bravo! thank you, ken. i wrote to dale, privately, stating my concern that listmembers were making light of the purchase of an empty box. a beautiful box, at that. i said to him that if i wanted the box and had the money, i would have bought it. i didn't think it was fair of others to make fun of this box or the buyer; who is anyone to judge what may provide pleasure for another? i said, " one man's ceiling is another man's floor". it may be a trite remark. but it is how i feel. i told dale i didn't have the nerve, ( i used another term-a man's anatomical parts), to mail in my remarks to the list. i didn't want this subject to gather more momentum. after reading your note here, maybe i will give my thoughts to the list. e-RICHIE
On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:29:25 EST Huemax@aol.com writes:
> Hi, Dale, and you all!
>
> Again, it is a cultual thing. I noticed in the West, outer shell
> (body/looks) is very important among human being while all other
> objects
> (gifts/merchandise) have less
> emphasis in outer containers.
>
> Think 100% opposit, in general thoughts, in Japan, objects are
> valued by the
> outer/box containers, many artists sign on the box. When you buy a
> nice item
> from a store, they wrap your merchandise like a super gift! Yes,
> they first
> look to
> see its container to determine quality of contents.
>
> Therefore, just a box that used to have the great object becomes a
> collector's tresure
> in their culture.
>
> Regards to all, Happy New Year,
>
> KEN TODA, I still feel funny to ride on RIGHT SIDE of the road after
> 28 years
> in the US.