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Originally Posted by Keaton421
Culture runs deeper than the country's ancient warriors. And it definitely runs deeper than cartoons and pop-rock - these things are called Pop Culture. Many of y'all believe culture is only what you see when you walk down the street. There are other aspects to culture, such as beliefs, values, locations, legends... the list goes on.
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Yes it does, I still think that appreciating pop culture, while not liking more historical culture, is a valid reason to appreciate a country.
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Originally Posted by Kyousuke
its not really what your writing but how you explain it that gave me the feeling that you didnt like people who love elements of japanese culture. mostly where you said you'll see more anime and jrock,than samurai. like maybe you have some bad ju ju against people liking it more than their own history and culture. if im wrong about this my bad.
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If that is how I came across, then I am sorry, it was not my intention. I don't, however, see it. I believe that you can like Japan for whatever reason you want, and that claims like, that if you don't like certain things/all things about Japan, you don't like the real Japan, is pretentious.