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It's really fascinating to think about isolation and what that does to a culture. The almost two hundred years in which Japan implemented self ordered isolation
by xrd 4y ago
It's really fascinating to think about isolation and what that does to a culture. The almost two hundred years in which Japan implemented self ordered isolation is important to consider when comparing their modern culture to other, especially Asian, nations.
I feel like Brazil, being the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese, is a similar case study.
Being different and not following the herd is a strength.
- Someone 4y ago> The almost two hundred years in which Japan implemented self ordered isolation _Almost_ isolation. They traded with the Portuguese and, later, the Dutch at Dejima (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima) Reading that article, I also think it was almost 300 years, from 1570 to 1854.
- xrd 4y agoYes, you are right. But that trade was the exception and there was almost no contact with westerners at all inside the country.
- boomboomsubban 4y ago>They traded with the Portuguese and, later, the Dutch at Dejima They also traded with China and Korea.
- rippercushions 4y agoIs it? That hasn't worked out great for Brazil so far.
- xrd 4y agoIMHO Brazil has a thriving tech scene that outperforms other Latin American countries. It's a complicated country for sure, but I think it is a success. As they say, "Brazil is the country of the future and always will be."
- CogitoCogito 4y ago> I feel like Brazil, being the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese, is a similar case study. I find it hard to understand why this would isolate Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are very similar as far languages go. I’d presume natural barriers would play a much higher role.
- billfruit 4y agoGuyana speaks English.