tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post5941412641601717821..comments2024-03-27T10:36:39.504+05:30Comments on tantu-jaal: Notes from Japan 2: Looking inwardsSunil Mukhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155823169161030174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-27513003854105036432016-09-27T20:03:20.774+05:302016-09-27T20:03:20.774+05:30Just read all three parts of "Notes from Japa...Just read all three parts of "Notes from Japan". It could have been titled "Japan in a nut-shell". A most vivid thumbnail sketch that brought the place to life. Thanks for the tour! <br /><br />Apropos of wishing that our own 'bastis' were as spick and span as those in Japan: we DO scrupulously sweep out our own little yards, both metaphorically and literally. The problem, as you know, is that we sweep the debris out onto our neighbours' yards and public spaces, with complete reciprocation on the part of our neighbours. The consequences of this philosophy are eminently predictable, and ought to be obvious to anyone over six. It's an enduring mystery why they're not! <br /><br />Balavbalkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190962127952161679noreply@blogger.com