asia contributed a few thing to life---gun powder, noodles, martial arts and the great wall of china , in asia of coarse I mean east asia --thats really what people think of when you think of asia. the other asians the Indians had silk, vegetarian food, spices, elephants helping people and meditation and yoga too. Thats all for the asian culture, thanks alot
hi hazzydays, Have you ever been to China. there are much more than you mention. And lots of people prefer China food and tour site like West Lake, Huang Mountain and so on.
Without being to China,you can never say you had a travel in asia. The buildings,culture,ppl,history...lots of things worth to feel Chinese is the most friendly ppl all over the world. Welcome China 2008 .Try to feel what is the real east of the world. Forget Japan,watch <Night-mare in Nanking> ,it's the truth.
Haven't watched Nightmare in Nanking, but still, Japan IS part of Asia and should not be dismissed. Like China, it is also rich in culture. I won't say which country is better or has friendlier people (pretty subjective, I think), but I've been in Japan many times and I love it. Notice that I am Filipino. If you know your World War 2 history, you'll know that my country was occupied by Japan. My people also suffered under them, and many of them died. Heard of the Bataan Death March? Look it up. Many of those WWII survivors are still demanding an apology from Japan. I don't blame them, but the Japanese of today were not the ones who occupied us in the early 1940's, and it is rather unfair to simply say "forget Japan". I've been to China once, in Beijing. I climbed the Great Wall. I'd like to go back there some day, and hopefully explore its other places.
I do agree with you for "the Japanese of today were not the ones who occupied us in the early 1940's". And I think even in 1940's,most of the Japanese ppl are good.I have several Japanese friends too. But we are not "demanding an apology from Japan"(I mean the government,not the ppl). You know ,they deny invasion,bloodbath,comfort woman(Sex slaves) , and claim they were helping asian ppl.My Japanese friend even never heard about massacre in Nanjin.That's what Japan goverment did.How could we forgive them? I respect German,although German gave Eur ppl lots of hurts,the goverment did apologize,even give his kneel down.But for Japan,I'll never forgive them until the goverment shows his pure-hearted apology . No body can pretend nothing has happend after burnning your house,killing your children and raping your wife.Nobody can do that .
I agree. But I don't think simply saying "forget Japan" is the solution. Educating our Japanese friends about Nanking, about comfort women, about the Bataan Death March, etc. these things will probably help more than simply shutting the door.
