Yes i know you said Vietnam should reconsider its relation with Russia, though i doubt it will, since it still thinks Russia will help it against China, and is trying to play both Russia and U.S card. Which i think at the end it will backfire on them very badly. I think they should choose the U.S while they still have the time/choice. Overalll i think it was unfortunate south Vietnam/U.S didnt win the war, if they did vietnam will have been democratic and allied with the U.S a while ago. Think China is to blame for this, since without its support the Vietcong wouldnt have won the war. Vietnamese have china to blame for their current oppressive/communist regime. This limits the vietnamese government from allying with the U.S. since they are still wary of U.S intentions, this wouldnt have been the case had the South won the war, since they trusted the U.S very much.
Nice to know you. Well Im british yes, but my dad was originally irish and my mum French. Though they both were born and grew up in britain. My mum mother was british though, same with my dads mum. Kind of a mixture.
You should visit Shanghai its a pretty nice,open, mordern and same time traditional city. Im sure you will enjoy it.
I will try and visit this Sapporo you talk about, i guess it must be a nice place. Ive been just to tokyo(few times) and kyoto in Japan. As for the States i have been to the states just for visits/holidays but not really lived there for long per say. Been to carlifornia, Chicago, washington, New York and new Orleans. U.S is a vast/huge country. However people there are quite uninformed when it comes to other countries(as opposed to say even authoritarian China, which really shocked me, since people i met there were quite open, willing to learn about other countries and well informed), was surprised to see most americans know little to nothing of the outside world. Apart from that its a great country.
I want to ask you, what do Japanese people think about the U.S occupation and the fact that they cant make an independent foreign policy without U.S consent?
whats the meaning of your name?
Hi buddy @mike2000 ! Sorry for not responding sooner, just read this now. First and foremost, my name's Kenji. You can call me Ken lol. I've been in the United States for graduate school, finished my M.S in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and now on the final stages of my Ph.D. dissertation for I/O Psychology. So its almost been a decade that I've lived here and the country has become almost of a second home for me, its funny now you become really attached and acquainted to a new country after several years. That's awesome that you've been to california, chicago, and also the east coast! There's so much places to visit when you're in the US, i mean there are also unique linguistic variances here; like int he north east they have a very funny sounding New England accent; then in the south they have their own southern accent (and there are many types of southern accents eg, there's the Virginian accent, the Georgian accent, and even Louisiana cajun accent). lol. As for American people; they are very direct, quaint, pleasant, and overall very friendly.
As for Japanese view of America....that in itself is complex. Overall, majority of Japanese love American culture, we are so amazed at their language style, their music, and social scene. Its funny because if you go to Japan you see a lot of younger Japanese in my younger brothers' generation who try to mimick American hair styles, and attire lol. For example, the Justin Bieber hair style was quite popular several years ago. LOL.
In another much more sensitive level, many Japanese want to have a more robust Japan. As you verily well know, from your postings that i've read already, that Japanese politicians are under duress to appease international community about visitations to the Yasukuni shrine, whilst at the same time, trying not to undermine their own national sensitivities. The Yasukuni shrine is not only a shrine to Japanese war criminals of WWII (they are only but a subset there), but the Shrine is also a shrine to all the soldiers who have fought for Japanese Empire in the past; including the Japanese soldiers who fought in Bakufu, Meiji Restorative era, 1st Sino Japanese War, Russo Japanese War, and the recent war. In fact, shinto priests say the shrine is not only for those who were in the military, but also the victims. So it is a very delicate situation where to totally give up visiting the shinto shrine in Yasukuni would be to undermine one's own religion, and national duties to honor the dead. The United States has tried to , in the past, encourage leaders to cease this in the context of maintaining positive relations with their regional partners namely rok , prc, japan and taiwan. But overall, i see a mutually beneficial relationship with the United States; and the recent encouragment by the United States to support Japanese military resurgency, to increase patrols and responsibilities is a radical change in the country. So , there is much to look forward to in that aspect.
PS. Nihonjin meaning; Nihon = Japan; the suffix -jin means person from. So : Nihon-jin = person form Japan or Japanese.
Take for example a person from China would be known as Chugukojin. China = Chugoko; -jin = person from.
Another is person form Korea would be known as Kankukojin; Kankuko= Korea; -jin = person from.
Arigadou Gozaimasu!
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Next year or year after, i will be in Vietnam and probably Nepal as well. Heard from a friend of mine who has been there that its a nice/unforgettable place. Can't wait.
