tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8138993373407903716..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: One Planet Or ManyKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-41244405190038283112016-11-10T15:55:29.949+00:002016-11-10T15:55:29.949+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I remember the discussions James Bond...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I remember the discussions James Bond had with the Head of the Japanese Secret Service. They found themselves liking each other. Some of the things they discussed were the differences in British and Japanese cultures, such as the very, very different attitudes taken toward suicide. A Japanese student might fail in his college/university exams and, feeling disgraced, kill himself (something Bond reacted to with dismay). A British student might cuss and swear but would not kill himself. I think the Japanese Secret Service man put this down to the very different religions seen in Britain and Japan. Bond certainly did not live as a devout Christian but he had been raised in a Christian MILIEU, which inevitably influenced/affected him.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com