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Originally Posted by TomoyaIchigo
Ronin4hire, I'm sorry to say this but I started my thread to GENERALIZE on "Why Japanese Guys are too shy in front of Girls". Not to criticize or defend whether there really are or not. And as a matter of fact, we are talking about those guys who grown up in Japan and totally influence by their culture. Not on those who found their way out of that society and adapt to new culture. You may have 100 or 1000 of Japanese friend but there are billions of people living in Japan. And I could say that you only become to know those who are you type, i.e. more mature Japanese guy. You doesn't seem to come across those with shy character.
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I could say the same about Belyvis and everyone else in this thread.
I have no problems with generalisations if they are based on actual facts. Any generalisation that starts with "According to my wife..." or that uses adjectives which imply some sort of bias (weak, immature). I'm not saying they're wrong because I'm right. I'm saying that IF I were to use the same method of making generalisation then I would come to a completely different conclusion. As you say yourself... there are millions of people in Japan... what makes the ones Belyvis and Keaton know representative of Japan while the ones I know exceptions?
The fact that Japanese males are on average, slightly smaller is nothing I have a problem with. (Though all too often, those that display no functional ability at high school maths seem to think that averages are representative of the society as a whole. They aren't... what's equally important is the RANGE when it comes to interpreting such data.)