[dogsbody70]

HI Columbine thanks I realise that was written a lobg time ago and of course many changes. Several of my other books talk about "ON". not only her book.

whether young Japanese feel that way also I have no idea at all

I realy would like to hear from some japanese young people. Have their views.

Times change in all countries I should think-- whether old and ancient traditions are clung to or forgotten I don't know. after all its not that long since here in UK a girl having a child out of wedlock was considered terrible and so many of those poor mothers had their babies removed and taken for adoption.

It would have been unheard of for young couples to live together if they weren't married-- Now the majority Have partners and often children without any comment at all. Just one example. No doubt much has changed in Japan especially I suspect since the American Occupation.


I quoted from Nyororin's message re indebtedness-- and that seemed still to be a problem.