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A comment on The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in Japan. Parent comment

Re:The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in... by cavok on Thursday November 07, 2024 @04:34AM (#42075145)
Japanese snow is different, it’s predominantly powder. Different to ski on.
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Re:The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in... by TinkersW on Thursday November 07, 2024 @04:51AM (#42075218)
hardly unique..Colorado snow is also mostly powder
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Re:The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in... by gramie on Thursday November 07, 2024 @09:44AM (#42077039)
But that was used as a non-tariff barrier to prevent the import of foreign goods. If I remember correctly, certain groups also tried to stop the import of foreign beef, because "Japanese intestines were longer [shorter?] and couldn't absorb the nutrition well".
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Re:The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in... by shiroiushi on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:38AM (#42105453)
The snow is quite different between Honshu and Hokkaido.
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