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Okay, hope I chose the right forum for this. I figure Poly to be the most polyglot forum I visit 
The dope is this: I have a really annoying acquaintance who I've been seeing too much of recently. The problem is that he's a mental sinophille and a miserable nippophobe. At every damn opportunity, he curses Japan. Even when we're talking about something else entirely.
eg:
Me: Did you see the new cafe in town?
Him: I don't go to cafes in case they have sushi on their menues. I fooking hate the Japanese. When I was in Beijing all the Japanese bars were empty because everybody hates them. They stole their food from China.... (and so on)
Me: You drive a Mitsubishi, you moron.
To be fair, he's mental. But it's really getting on my nerves. His line of argument is basically this: the Japanese don't have a culture of their own. They stole their warrior ethics, food and art from ancient Chinese Dynasties. On and on he goes. While my only (weak) line of defense is that Japan is more importantly culturally (now) in the West.
So, he's mental... and wrong I assume. But what can I do to counter his arguments? Apart from the obvious by telling him to shut up!
I need concrete examples and refutations of why he's talking a load of Nippo-phobic bollocks. Can any of you wierd and wonderful guys help me?
The dope is this: I have a really annoying acquaintance who I've been seeing too much of recently. The problem is that he's a mental sinophille and a miserable nippophobe. At every damn opportunity, he curses Japan. Even when we're talking about something else entirely.
eg:
Me: Did you see the new cafe in town?
Him: I don't go to cafes in case they have sushi on their menues. I fooking hate the Japanese. When I was in Beijing all the Japanese bars were empty because everybody hates them. They stole their food from China.... (and so on)
Me: You drive a Mitsubishi, you moron.
To be fair, he's mental. But it's really getting on my nerves. His line of argument is basically this: the Japanese don't have a culture of their own. They stole their warrior ethics, food and art from ancient Chinese Dynasties. On and on he goes. While my only (weak) line of defense is that Japan is more importantly culturally (now) in the West.
So, he's mental... and wrong I assume. But what can I do to counter his arguments? Apart from the obvious by telling him to shut up!
I need concrete examples and refutations of why he's talking a load of Nippo-phobic bollocks. Can any of you wierd and wonderful guys help me?
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