries can be argued
> to be counterproductive.  But when you look at the large scheme of
> things it hardly matters.  The truth of the matter is both countries
> suffer from inferiority complex.  Japan with the US, and Korea with
> Japan.  Funny thing though that both are second fiddles when it comes
> to China in the region, and China is second fiddle to the US. Japan
> doesn't even figure from a geopolitical standpoint.  Its only power is
> economic and because of its incestuous banking and business culture it
> is slowly imploding right now.  Its really all jockeying for who is
> the third wheel in a race between two countries that are not even
> placed to finish.
> 
> Its all laughable.  As to the title of this thread, both countries are
> reknowned for their xenophobia, and racist derived drive for racial
> purity.  Its quite like the pot calling the kettle black.

I hate to admit it but you are right.