tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post7380010105686005416..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: You See What You Want To SeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-55382628584582957072006-11-29T11:21:00.000+09:002006-11-29T11:21:00.000+09:00Hi and thanks for your comment, Tokyolola. I'm hav...Hi and thanks for your comment, Tokyolola. I'm having a read through your blog now. :-)<br /><br />I had exactly the same thought as you about the person who invented the story not knowing Japanese people very well. The irony is that, the source for the Gizmodo story says she grew up in Tokyo! How could she know so little about the Japanese mind-set?Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-59316128224487460832006-11-29T01:54:00.000+09:002006-11-29T01:54:00.000+09:00I ended up on your blog by following your link (on...I ended up on your blog by following your link (on Gizmodo) because I couldn't believe that almost everyone else thought those appliances would actually go on sale!<br /><br />Interesting - it shows too much faith in the high tech of Japan, and too little understanding of what the average Japanese appliance buyer would actually want in her house! Who wants to see all the kabi that collects outside the drum of your washer or all the happoshu you have in your fridge...??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com