On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yet, he's an American (of >> Japanese parents) who has only lived in Japan for 10 years. I asked him why >> he's treated differently. He said, "Simple. I /think/ differently. I'm an >> American. I am different." So, here's a case of a guy born to Japanese >> parents in NY, genetically he's Japanese, he's got family in Japan, he talks >> as native Japanese as anyone here, yet he's not really Japanese /culturally/ >> because his thinking process was formed when he was a kid living in the US.
interesting point, partly answered below... > How about India? And China? Do Indians think within a narrow band of thoughts? Absolutely, we Indians (even those who have left these shores and call themselves <insert country> citizens are stuck in a time-warp) are narrowminded, period ; although few will admit that. One can argue that the definition of "narrow-minded" is in itself relative and yet the tendency to control(/judge/etc...) others based on _their_ definition of _culture_ is very strong, especially if it does not sit within their perceived line of thought. There is change but its too slow.
