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In article <CLAUDE.92Sep8172400@tokyo.trc.mew.mei.co.jp>, claude@trc.mew.mei.co.jp (Claude Huss) writes:

> "Can you use Fork and knives?", etc..etc.. In my first years here, I
> really didn't care about it, but after so many years I tired to be
> asked about chopsticks, Nattou, wasabi, etc... If I see someone 
> using chopsticks very well, I will thought that that person is
> living in Japan or used chopsticks for a long time and it's all.
> It's very unpleasant to be treated different even after so many
> years...

I guess your point is 'treated different EVEN after so many years'.
You got tired, Claude :-), because why anyone can know how long you are
living in Japan if it's the first time to meet you.

> It's very interesting, but usually "naive"things hurts more than
> things made intentionally when those things happens continously,
> in my opinion.

Maybe.
However, in that case, we can forgive it, if we know the reason, can't we ?

> Well, I said about "How is a kind of impossible to ADAPT to one society
> that thinks you should be different from them". I'm happy that there are
> people understanding these problems.

Yes, it's very important thing.   I remember this.

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