[AmericanInTokyo]

If I sit down with a good Japanese friend over a nice cold Kirin Dry or Hyoketsu Lime, why it takes nearly 20 minutes or more to explain to them the odd, queer, foreign (mostly American) concept of "political correctness".

Seriously. It needs that much explanation. Even after a good explanation, some Japanese friends will be scratching their heads.

"But gee, AIT-san. I still don't get it. Wouldn't that mean for such people to advocate that for their own country that it is like calling for national suicide??"

Bingo!!!We have a winner.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

And what if you ask them about their opinions of how Japanese immigrants and Americans of Japanese descent were treated in the past?

You might get a very distinct response--maybe by 180 degrees--over being 'pc' about that.

[puroresu]

The young lady who taught Japanese at my university a couple of years ago thought the Western obsession with egalitarianism and “diversity” was bizarre. She didn’t understand the idea of wanting every student to perform at the same level of every other student. She took it as a given that some are a lot smarter than others and the smartest should be given more attention. The idea of lowering standards to equalize outcomes seemed insane to her.

Nihon ga dai suki!