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LuvNewcastle

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3. Interesting.

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 05:53 AM

Aug 2013

There is a whole lot that Americans are clueless about concerning Asians and their various cultures. Westerners and east Asians just have a completely different mindset and lots of things about our culture versus theirs simply doesn't translate well. Asian friends of mine have tried explaining some of it to me, and frankly I don't really 'get' a lot of it, but what I do learn changes my perception of things.

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I have heard that Nazi admirers also have an affinity for the Japanese. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #1

Some of the Asian countries can be very touchy about the "whole-blooded" people davidpdx Aug 2013 #2

Interesting. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #3

You almost have to be immersed in it long term to understand the mindset davidpdx Aug 2013 #5

Actually some may argue in Japan AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #8

There has been a hard right shift in a party that was already right wing kristopher Aug 2013 #4

I've heard similar comments from Americans living in Japan davidpdx Aug 2013 #6

Did Japans Prime Minister forget about what happened when they tried that tactic? Sunlei Aug 2013 #7