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Originally Posted by RealJames
If your uncle is Japanese he's a very rare breed of Japanese to have strong opinions about politics or religion.
I meant in Japan.
I very frequently discuss religious and political differences in parts of the world and also within Japan. I've not once yet actually come close to a debate, let alone upsetting anyone.
If I start talking about the role of women in society, though, it can get personal. Or if I talk about how to deal with elderly, those two topics I tread lightly around depending on who I'm speaking with.
But even the most religious of Japanese people still engage in healthy conversation about it without getting defensive or worse, pushy.
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Uncle is Japanese.
Really, that is a complete different experience than mine then. I mean, I never tried discussing this with anyone else (of Japanese of course) because of the behavior my Uncle exhibited when the topic came up, I just generalize and thought that its just how Japanese in general deal with the topic. I was really young when I lived there, so things like that would never have come up in my conversations... though there were a lot about which is the better sentai, whether Gavan or Sharivan is better, and which is the best chogokin toy
