[ARC5] Jap copies

[Francesco Ledda]

The Japanese are very smart and humble. They always respect who knows more than they do; they come and ask you to teach them; once they learn, they become almost maniacal in the need to take things to perfection. Their culture doesn't seem to allow for creativity, since creativity brings lack of order.

Very different from China..,,, 

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On Aug 17, 2012, at 18:00, gordon white <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:

>  There has been a tale circulating for years about the Japanese, 
> between the wars,  copying British warship plans. According to the tale, 
> the Brits got wind of what was going on and doctored a set of 
> blueprints. When the copy was launched it capsized, as the prints had 
> "inaccurate" stability.....
> 
>    BTW, I once had copies of correspondence between the Imperial 
> Japanese Navy and Aircraft Radio Corp. in the late 1930s, seeking to buy 
> radio equipment. Those letters are now at the National Air & Space Museum.
> 
> - Gordon White
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