I am not going to make this too long, and get right to the point.
I just find debito.org yesterday and have been reading through a number of essays here. I don't know what to say. Although I respect his right to freedom of speech, and it is ok for everyone to have their own opinions (and he certainly does), I find it infuriating that in in almost everyone of his essays he "toots his own horn" so to speak.
debito is to smart for this. debito's japanese is so good. and so on and so on. It is always other people complimenting him (his mother, university friends, jaapnese police) complimenting him, but stilll... is this necessary to put in your essays?
I dont know. Maybe the whole "debito arudou" thing that bothers me the most. I think it is great that you got a place in Hokkaido . i think it is great that you are so happy. But to change your name (which I guess is fine) and then to INSIST that people call you by it? That just seems kind of weird. Who are you? who do you want to be?
Im a little frustrated, so I cant write anymore. i will try and rethink a little bit more and post again.
Does anyone get where I am coming from?
sj
ps. shouldn't it be debitto.org and not debito.org?
I just find debito.org yesterday and have been reading through a number of essays here. I don't know what to say. Although I respect his right to freedom of speech, and it is ok for everyone to have their own opinions (and he certainly does), I find it infuriating that in in almost everyone of his essays he "toots his own horn" so to speak.
debito is to smart for this. debito's japanese is so good. and so on and so on. It is always other people complimenting him (his mother, university friends, jaapnese police) complimenting him, but stilll... is this necessary to put in your essays?
I dont know. Maybe the whole "debito arudou" thing that bothers me the most. I think it is great that you got a place in Hokkaido . i think it is great that you are so happy. But to change your name (which I guess is fine) and then to INSIST that people call you by it? That just seems kind of weird. Who are you? who do you want to be?
Im a little frustrated, so I cant write anymore. i will try and rethink a little bit more and post again.
Does anyone get where I am coming from?
sj
ps. shouldn't it be debitto.org and not debito.org?