[Vigilanteman]

Many years ago when I went to Japan for my first serious, well paying job, I took a cash under the table job as an English teacher to raise some much needed living expenses during the few weeks need for my visa to clear.

I asked one older (40ish) salaryman in one class why it was that so much of Japanese pop culture mimicked American culture before about 1965 or so -- same hair styles, clothing and music genre, bug ignored what was more modern and current.

His answer was profound: "We only copy what's worth copying."

[Mears]

I was in my prime in the 50s-——I loved them.

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