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Tak, dude (and you *are* a dude, for the uninformed), the Hopitus insists
you *must* be the epitome of Japanese social skills (poise, courtesy, and more) to have even interacted with that boorish, arrogant, obnoxious "white supremacist"'s initial remarks to your unintroduced self @ your very first meeting w/him. He, OTOH, verified the complete stereotype of "white supremacists" and would probably be happy and gratified to do so. By the way, the only stereotype of Japanese I roll my eyes @ is that tv cooking show, "Iron Chef", of which Yowie is so fond. Do you ever watch it? If so, I bet you'd probably be ROFL @ the translations given of what the "judges" are remarking re the final contestant dishes they're sampling onscreen. I don't speak a word of Japanese except "arigato" and it looks contrived and phony to me, just by their expressions. Sure learned a lot about Japanese delicacies during the cooking (extreme closeups) processes. "Takayuki" wrote in message ... : Kreisleriana wrote: : : On Tue, 04 May 2004 12:27:13 -0400, Takayuki : yodeled: : : Hey, you guys are stereotyping me! Besides, I don't think I'm very : poised or unflappable. : : Are you stamping your little feet? : : Definitely! : |
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ROFL! Now, that's *my* reaction...but Theresa, you can't be a redneck like
me because you are from Brooklyn, NY (stereotype) but since we'd do the same thing in that situation, what stereotype would fit our description? "Short-fused"? "Cat-crazy, hair-trigger temper"? LOL. Tak is a man of admirable restraint, which I for one lack. "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... : On Mon, 03 May 2004 22:27:58 -0400, Takayuki : yodeled: : : (snip) : : Regarding the white supremacist, I've actually lost touch with him - : I'll have to try and look him up! We used to have lunch often, and : yes, we discussed race relations a lot, but no, it was never even : slightly strained or uncivil. I mean, that's how he defined himself - : he was Republican and a white supremacist. You can't avoid it because : he can hardly make a sentence without including those two very : important facts. Still, he was very bright and well read, so could : support his views very well. : : You can't support those views well. You can only fool yourself and : others that you are supporting them very well. : : : I remember the first time we met, I introduced myself to him, and he : looked me up and down and said, "Even though you are not white, your : race's economic goals are similar to ours." Of course, I realized : right away that his thinking was very different from mine, so I picked : his brain every day over lunch after that. I'm always eager to learn : a new point-of-view. He told me that the Japanese have a good model : for a conservative single-race country, and that it would be a good : idea for the United States to adopt policies along those lines. : : Holy crap, you *ARE* tolerant. I would have said to him, "But my race : is very violent," and smacked him upside the head with anything : available. : : : : Theresa : alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ : : Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) |
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ROFL! Now, that's *my* reaction...but Theresa, you can't be a redneck like
me because you are from Brooklyn, NY (stereotype) but since we'd do the same thing in that situation, what stereotype would fit our description? "Short-fused"? "Cat-crazy, hair-trigger temper"? LOL. Tak is a man of admirable restraint, which I for one lack. "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... : On Mon, 03 May 2004 22:27:58 -0400, Takayuki : yodeled: : : (snip) : : Regarding the white supremacist, I've actually lost touch with him - : I'll have to try and look him up! We used to have lunch often, and : yes, we discussed race relations a lot, but no, it was never even : slightly strained or uncivil. I mean, that's how he defined himself - : he was Republican and a white supremacist. You can't avoid it because : he can hardly make a sentence without including those two very : important facts. Still, he was very bright and well read, so could : support his views very well. : : You can't support those views well. You can only fool yourself and : others that you are supporting them very well. : : : I remember the first time we met, I introduced myself to him, and he : looked me up and down and said, "Even though you are not white, your : race's economic goals are similar to ours." Of course, I realized : right away that his thinking was very different from mine, so I picked : his brain every day over lunch after that. I'm always eager to learn : a new point-of-view. He told me that the Japanese have a good model : for a conservative single-race country, and that it would be a good : idea for the United States to adopt policies along those lines. : : Holy crap, you *ARE* tolerant. I would have said to him, "But my race : is very violent," and smacked him upside the head with anything : available. : : : : Theresa : alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ : : Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 20:24:36 GMT, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: ROFL! Now, that's *my* reaction...but Theresa, you can't be a redneck like me because you are from Brooklyn, NY (stereotype) but since we'd do the same thing in that situation, what stereotype would fit our description? "Short-fused"? "Cat-crazy, hair-trigger temper"? LOL. Tak is a man of admirable restraint, which I for one lack. Well, I am from Brooklyn, am Irish and Sicilian, and I have a Ph.D. This makes me abstracted and wooly-headed, say "dese" "dem" and "dose," drink a lot, and whack people. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 20:24:36 GMT, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: ROFL! Now, that's *my* reaction...but Theresa, you can't be a redneck like me because you are from Brooklyn, NY (stereotype) but since we'd do the same thing in that situation, what stereotype would fit our description? "Short-fused"? "Cat-crazy, hair-trigger temper"? LOL. Tak is a man of admirable restraint, which I for one lack. Well, I am from Brooklyn, am Irish and Sicilian, and I have a Ph.D. This makes me abstracted and wooly-headed, say "dese" "dem" and "dose," drink a lot, and whack people. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:
I've always thought Tak was male. :-) I recall a picture of Tak and I would definitely say he's a he. OMG. I always thought TAk was a girl. (no offense). OTOH, I thought Hopitus was a dude for a long time, too. Sherry |
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:
I've always thought Tak was male. :-) I recall a picture of Tak and I would definitely say he's a he. OMG. I always thought TAk was a girl. (no offense). OTOH, I thought Hopitus was a dude for a long time, too. Sherry |
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:
And I find a lot of what Democrats push misguided at best. Be that as it may, this is not an even remotely appropriate forum for political debate. Think about that the next time you indulge in your knee-jerk bigotry ["anyone who disagrees with me is scum and fair game for any insults I want to throw around"]. I don't know what "bigotry" you're talking about. I'm trying to be conciliatory here, and you're not really helping. Why are you so angry at me? I don't believe I ever directed a nasty comment at you. All my political ire has gone toward elected (or non-elected) officials. Joyce |
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:
And I find a lot of what Democrats push misguided at best. Be that as it may, this is not an even remotely appropriate forum for political debate. Think about that the next time you indulge in your knee-jerk bigotry ["anyone who disagrees with me is scum and fair game for any insults I want to throw around"]. I don't know what "bigotry" you're talking about. I'm trying to be conciliatory here, and you're not really helping. Why are you so angry at me? I don't believe I ever directed a nasty comment at you. All my political ire has gone toward elected (or non-elected) officials. Joyce |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
He told me that the Japanese have a good model for a conservative single-race country, and that it would be a good idea for the United States to adopt policies along those lines. Holy crap, you *ARE* tolerant. I would have said to him, "But my race is very violent," and smacked him upside the head with anything available. LOL!!!!! Joyce |
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