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Originally Posted by RealJames
I would find it very hard to imagine that anyone who has lived in Japan for more than even 6 months wouldn't have see the other side of the wall you mention.
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I`m not talking about the "dark side" - I`m talking about the world behind the curtain, not the alley behind the theatre.
Anyone can walk around and see the alley, but there is a level of intimacy and familiarity required to actually go backstage.
I`m not talking about negative things, about racism, etc. Those are the dark side of things and not all that hard to peek around and see. But there is another different world when intimacy is involved.
I don`t believe you`ve made it there yet, but when/if you do you`ll know what I am talking about. I have no doubts MMM does, and there are countless mentions of it on the net.
I am heading out to eat so can`t continue at the moment, but there really are huge differences in what people will talk about, and their levels of honesty depending on intimacy and where you`re judged to be when it comes to that wall.
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I could just as easily say that you've spent most of the last 10 years surrounded by the difficulties in this society and haven't had a chance to properly enjoy it's wonderful attributes, or perhaps you miss home and are finding all the things different which you miss from home.
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You might want to read my other posts.
I got a nice laugh from this one.