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At 10:00 AM -0400 10/13/01, GAmoore@... wrote:
>  >>For example they didn't want
>>>to import foreign beef in the 80's because Japanese intestines were
>>>longer or shorter than other peoples from official sources.
>>
>>You do not seem to like the Japanese very much. In spite of what you say.
>
>Is it your place to judge others? I was merely repeating a true but funny
>story. There are many of these excuses which come from the Japanese
>themselves.

It's a fact.  Then there was the stiff protectionism against foreign 
skis in 70s - 80s because of the special and unique Japanese snow. 
Things are so unique here that even the physics of ice are different. 
Or the protectionism against foreign rice because it "tastes inferior 
and Japanese people would not want to eat it" which of course makes 
one wonder why they have to protect their market from it if no one 
would want to buy it anyway.

As a sixteen year resident of Tokyo I could spend days on this rant 
but then that would give people the impression that I don't like 
Japanese people and that is not the case.  I do wish they would 
either tell the truth or lie a little better when they are imposing 
tariffs on things they don't want to import though.   I also wish 
they would let more foreign vegetables in because food costs a 
freaking fortune here even when you cook it yourself.
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