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Japan high school girls have best scoop on m4/3 future

Started Nov 21, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
Re: Junior high school girls have secrets too
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Brian Wadie wrote:

"The only people who think they are experts on Japan are ones who have been here less than 30 days or more than 30 years."

so very true, I worked in Japan over a 4 year period in the late 70s and shared offices with Japanese co-workers back in the UK (colleague and mentoring trainees) for another 5+ after this

Whilst I love the country and many of its features and had some very good friends amongst my Japanese colleagues neither culture really understood the other (even though we did eventually develop a shared sense of humour )

As to Japanese female school pupils, I remember being surrounded by an inquisitive group in a park in Yokohama, wanting to practise their English. Fascinated by the fact I had a full bear (not usual in the 70's) what was I doing there etc. My attempts to converse with them in Japanese resulted in a severe attack of the giggles

Its a country I will never forget

As for understanding Japanese business strategy from the comments about it here, I find it tells me more about those commentating than the subject under debate

Glad you had a good experience in Japan.  I replied last night, but somehow it doesn't show as a reply to your post.

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