Comment Re:Put down that bong, sir! (Score 2) 219
Strange thing is, Alex Kerr is just as Japanese as lots of Japanese people are. His Japanese is perfect (in fact, better than your average Japanese Joe), he's lived there forever, and he's had access to a lot of amazing behind-the-scenes stuff that lots of regular Japanese don't know about. He's not just some dude that just went to the University of Minnesota and got a PhD in writing articles on Japan.
He's not lying when he says that a lot of the stuff he writes about resonates with--and was inspired by--lots of Japanese people. The guy is what he is supposed to be: an expert on Japan who can, among other things, clue you in to what ordinary Japanese people feel (some of them, anyway).
At the very least, his opinions are worth listening to.
He's not lying when he says that a lot of the stuff he writes about resonates with--and was inspired by--lots of Japanese people. The guy is what he is supposed to be: an expert on Japan who can, among other things, clue you in to what ordinary Japanese people feel (some of them, anyway).
At the very least, his opinions are worth listening to.
