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From: meo@stiatl.UUCP (Miles O'Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Japanese-American attitudes (was TRON)
Keywords: not realtime-related (sorry)
Message-ID: <5130@stiatl.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 89 19:42:20 GMT
Organization: Sales Technologies Inc., "The Procedure IS the product"
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In article <3992@eos.UUCP> eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes:
| You should be aware that the Usenet is being read in Japan.
| It's readership is impressive and growing.  I had this made clear to
| me in recent meetings.  Theirs is a culture which takes a much
| different view to electronic mail and news than we do.  You will not
| see many postings because to express one's opinion means to carry
| great weight (unlike here).  So if you (general readership) care to insult
| them, they will read it.  You will just be ignored as a crank.

1) I *AM* aware that usenet is read in Japan. comp.windows.x regularly
   gets postings from Japan, as well as France, Britain, Australia,
   and other countries.

2) I responded to a request as to why the US ignores the Japanese TRON
   effort. I agreed/disagreed with the reasons mentioned, and gave
   some of my own. These were reasons pertaining to why the US does
   not seem interested, and the attitudes behind that. I am sure that
   the Japanese readership realizes this.

3) Disregarding talk.bizarre, I do not post lightly. Nor do I have
   much sympathy for those who do so in newsgroups such as this.

4) I am sure the Japanese readership is fairly aware of the US
   computer community's reactions and feelings, so I haven't let
   any big secrets slip.

5) Finally, as I pointed out, I *am* interested in TRON. SO, either
   you misunderstood me, or I misunderstood you. Either way, if there's
   more to say, let's use mail, or a relevant newsgroup.

-Miles