I feel that I have been a little too critical toward Nizabett's words. After reading chapter three, I felt that most of the things he sais are true. But what I don't approve of in his writing is that there are few surprising or shocking facts in the book. They are many things that I feel I have heard of before. For example, I had already read something like the part about independence and interdependence in a different Japanese book.
I didn't understand the part where it said
"Westerners' commitment to universally applied rules influences their understanding of the nature of agreements between individuals and between corporations."
I looked up some of the words in the dictionary but it wtill didn't make sence to me..
I agreed about the part where Nisebett states that "even if their upbringing had not made them inclined in one direction or another, the cues that surround them would make people living in interdependent societies behave in generally interdependent ways and those living in independent societies behave in generally independent ways."
I have seen a lot of people who lived in a foreingn country for a long time, and I think it is true that some of their personalities are somewhat independent than interdependent.
I want to read my comic books but I'll have to move on to the next chapter before that.. :(
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I am a big comic fan- what comics do you read?
ReplyDeleteI am reading the "Hagane no renkinjyutushi".
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Nope - never heard of it. The only Japanese ones I have read (in English) are Akira, Fist of the North Star, Salariman Kintaro (as I used to work in a very rough job in the shipyards from 16 -23 years old, then in bars and clubs for 2 - 3 years before becoming an academic I guess I am a kind of Sensei Rabtaro!). The rest of the comics I have read are Marvel and Dark Knight ones like X-Men and Preacher for example.
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