Well, now....  I never thought of Haole as an impolite
term, but then again I don't really know what it means.
Heh...  Here on Guam I've been told that being called a
"Flip" was a term of endearment.  I hope that's true...

Well, sorry about this email.  I know it's not a part
of the fanfic genre, but I wanted to put my two cents
in.  Ja'ne!

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----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie and Bridget Wilde <wildeman@psn.net>
To: <ffml@fanfic.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [FFML] [fanfic][OMG\Ranma][Edutainment] Language Lessons, Boo k
I - Japanese 100: Survival Course, Prolog and Chapter 1

On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Miller, Bert wrote:

Also, <begin soapbox>, Japanese and Chinese people can't reliably tell

each

other apart until they open their mouths.  There is no difference in
"slopes and lines around the eyes and nose" consistent enough to use as

a

distinguishing feature. <end soapbox>

After spending four years as a haole (not so polite term for a white
guy) in Hawai'i and traveling around the Pacific, I learned to tell the
difference between Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Hawai'ians, Guamanians,
Samoans, Maori, Fillipinos, etc; with just a brief glance. All it takes
is a little exposure in a true Asian melting pot - the island of Oahu.

Jamie
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