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Such an ignorant article, with the usual undercurrent of sycophantic nippohphilia. I'm so tired of sycophants on the internet pointing at some Japanese cultural
by shermanmccoy 6y ago
Such an ignorant article, with the usual undercurrent of sycophantic nippohphilia. I'm so tired of sycophants on the internet pointing at some Japanese cultural 'thing' they have observed, in this case from reading someone else's blog, and presenting it to the world as though it is some unique discovery from the treasure trove of wonderful Japanese eccentricities.
This is not exclusive to Japan. Learning to write in also China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Thailand to begin with, stroke order matters. They carry over the same instruction technique when they teach English.
- ISO-morphism 6y agoThere's a word for that! "Nihonjinron" [1] While the medium of internet blogposts and perceived sycophantic motivations may be more modern, this kind of "Japanese exceptionalism" has been common enough in writing to warrant its own genre. While nihonjinron does include works prior to the Meji Restoration, > The concept became popular after World War II, with books and articles aiming to analyze, explain, or explore peculiarities of Japanese culture and mentality, usually by comparison with those of Europe and the United States. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonjinron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonjinron