tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004397243211555757.post5558281291640706344..comments2023-02-07T05:19:33.627-05:00Comments on 百鬼夜行: Love In Traditional JapanDr. Yokaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679801946613223508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004397243211555757.post-497397344867584012012-04-18T23:30:45.085-04:002012-04-18T23:30:45.085-04:00I think you are interesting.I think you are interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004397243211555757.post-72915769716373916232012-01-21T13:15:38.642-05:002012-01-21T13:15:38.642-05:00hello, nice blog, trullyhello, nice blog, trullyEndorfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286721203490887579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004397243211555757.post-9977500832186696512011-12-12T23:58:42.774-05:002011-12-12T23:58:42.774-05:00It's very common in general, the way the langu...It's very common in general, the way the language itself is by degrees of politeness. Saying "I love you" is something very direct and personal, ie the opposite of how you're supposed to present yourself. For example, if you wanted to ask somebody if they wanted something, you'd phrase it like "You don't want to do this, right?", or you wouldn't use the word "hate" you'd say like+negative or good+negative instead of "bad", or instead of saying someone is attractive, you'd say they were "interesting", etc. This is how it is in modern colloquialism, so it only goes to follow that saying you love someone and you think about them and want to be with them are all the sorts of things you don't say directly, instead you'd say you liked or really liked them, or wanted to meet them. I actually haven't heard any of my friends directly say they loved someone, it's rare enough to hear them say they "really like" someone with the less intense and direct phrasing. And most of them aren't traditional like me!Dr. Yokaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679801946613223508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004397243211555757.post-26932813068371408912011-12-05T16:52:41.933-05:002011-12-05T16:52:41.933-05:00Movies and entertainment that romanticize emotions...Movies and entertainment that romanticize emotions aside, do Japanese people who identify themselves with the modern westernized generation still have at least a bit of this notion of lack of vocal declaration in their everyday love life? Or is this only integrated into the culture of more traditional people (such as yourself) and in dramas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com