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more on NYTimes Piece on 2Channel BBS in Japan
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 09:19:20 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Naoki Yamamoto <naoki () matatabi com> Date: May 9, 2004 7:27:01 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: NYTimes Piece on 2Channel BBS in Japan Finally, NY Times ran a piece on 2Channel. I think if you want to know what really an average Japanese feels about anything, form a teen idol to the Self Defence Forces in Iraq, you'd better to check 2 Channel, a giant anonymous bulletin board on the Internet. Japanese Find a Forum to Vent Most-Secret Feelings http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/international/asia/09toky.html TOKYO, May 8 - In a society in which subtlety is prized above all, face-to-face confrontation is avoided, insults can be leveled with verbal nuances and hidden meanings are found everywhere, there is one place where the Japanese go to bare their souls and engage in verbal combat: Channel 2. <snip> -- Naoki Yamamoto <naoki () matatabi com> in Yokohama, Japan Gpg Fingerprint = B2A7 2A11 C50B DCC4 83EB 9311 607A FAE9 386B F070 Public Key available from <http://www.matatabi.com/naoki_pubkey.html> ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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