On 10/18/2004 3:26 PM, m.yoshida wrote:
> 
> 
> "Scott Reynolds" <sar@gol.com> wrote in message 
> news:ckvgi9$jfl$1@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp...
> 
>> On 10/18/2004 6:28 AM, Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>
>>> in article 41728233.6387EFD5@yahoo.co.jp, Eric Takabayashi at
>>> etakajp@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 10/17/04 11:31 PM:
>>>
>>>> "m.yoshida" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ernest will ask a question: "Eric, which passport do you have, the 
>>>>> US or
>>>>> Japanese?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> US, of course. But I am one of those people who believe it is more 
>>>> meaningful
>>>> to know about (some of) the flaws of their own country, and still 
>>>> choose to
>>>> love it, than to be someone who merely obeys or believes what they 
>>>> are told.
>>>
>>>
>>> I wasn't going to ask that question, since I knew he was an American, an
>>> American who hates America and particularly hates white Americans.
>>
>>
>> Funny. Eric has never given me that impression, and I have been 
>> reading his posts for a long time.
> 
> 
> It's quite hard to have a discussion with Mr. Schaal, because
> he gets more emotional right away than Chinese.  My guess is
> he is a Chinese-oriented elder.

Could be. Maybe you should try to draw him out a bit more on some other
China-related topics. I don't know if he wants to talk with you any
more, though.

In any case, it is good to see you posting in the newsgroup again,
Masayuki. The link you provided was very interesting. I'll be keeping an
eye out for Professor Askew's forthcoming books on the subject of
Nanking. They sound very interesting.

Are you in Japan now, or have you gone back to Old Blighty?

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Scott Reynolds                                      sar@gol.com