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If a headline like "A Japanese wanderer who found the soul of France" seems strange to western folks then this headline is just a mirror of same absurdity.
by negamax 5y ago
If a headline like "A Japanese wanderer who found the soul of France" seems strange to western folks then this headline is just a mirror of same absurdity.
- tomcam 5y agoPart of me agrees completely but the other part of me remembers reading Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America“ and feeling that he absolutely nailed it.
- bee_rider 5y agoAre you American? I think it makes sense to pay attention to other people's perspective on our own country, because we can get an outside perspective while also applying our firsthand knowledge to evaluate if they are talking out of their ass. In this case, the actual article is about a photographer. I suspect he didn't actually find the 'soul' of 1950's Japan, although I've never been to any Japan, but he did take some nice photos.
- 7402 5y agoI find neither of those headlines absurd nor strange, so by the rules of logic I guess the above statement is correct - although I disagree with the implication that there is something wrong with either one. I'm always fascinated by the insights a thoughtful and serious outside observer can bring to a locale or subject.
- pjc50 5y agoI would also like to see the photos of 1950s France by a Japanese photographer.
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- freyir 5y agoIt doesn’t seem strange to me. Why would a Japanese artist searching for the soul of France not find it? A lot of art is made by outsiders, who see the distinctive elements that insides take for granted.