[Mark-P]

This reminded me of an unfortunate (to some extent) social reality regarding being able to be successful. It is similar to the ‘Ebonics’ issue in Oakland schools a few years back. If one wants to be successful in any culture or subculture, one needs to learn how to speak, act, dress and work in that culture. Speaking ‘Ebonics’ is not done in our colleges and businesses, so although it may be a valid language/dialect, it may hold some young people back from accessing certain opportunities. Same with dress – I see no problem with any kind of dress – people should be able to dress however they want. However, some degree of assimilation or conformity to the groups one wants to participate in is necessary. The same would hold true for me or anyone else who moves to Japan or some other country/culture to live and work.

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Name : Mark-P, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Lincoln, State : NE, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : sociology instructor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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