On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:23:13 +0100, "Zzzzzz" <lll> brought down from
the Mount tablets inscribed:

>They have this weird cultural thing about always pretending that they're 
>terrible at everything.
>
>Most Japanese would rather commit suicide than admit that they can speak 
>English.

In many cases, it makes sense for them to hide their light under a
bushel. In most cases, however, the reason for not admitting that they
can speak English is because they can't speak English.




--

Michael Cash

"Clowns to the left of me and jokers to the right, Mr. Cash.
Clowns and jokers."

                                Prof. Ernest T. Bass
                                Mount Pilot College