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Post #202,756

by static

4/10/05 9:55:32 PM

Another reason for gadgets.

The Japanese also go into miniaturization, especially in Tokyo. Why? So they can use them on the train.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed

Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.

Post #202,765

by Andrew Grygus

4/10/05 11:16:43 PM

Yes, and their manufacturers used to be totally mystified .

. . that they couldn't sell their gadgets in the U.S.. They finally deduced that Americans like gadgets that do just one thing and do it so simply you can throw the manual out with the packing materials. They've made progress, but they're not there yet.

Of course this just reinforces the Japanese stereotype of Americans that prevailed during WWII. When an American newspaper published the news that the Japanese Purple Code had been deciphered (and certain people were severely disciplined for that), the Japanese rejected the news as a deception, because "Americans aren't smart enough to do that" and continued using the code, resulting in some distress.

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Another reason for gadgets. - (static) - (1) - April 10, 2005, 09:55:32 PM EDT

Yes, and their manufacturers used to be totally mystified . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 10, 2005, 11:16:43 PM EDT

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What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
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