tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post4880345088719624694..comments2023-05-11T22:03:14.850+09:00Comments on Green-Eyed Geisha: The GapGreen-Eyed Geishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-67805339483268801302010-03-10T21:42:00.301+09:002010-03-10T21:42:00.301+09:00From experience, people from the traditional elite...From experience, people from the traditional elite of any country always treat outsiders like inferiors. And particularly loath the newcommers to their game. And yes, this gap sucks.Foggianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-75820990185671658132008-06-10T21:10:00.000+09:002008-06-10T21:10:00.000+09:00Thanks for your thoughts and research on the toile...Thanks for your thoughts and research on the toilet situation!<BR/><BR/>I agree with what you said, and a lot of it is prejudice that somes from being small-minded. The gap thing is a more far-reaching issue with so many different levels but it was strange for me to experience some of it here. <BR/><BR/>The scary part is, most of the people at my company have professional degrees ("the Professionals") and are "well-travelled and well-educated" which goes to show how that is a relative concept. I think despite it being a "free" society people in Japan tend to not mix with those outside their various circles, making for a lot of rigid stratification. Being pigeon-holed is shitty either way.Green-Eyed Geishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-14799740943539878042008-06-09T22:10:00.000+09:002008-06-09T22:10:00.000+09:00To me it seems like 偏見 from their ignorance rather...To me it seems like 偏見 from their ignorance rather than 格差. The people from your office have worked only at that company and not anywhere else, I imagine. Then it's them who don't know how things work outside their small world.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your blog, especially the entry on 音姫. That inspired me to check with my Japanese male colleague whether he ever uses it. Actually, it's not installed in men's room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com