Admittedly, there's real danger when a cultural majority uses "weirdness" as a value judgment on immigrants and foreigners. But... If hardmaru's remark about

Admittedly, there's real danger when a cultural majority uses "weirdness" as a value judgment on immigrants and foreigners. But... If hardmaru's remark about Japanese culture ("a society where the process matters just as much as the end result") is incorrect, I'd prefer to see that idea challenged for accuracy, rather than labeling it as "hegemonic". The remark about calligraphers exploding was a joke - even in Japan/China, there's the stereotype that calligraphers are fussy perfectionists. My grandfather was a calligrapher for the Taiwanese govt for many years and he'd probably explode too, if he saw any of my Chinese handwriting. Cultures are inherently different, and I think it's okay to point out oddities in one's culture or someone else's. hardmaru seems to have lived in Japan long enough to be credible on this matter, and I have no reason to suspect bad intentions.