Re: [Leica] Japs stole designs: Offensive and disparging

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

My .02:

I've made three trips (of two weeks or more each) to Japan in the last 18
months. Of all the places I've ever travelled, I've never found a place so
welcoming to photographers. It is extremely rare that someone doesn't want
their picture taken, in fact, I've shot several hundred rolls all over Japan
and only been asked not to take a picture once.  That was of an
accupuncturist - and I think he was more concerned about not having his huge
wall-mounted chart of accupuncture points photographed than having himself
in the picture.

Wandering the streets of Tokyo or Kyoto is a great opportunity for a street
photographer - even for a bearded caucasian like me who can't disappear into
the Japanese background very well. Also pleasantly absent is any worry that
your camera equipment is going to be stolen. Quite a different feeling than
shooting in parts of some American big cities. It's not unusual to hear
stories about cameras left in restaurants, subway stations or city parks
only to be retrieved hours or even days later by their owners who realized
they'd been left behind.

Bryan
- -----Original Message-----
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Japs stole designs: Offensive and disparging


>As I wasn't the originator of this header (THIS time), I can't
>speak for what the originator wanted to his utterances to
>reflect.  Also, I've never been to Japan.
>
>I'll ask my uncle or father-in-law what they think and get back
>to the group...they spent considerable time in the pacific a
>few years back on an all-expenses paid trip (I believe it was
>a raffle or something).  I'm sure they can shed some light on
>the subject.
>
>BTW, is that dictionary new enough to have listings for "P.C. Police"
>or "Net-Nanny"?  My Texas edition (obtainable at any gun show)
>doesn't.
>
>A lot depends on your viewpoint.  :) :) :)
>
>CU,
>Walt
>
>On
>Sat, 9
>Jan
>1999, Joe Stephenson wrote:
>
>> Dear fellow LUG users: Re: the subject line
>> According to the American Heratige dictionary the word "jap" is
>> "(disparaging and offensive)." Is this what we want our public utterances
to
>> reflect?
>> Sincerely,
>> Joe Stephenson
>>
>>
>>
>