Last Bill Translation

[Made in DNA]

Yes, I knew some one was going to point that out. Of course you are 
right. I wasn't trying to say the Japanese were special in any regard, 
but the post I was referring to stated that the Japanese identity had 
become problematic in (I assume, correct me if I'm wrong df) that it is 
not as identifiable as Japanese as it used to be. When in fact, I do not 
think Japanese culture is as dynamic as most people think. In fact, it's 
quite slow. Facades change, but there is an incredible underlying 
slowness here that mires change down. This is what I was referring to.

I'm just curious, do you live here?

Best regards,
Made in DNA

Peter Larson wrote:

>Well, I must say that there is always the underlying basics of American
>culture and everything and my fellow countrymen do. While we are all
>individuals, we cannot help but be american because we were born, raised and
>educated here. Your statement partly assumes that people who grow up in
>other environments don't have this. People are always shaped and directed by
>their environments, the Japanese are not special in this regard. While I
>think that Japanese society likes to purport this idea of themselves being
>somehow completely different from the rest of the world, I believe that they
>are only unique in the way that every single culture, society or community
>on earth is.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>[mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of Made in DNA
>Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 6:34 AM
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: Last Bill Translation
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>I have torespectfully disagree. There is ALWAYS the underlying basics of
>Japanese culture in everything they do. It is so a part of who they are,
>that as a whole, they cannot help but be Japanese. Individuals are a
>different case altogether. They are as sporadic and different as any
>other individual, but even then they do it within a very marked Japanese
>way.
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>>-df
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jean Pierre Kellams" <tetsuo at technolustomega.net>
>>To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>>Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:35 PM
>>Subject: RE: Last Bill Translation
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>>As for why these three films are floating around all at once, I would
>>venture to say it was just a side-effect of gross national cool. The
>>more Japanese culture gets absorbed and engrained in the US, the more US
>>cultural products will reflect this influence.
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