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re: Fun Reading: Hit pieces on HRC campaign from NY Mag and Rolling Stone

Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:28 am to
Posted by Ag Zwin
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:28 am to
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The Japanese are brilliant - what a great culture and country.


I'm a big fan of Japan, too. Lived there for a while right out of grad school. Still one of my favorite places to visit.

That being said, they are still too deferential to age and hierarchy. Goes back to the Meiji Restoration and the breakup of class stratification. Worked with a company in the 90's that was our sales channel for the country. Got chummy with the guy widely expected to be the new president. He ended up not getting it because he was too young. He was 57.

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." One of the first phrases a gaijin learns.
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:51 am to
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That being said, they are still too deferential to age and hierarchy. Goes back to the Meiji Restoration and the breakup of class stratification. Worked with a company in the 90's that was our sales channel for the country. Got chummy with the guy widely expected to be the new president. He ended up not getting it because he was too young. He was 57.


That's not a bad "negative" to have though. I get where you're coming from but you're rather a culture be too deferential to their elders than have total disregard for their elders.

My complaint is they're so weird about taking your rubbish with you - Tokyo probably has fewer rubbish bins than Daphne, Alabama. Not really a fan of carrying my Coke Light bottle around for 3 hours after I'm finished.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:53 am
Posted by Hennigan
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 7/6/20 at 4:15 pm to
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I'm a big fan of Japan, too. Lived there for a while right out of grad school. Still one of my favorite places to visit.

That being said, they are still too deferential to age and hierarchy. Goes back to the Meiji Restoration and the breakup of class stratification. Worked with a company in the 90's that was our sales channel for the country. Got chummy with the guy widely expected to be the new president. He ended up not getting it because he was too young. He was 57.

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." One of the first phrases a gaijin learns.


That's why if you combine the Japanese and plucky American way of doing things you can achieve greatness and make great cars in 1986.



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