Japanese culture thingy, I can't explain it....

This is funny and weird and perverted and innocent all at the same time. This could only come from Japan. After a pillow with the fake arm of a man sewn on it sold like hotcakes, a japanese company has introduced the pillow shaped like a woman's lap. Bi-zarre.

Notice how we hear about the weird loving querks of another society only if that society is also wealthy?

Also, I realized that the English language has racism and rigidity sublty ingrained in it. The word for a foriegn culture, the adjective, such as "japanese" or "mexican" or "american" - the correct grammer is lower case. "french fries." Yet new concepts like the Internet or Generation X, these words have capitalized letters. Only after the word reaches common use (it has become accepted) does it become familiar, the literal grammer structure "familiar" can it be written in lowercase, like the internet now is. Familiar has its roots "fair knowledge", something commonly known because it is so easily understood. New societies, new concepts, these are capitalized, drawn special attention to, we prounce them a little more clearly as to draw attention to their newness as a word and the object of that word. Forced by spotlight under the harsh attention of the other members of our society as an outsite to be examined, mistrusted until accepted.

And if cultures had a character, why is the character of a world leader like Rome or America always mistrusting. Why isn't it artistic or peaceful, or racist or rageful, for that matter? What is it about the calm quiet glance of mistrust that allows people to succeed? I think I'm stoned.