Comments on: A Japanese Company Man’s First Norwegian Encounter /blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter/ But I fear more for Muninn... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 By: Linn /blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter/comment-page-1/#comment-19103 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:28:06 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter.html#comment-19103 Oh what a charming post! I’ll have to forward the billboard idea as it is absolutely genious!
What a comical conversation you listened to! I would never have been able to doze off!
I remember being directly asked about my ‘fatness’ (I’m not THAT bad) in Korea and it took some getting used to. It’s an interesting thing that when we’re upon foreigners we actually say such things! I’m sure I’m guilty of it myself. I think it has more to do with the fact that we’re fairly certain we’re never going to meet the individual again, so why not get an answer to all our curious notions, no matter how rude it is to ask!

]]> By: derek /blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter/comment-page-1/#comment-15230 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:20:00 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter.html#comment-15230 Actually, obvert commentary on physical features is something that I had to get used to when I first went to Japan. People were always asking me why I was so tall, why my nose was so big, etc. I was quite embarassed until I got used to it.

I think most cultures have a somewhat of a double-standard on tact: for some reason people will ask questions or make comments to a foreigner that that would be considered quite rude to a fellow countryman.

]]> By: Muninn /blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter/comment-page-1/#comment-15228 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:30:05 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter.html#comment-15228 Thanks for your kind words! We’ll have to work on those bilboards!

]]> By: Axel /blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter/comment-page-1/#comment-15226 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:23:21 +0000 http://muninn.net/blog/2006/08/a-japanese-company-mans-first-norwegian-encounter.html#comment-15226 Taking the liberty to, as a Swede, identify myself as a citizen of the north, I laughed out loud at the last sentence. The reasons for laughing are to many to write down now, but mainly I find the three sentiments very catchy in an advertisment like way. In fact I think billboards should be posted on all major Nordic airports: Welcome to the north – where no question is too direct, no physical feature spared comment, and no gender inequality goes unpunished.
The questionable truthfulness of these words is greatly outweighed by their shock value.

I should also say, as a now long time reader of your posts both here and on froginawell.net: keep up the great work and good luck on your Phd!

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