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Honu
Yeah kinda what SteyrAUG said and my input is so hard to compare to today just like the fathers of our country would shock many today if we hung out with them
For sure the brutality is alive today and one of the things about them is the dedication they still have the patriotism they still have the ritual the culture that is kept for the most part
which is fine or maybe to say understood as everyone should be proud of their own country but times change
Seen a few shows on the Yakuza that were interesting one was about the car culture they have and participate in
Agree on the racism SteyrAUG said BIG TIME Quite a few of my friends who are Japanese will say they are very racist in a polite way
I do plan on getting over there in a few years after kids are in college etc.. and spend a few years though just to live take in the culture as it intrigues me so much both the good and the bad of it
Yeah, if you practice classical Japanese fencing and have a working knowledge of their language, it is amazing what you will overhear. Kenjutsu attracts patriots like nothing else and in Japan "patriots" has a much different meaning than how we use it.
If you find yourself in Japan, Kyoto is more interesting than Tokyo and if you head south Okinawans are generally more "truly" considerate of foreigners and in some ways have a more interesting culture. The Okinawans still have their fresh today sushi counters while the Japanese have replaced nearly all of them with a 1950s fast food model automats.
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