It supports other writings I've seen by western observers in Japan in the late 19th c who commented on the idleness of the Japanese and their inability to be on time!
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I've been reading Kume Kunitake's account of his visit to the West in 1871 (as part of the Iwakura Embassy). His reflections on London are particularly good.pic.twitter.com/iXHkynHOzh
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This is from an excellent translation of Kunitake's journal https://www.amazon.com/Japan-Rising-Iwakura-Embassy-Europe/dp/0521735165/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525024680&sr=1-2&keywords=japan+rising …
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His observations of other European countries are also of interest. He found Germans less religious than Americans and British and thought they treated women far less well.pic.twitter.com/9h5BeQduBi
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If you like the bits about occupations, you should check out https://archive.org/details/cu31924092592751 … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Labour_and_the_London_Poor …
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@tcjfs today's acid attackers are merely following a long-held tradition, then. - 1 more reply
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