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

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> Edward Middleton wrote:
>   
>> I was suggesting something far more heretical,  i.e. don't bother
>> studying such things until you can temper them with experience.
>>     
>
> Taking this to its logical conclusion, shouldn't we all wait until
> we're in our 30s to go to university?
>   

That would be a straw man[1].  The point was in regard to experiencing
how "Japan is" before reading about how "Japan is".  I think with any
culture, coming with strong expectations about how things are will be
blinds you to actually looking and learning.

Edward

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man