View Single Post
(#63 (permalink))
Old
komitsuki (Offline)
Busier Than Shinjuku Station
 
Posts: 997
Join Date: Feb 2009
08-06-2009, 01:01 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by MMM View Post
In Japan I have found that these fetish fantasy outlets (I wouldn't call them "games" in the same way) are seen as ways to satisfy a fantasy.

In the US many people see them as fueling the fantasy.

I don't know which is more correct, or if they are both wrong.
I think neither.

Here's the thing: I find it quite awkward that American or Canadian tourists or temporary residents in China, Korea, or Japan have very bipolar opinions on how people view sex. It is either very liberal or very conservative to them.

In the West, there is a huge tendency to bring sex-related issues to the public way way often whether it is negative (like Conservative religious people) or positive (like pride or culturally liberal people). So, there is an assumption that East Asians have a well-expressed and deep personal opinion on sex that could be shared by someone unfamiliar.

The answer is: People living in CKJ don't make sex-related issues as much as possible; very reserved opinion. Sex is really a personal stuff or closet stuff for few like-minded people over there.

When I used to live in South Korea, I have never seen anybody who would talk about sex to a familiar person unless it is a very close friend. Then again, when I had a sex-ed class in South Korea, it was more about academic purposes, no "sex is evil!" or "sex is good!" attitudes.

Hope that make sense. I can see huge differences between the attitudes.


JapanForum's semi-resident amateur linguist.

Last edited by komitsuki : 08-06-2009 at 01:03 AM.
Reply With Quote