Comments on: Physically we are small http://www.conbinibento.com/2006/06/20/physically-we-are-small/ ramblings and photos from tokyo, japan Thu, 17 May 2012 09:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Oscar http://www.conbinibento.com/2006/06/20/physically-we-are-small/#comment-5608 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:21:51 +0000 http://www.conbinibento.com/2006/06/20/physically-we-are-small/#comment-5608 To be fair, the "farmers vs hunters" topic has never been brought up to me by japanese as far as I can remember (though I'm sure they'd say that my ancestors must have been "drinkers"...). But I do acknowledge that they are quick to draw excuses for ANYTHING going wrong in their country, ans this excuses frequently involve their "inherent" differences from foreign people. Why is crime on the rise? Why are NEETs and Furitas on the rise? Why can't the princess give birth to a baby boy? .....the answer will most likely have a hint of nihonron. To be fair, the “farmers vs hunters” topic has never been brought up to me by japanese as far as I can remember (though I’m sure they’d say that my ancestors must have been “drinkers”…). But I do acknowledge that they are quick to draw excuses for ANYTHING going wrong in their country, ans this excuses frequently involve their “inherent” differences from foreign people.

Why is crime on the rise? Why are NEETs and Furitas on the rise? Why can’t the princess give birth to a baby boy? …..the answer will most likely have a hint of nihonron.

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