I would make mistakes in another culture.
Of course, I'm not afraid to expose my ignorance, so I'd ask questions about things I'd be unsure of.
If I went to live in Japan, do I get to blame my mistakes on Japanese culture?
NO, I think not. My mistakes would be my own. I would take sole responsibility for them. I sure as hell would not blame the Japanese grocery store for failing to anticipate the personal problems of every person, from every ethnicity, from every country, speaking every language, with every belief, who might wander into the store witout the willingness to ask a simple question.
If I had a personal belief not to eat seaweed, and I couldn't decide if a package held that, or some lettuce, I WOULD ASK.
Or maybe I wouldn't. Maybe I'd sue the supermarket for not accomodating people who don't know the language, and are afraid to find an employee to ask a question of.
The only stupid question is the one not asked.
He never asked if it was pork.
Why is that so hard to see?
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I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence:
"My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."
Last edited by billege; 08-04-2003 at 05:59 PM..
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