tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post7689430547943402006..comments2023-10-18T04:57:09.569-04:00Comments on Why are all the good blog names taken?: Sayonara FriendRandom Thinkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424966921651648450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-61959344361354113022010-05-28T12:56:51.567-04:002010-05-28T12:56:51.567-04:00Mom - She is a very special person.
Dawn - She ...Mom - She is a very special person. <br /><br />Dawn - She is coming back in August to attend a co-rworker's wedding. She made so many friends here.<br /><br />Johnny - These days a working woman is usually offered the same respect as her male counterparts. (Some bigoted dinosaurs still exist out there though.) But respect hasn't necessarily translated into upward movement. We have our own gains to make when it comes to equality.<br /><br />Foxy - Japan is so modern that their old fashioned values are a surprise to many. The younger generation is changing things though. <br /><br />mi - Probably will be a very different place. Who knows, maybe Reiko will make VP over there.<br /><br />MHP - I think it will change. The Japanese women who come to school here and then return take a whole new outlook on equality with them. American independence and ideals are like a disease... very contagious.<br /><br />Rosemary - Sounds like a few Japanese bosses I have had. Grunting was their main form of communication. Luckily, at six feet tall, I towered over most of them. Don't think I didn't use that to my advantage. Sometimes I feel like Godzilla terrorizing the sleepy little Japanese village.<br /><br />Sling - Oh, I think so, a little. She learned a lot about the way we do things. One thing I always admired her for was insisting the Japanese assignees 1) speak English in the presence of an English speaker, 2) Accept that they are in America and must do things our way and 3) Addressing issues head on.Random Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424966921651648450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-50361707347860942642010-05-27T19:03:37.801-04:002010-05-27T19:03:37.801-04:00No doubt,she'll be taking back some enlightene...No doubt,she'll be taking back some enlightened influnce with her.<br />You were a good example right?..Right?Slinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156315627331213427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-88003039467397416212010-05-27T12:51:38.147-04:002010-05-27T12:51:38.147-04:00My youngest son is married to a Japanese woman.......My youngest son is married to a Japanese woman....first generation born here. She is a teacher and an incredibly smart, strong woman....her mother....the exact opposite and her father sad to say is a bully. In one stand of astounding defiance (when her mother found out about the extent of his "extracurricular activities") she returned to Japan for two years and only came back when he made promises that he never kept. Your friend Reiko is absolutely a trail blazer. Good luck to her.rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300107116527320425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-74061800846661808982010-05-26T22:48:31.870-04:002010-05-26T22:48:31.870-04:00Oh, I'm so sorry about your friend leaving.......Oh, I'm so sorry about your friend leaving....but what you said here about Japan is interesting--and sad. I hope the Japanese perception of women's role in society changes quickly!Miss Healthypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388211920649065327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-4606837377045088562010-05-26T03:50:28.367-04:002010-05-26T03:50:28.367-04:00very nice post to reiko. it will be interesting to...very nice post to reiko. it will be interesting to see how things will change in the next fifteen years.mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846929965982469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-57120651730645151012010-05-25T20:29:43.744-04:002010-05-25T20:29:43.744-04:00I did not know that about women in Japan, I'm ...I did not know that about women in Japan, I'm really shocked.<br />And sorry you had to say goodbye to your friend.FoxyMoronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540367675466917677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-2935050901570560422010-05-25T18:55:56.450-04:002010-05-25T18:55:56.450-04:00My mother spent her career bumping her head agains...My mother spent her career bumping her head against the "glass ceiling." I consider myself lucky that I had her to influence me, as well as having great female bosses. If you're not masculine enough to respect a boss of any gender, well, to me, that's not too masculine.Johnny Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396305046398530397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-8081909697824578752010-05-24T22:11:12.460-04:002010-05-24T22:11:12.460-04:00What a great tribute to your friend. I'm sure ...What a great tribute to your friend. I'm sure she will miss you, too :-)Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213960489026233473.post-4411642233399501662010-05-24T21:10:00.637-04:002010-05-24T21:10:00.637-04:00Good friends are a treasure.
Reiko sounds like a t...Good friends are a treasure.<br />Reiko sounds like a treasure to her company and to her country.Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708010694158542241noreply@blogger.com