Re: [tlug] (OT) The enigma of Japan (was: UNIX jobs on TLUG)

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> Edward Middleton wrote:
>   
>> To be completely honest, I would say spend some time in Japan, learn the
>> language make some friends, before reading about how Japan is.  Not that
>> any of these aren't good books but they need to be read with perspective.
>>     
>
> Sure. I'd say any serious X Studies scholar should spend some time in
> country X, for the same reasons that one should read the influential
> books on X.
>   

I was suggesting something far more heretical,  i.e. don't bother
studying such things until you can temper them with experience. 
Obviously this isn't advice you could take having already lived here for
a number of years.

Edward