Comments on: Won’t you stay awhile longer http://www.kgang.com/blog/archives/70 My World, My Thoughts Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:06:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam Horvath http://www.kgang.com/blog/archives/70/comment-page-1#comment-55 Adam Horvath Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:19:38 +0000 http://kgang.com/blog/?p=85#comment-55 If you tried to explain this to the Japanese, their heads would explode. They do everything they can to avoid directness. It's one of the aspects I hate about Japanese culture. If you tried to explain this to the Japanese, their heads would explode. They do everything they can to avoid directness. It’s one of the aspects I hate about Japanese culture.

]]> By: Josh http://www.kgang.com/blog/archives/70/comment-page-1#comment-54 Josh Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:05:10 +0000 http://kgang.com/blog/?p=85#comment-54 I can relate to what you said about getting by in "regular" crowds of folks. If you stand back and just listen, sometimes you can hear their brains whizz as they reconstruct truth repeatedly to fit what they want to say. :) <blockquote>Like I said, truth doesn’t mean rudeness, as if House is the only possible model for truth-tellers.</blockquote> Dead on. You can be truthful without being a jerk. I will openly admit, however, that while I don't hold him as a role-model, House is great. ;) I can relate to what you said about getting by in “regular” crowds of folks. If you stand back and just listen, sometimes you can hear their brains whizz as they reconstruct truth repeatedly to fit what they want to say. :)

Like I said, truth doesn’t mean rudeness, as if House is the only possible model for truth-tellers.

Dead on. You can be truthful without being a jerk. I will openly admit, however, that while I don’t hold him as a role-model, House is great. ;)

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