XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: millerkb@vt.edu   
      
   Rastus wrote:   
   >> This... is just disturbing and demeaning.  IMHO, of course -- and   
   >> that's the opinion of a *guy*.  Though as it happens, I can't even   
   >> think about Hooters-brand restaurants without giggling at the   
   >> concept. There are certain fantasies that should not be externalized.   
   >   
   > And of course the entire world should hold sacred your own personal   
   > values and that of your society...   
      
   That's not what he said.  Lighten up, Francis.   
      
   >> This is probably something that would only work in Japan, with the   
   >> reported prevalence of "Ah! It's a girl! Blubber-blubber" behavior   
   >> among young males.  In the US, even if you don't manage to go on   
   >> dates with the cute girls, they're around you in school and at the   
   >> workplace and you're expected to engage in civil and coherent   
   >> conversation.   
   >   
   > Yes - they squander their youth getting a kickarse education rather   
   > than try to get the cheerleaders pregnant. How quaint...   
      
   And of course the entire world should hold sacred your own personal values   
   and that of your society...   
      
   >> The aspect that many of the waitresses enjoy dressing up -- well,   
   >> fine -- but acting meek and subservient -- well, as long as it's   
   >> *acting*... and historically, Japan's standards for male-female   
   >> interaction are different than in the US.   
   >   
   > And many other people around the world would rather cut their own   
   > wrists than spend an hour in the same room as an American female.   
   > Hardly a standard to be judging others by.   
      
   Yes, but I find people that priggish, arrogant, and prejudiced generally   
   aren't worth spending much time with, either.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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