whatspecialists say without scrutinizing it. They are the experts in the field sothey should know better. There are plenty of sacred cows in America, figuresand institutions we are not supposed to criticize in any way, shape or form forvarious reasons and to various degrees: Martin Luther King Jr cannot ever becriticized, having a national holiday in his homage, (legal) immigration cannotbe criticized, most Americans worship the Founding Fathers as if they are godsand, if you are a Republican or Conservative there is a bizarre worship ofRonald Reagan that me as a foreigner cannot comprehend why it still exists whena candidate with his same visions today would be immediately labeled asestablishment, moderate or cuckservative. Everyone also assumes everyonehas or wants to have Apple products. As a tangent I remember speakingwith my then father-in-law, who was convinced that we needed to resurrectRonald Reagan to fix the country. When I told him that Reagan gave amnesty tothe illegals, created the Hispanic History Month, tripled the national debt,was the one who banned fully-automatic weapons and started disastrous tradedeals he looked to me with an astonished face and said what the hell did he doright then? Again looking at the Japanesesense of greater good and strong feeling of conformity, they always seek forharmony and agreement. Even in things that are supposedly meant to be somewhatspontaneous and messy, as protests, never, or hardly ever are. Reporters fromother countries are often astonished by individually inquiring protesters inJapan. The same protesters who was passionately holding a sign or chanting aphrase will suddenly say humbly well, that was what the group decided to useas a slogan. I do not feel any particular strong connection about it. In anatmosphere of consensus like that it is not a surprise to know that theJapanese hardly ever sue each other. It is no coincidence that the U.S has 20times more lawyers per capita than Japan. While the Japanese are veryhierarchical and conformists, they are not, however, very rational. Asmentioned before, as their morality is circumstantial and often in a case bycase scenario, the Japanese do not appreciate cold logic or mechanicalinteraction. Sentiments are often taken into account, and a small misconductlike speeding or even minor shoplifting can be dismissed without a fine if theauthorities believe the perpetrator made a sincere apology. The justice systemhas a lot of flexibility in order to judge crimes taking feelings and otherintangibles into account. Relationships that in America orBritain usually are seen as just an adhoc, circumstantial thing, like boss-subordinate or teacher-student, whereoutside of the environment where they belong the individuals are almost completestrangers to each other is the complete opposite in the land of the rising sun.Bosses and teachers are father-like figures in all aspects, serving not only asrole-models but also benevolent authority with a very human touch to it. Theycare to know about personal problems and want to offer guidance and help. Thisincludes even relationships, with relationships between employees in the samecompany being actively encouraged and facilitated by supervisors and others whoact as match-makers. With all this tenderness ofhuman relations and space for feelings and other intangibles to