  I've heard the Japanese are a very peculiar race :rolleyes:  Yep, they certainly are. I've lived amongst them and am so familiar with them that they are not exotic or mysterious to me, and I generally don't mind being friendly with them at a certain distance.    On the other hand, I don't especially like living around them as I think they have a certain level of social retardation that I find tiresome. Certainly wouldn't want them having any sort of organized political rights or power over me in my own country though. Don't mind them as visitors though.