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RickOShay (Offline)
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02-27-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by RobinMask View Post
Negativity isn't always a bad thing. A lot of people have a preconcieved notion of Japan as a perfect place; in fact I myself could probably name a thousand positive points but not many bad ones, because no one ever seems to want to talk about the bad side. It could be argued 'negative' threads are useful so people get a realistic idea of what to expect, plus it can be quite informative.
Except the problem is they usually just turn into biased bitching-fests. There is always some moron who thinks Japan did him or her wrong, or owes them something, and threads that lead in this kind of direction are magnets for those people.
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