>> the extreme shame of failure and unwillingness to "lose face." Apologies in advance, for it pains me to generalise like this, but in my view, you have accu

>> the extreme shame of failure and unwillingness to "lose face." Apologies in advance, for it pains me to generalise like this, but in my view, you have accurately summed up "asiatic culture" in that one line. :-/ (No, I'm not being sarcastic.)