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Re: Hinkaku



A. Strader & G. Monaghan wrote:

> "Hinkaku" is means roughly "dignity."  There are those of us who think
> it might be exactly the opposite of "gaijin."

I don't understand why you say that.  Gaijin , derived from. gaikokujin,
is a slang (albeit sometimes derisive) term for foreigner, so why is
"dignity" considered by yourself and others to be an opposite to
"foreigner"? Does that mean that foreigners are automatically
"UNdignified?"

Just curious, but not xenophobic Babanoshuzan