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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
- The extent to which essentialisation of other countries/cultures takes place and is allowed to happen. I mean this happens in all countries but it is usually challenged openly by people who know better. Whats lacking in Japan is this other voice on the shoulder. If it is there then it isnt loud enough. I mean usually its harmless enough and not judgemental which I suppose is in contrast to the way we in the west essentialise others but its still annoying.
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I'm not really clear about what you mean by this, Ronin4Hire. I work as a proofreader and consider myself to have a fairly good level of vocabulary, but it's the first time I have ever come across "essentialisation". Can you give some examples of how we in the west essentialise others and how it is happening in Japan? Is it the same as stereotyping?