"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
news:wLQRb.175913$na.286144@attbi_s04...
> How many times have ordinary people stopped you and criticized you for
what
> you were wearing?

In Japan? Never.

> In Japanese, the word for being wrong, and the word for being different is
> the same. If I'd say, "Trent's opinion is different from mine", and
"Trent's
> opinion is wrong, and I'm right", I'd use the same word in both cases. The
> attitude that different equals wrong permeates the entire culture. You
don't
> need police to enforce this. Society does it for you.

Thanks for the language lesson.

You know something else I can't stand about the Japanese? They all take
imperfect even even plain wrong information about other cultures, and apply
it accross the board to everybody from that culture.

GAWD, I hate that!

> I'd be naked in the public bath and my
> neighbors would let me know I was too hairy.

This is almost interesting. Are you a man or a woman?

> I could go on and on.

Please do! It's all quite fascinating.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom