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Title: Antiquated ideas
Review: Pauline Hager writes a very concise report of her stay as an Expat in Japan. As a fellow expat that lived as an Expat, I could relate to Ms.Hager's experiences. However what struck me was her consistent faintly condesending way of describing her interactions with her friends, specifically her 'dear' Japanese friends. Here is one of her many dispariging remarks: 'If you have a chance, ask a Japanese to pronounce Mark McGuire'', writes Ms. Hager, after hearing one of her dear friends excitedly describing her sighting of this famous baseball player. I have many more examples, but will leave it at that. Enough said. What could have been a rather interesting memoir, instead, turned this New England reader OFF. Shame on you.
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