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If Japanese hated asymmetry then why was Yumi - an asymmetrical bow the choice weapon for he world famous Samurais http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi http://en.

If Japanese hated asymmetry then why was Yumi - an asymmetrical bow the choice weapon for he world famous Samurais http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi Generalism may help paint ourselves into nice little circles for easy digestion by our brains but let's at least give it a fight :-)

jrs99 13y ago
Everyone in Japan would say quality was equal to perfection, so I'd probably say nobody in Japan is a Samurai anymore who needs a bow.
- avighnay 13y ago
  So you do agree that people keep changing and at any point cannot be generalized
  - jrs99 13y ago
    I don't think it's a generalization if someone did the research and everyone in Japan says that perfection = quality. Then that would be a fact, not a generalization.