[SB Ross (Torontonian SBs) contributed this. It is well worth watching, as it portrays as a culture that is in so many ways more refined and civilized than what we have in America. My guru, the Blind Boy, attributes this to the fact that the Japanese diet is based on rice, which must be communally cultivated and grown, whereas Western diets are based on wheat and other grains which can be grown by independent, individual farmers. Hmm-m-m-m. Here in The Jungle, of course, we just eat the leaves off of trees, unless bananas are available. SB SM]
And now, to return things to the Silverback level: