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Should Asians wear tweeds, browns, and bold patterns?
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I don't know what's going on here but it doesn't make any sense to me. Personally, I subscribe to a Japanese men's magazine because all of the US equivalents are sh*t! Here is a recent advertisement from Men's Club. Tweeds and all other fabrics and cuts look outstanding on Japanese men. They are heads and shoulders above the average American male in their style and elegant clothing. What is going on with this thread?Originally Posted by jcriswel
Fineboys+ Suits is a better representative of what Japanese men wear in real life rather than what the internet thinks they do. Men's Ex is for the older crowd ime.
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+1.Originally Posted by iammatt
When did "third world" make its way onto the verboten list?
I also wonder about your terminology. How can you consider Japan third world? They think of the US as a colony of Japan. We provide raw materials and labor for their sophisticated and technologically advanced products. Further, the US is an excellent market for the fruits of their technical and economic superiority, i.e. a colony. Where does third world factor into the equation?
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I also wonder about your terminology. How can you consider Japan third world? They think of the US as a colony of Japan. We provide raw materials and labor for their sophisticated and technologically advanced products. Further, the US is an excellent market for the fruits of their technical and economic superiority, i.e. a colony. Where does third world factor into the equation?Originally Posted by jcriswel
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I don't see where Matt called Japan a third-world country.
Now you are just trolling. For shame.Originally Posted by Manton
I was just sayin'.
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Huh?Originally Posted by RJmanbearpig
I was agreeing with you that people were overthinking.
I said third world recently at a dinner party, and was quickly corrected and told that I should say "developing nations" instead. I countered that I hoped for our nation to continue to develop, but that didn't go over well. A few days later I was corrected again with the same replacement offered. I guess it is the new oriental (which I still say.)
I also wonder about your terminology. How can you consider Japan third world? They think of the US as a colony of Japan. We provide raw materials and labor for their sophisticated and technologically advanced products. Further, the US is an excellent market for the fruits of their technical and economic superiority, i.e. a colony. Where does third world factor into the equation?Originally Posted by jcriswel
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Umm. What? I was asking about the term in general. I didn't say Japan was third world.
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Aren't Gujarati people technically of Persian stock ?
Aren't Gujarati people technically of Persian stock ?
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We get it already.Originally Posted by bluemagic
If only.
I don't know what's going on here but it doesn't make any sense to me. Personally, I subscribe to a Japanese men's magazine because all of the US equivalents are sh*t! Here is a recent advertisement from Men's Club. Tweeds and all other fabrics and cuts look outstanding on Japanese men. They are heads and shoulders above the average American male in their style and elegant clothing. What is going on with this thread?Originally Posted by jcriswel
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I was agreeing with you that people were overthinking.Originally Posted by iammatt
I said third world recently at a dinner party, and was quickly corrected and told that I should say "developing nations" instead. I countered that I hoped for our nation to continue to develop, but that didn't go over well. A few days later I was corrected again with the same replacement offered. I guess it is the new oriental (which I still say.)
Umm. What? I was asking about the term in general. I didn't say Japan was third world.
Japan is in Asia!
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Japan is in Asia!Originally Posted by jcriswel
Did I say all Asian countries were third world
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@ rjbearhugmanOriginally Posted by Christofuh
Aren't Gujarati people technically of Persian stock ?
Sigh.
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I was agreeing with you that people were overthinking. I said third world recently at a dinner party, and was quickly corrected and told that I should say "developing nations" instead. I countered that I hoped for our nation to continue to develop, but that didn't go over well. A few days later I was corrected again with the same replacement offered. I guess it is the new oriental (which I still say.)Originally Posted by iammatt
What kind of fascistic dinner parties do you go to? I recently said Oriental, and Negro in polite circumstances. I think some blanched, but they were intimidated by me being well-dressed to counter any response.
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The tweed and flannel season in Hong Kong is short by N.American standards. Heavier fabrics are, in fact, even more appropriate during December-February in HK than in the NE USA for the simple reason that HK buildings don't have central heat. Temps in HK never dip below 40F but sitting in your office at 45 degrees makes heavy wool a necessity.
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