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an article about Japanese and Western (or rather English speaking Western - I come to explain why I think it's not western in general in the lower paragraph) sholary writing differs and why:

Why Japanese and English Speakers Argue So Differently - it's from Tofugu, a side I really learned to enjoy since they cover a wide range of topics about Japan, japanese language, life and lifestyle... written by a lot of different people

Why I think it's different from a German point of view:
German writing is somewhere in between, trying to get closer to the English but is kinda stuck since the art of teaching rhetoric & writing style hasn't reached Germany until recently (I'm not talking about specific schools but in general)... it's basically trial & error, with lots of error in the beginning. also: Germans (at least sholars) tend to work deductive not inductive - which needs a different kind of approach to their written works
BUT I wanna strengthen the idea, that we have to learn from different writing traditions, not only try to imitate one. I am a e.g. a fan of twists even in academical or non-fictional writing and also to strengthen a new further looking point in the conclusion. Since I do believe a thought is always only thought until the certain point by one mind.

What do you think? How about other languages and cultures? How about other traditons of writing and arguing?

Teach me!

ladies (and gents?) I need you help... to play - with words...

you remember the play Arashi's always playing - this word-association-play (I always forget the japanese word, but I remember, when reading or hearing it... whatever)

I want to play this - in fact, I have to! I am wiriting again for the next Honk!magazine issue (in case you don't know it yet - try it out, it's an english written Berlin based mag about art, clothing, lifestyle, writing... whatever we want) - and I want to try writing based on YOUR word-associations. every issue has a theme, and this theme will be the starting point - please help with taking part and sharing this...

you can start a new association from the theme or create a thread - a line of words, play with each-other, play with me

yoroshiku onegaishimasu

and the theme and first word is:

naked

edit: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA detective drama!!! me BIG fan of detective-dramas!!! and with Eito and the overly sexy muscles-JUN... *goes of to a night of dirty dreams*

Right now I watched the Live Report News Zero did yesterday
( this way if you want )