On 03.3.8 0:46 PM, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had never thought that the term was a slur of any particular ethnic group, > Japanese or otherwise. Hi William, No, no, the term gadget freak is NOT the exclusive honourably mention of Japanese alone :-). Certainly not an ethnic slur although I used it quite often to laugh at ourselves. Since this was mentioned, I might say (I could be wrong) that Japanese in general might be somewhat more gadget freak than any other tribes and species. It is only evident when you go to infamous Akihabara electronics district in Tokyo. I do not know whether it was because of culture or the general stature (they are getting big these days BTW), they (we?) tend to be good at miniaturization which also feeds this gadget freak culture (yes, it is almost a culture in my opinion). It probably contributed to the advancement of the things like camera and small electronic gadgets. But when it goes to extreme with nowhere else to go, it creates things like, well, button laden M****** electronic robot for example. I hope they are reconsidering it though. But that's just my theory and I do not wish to start the whole OT here. Cheers, Ken
