tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post2485094650684569987..comments2023-07-22T06:42:24.121-04:00Comments on One foot in front of the other: Wearing my teacher hatMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-31810705962406955532007-08-07T12:34:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:34:00.000-04:00That's the way the photographer posed us. That's s...That's the way the photographer posed us. That's seemingly the way all Japanese photographers pose all such shots for posterity. <BR/>It's a cultural thing.<BR/><BR/>The beard is not a cultural thing. I could count on the fingers of both hands (and still have leftover digits) the number of bearded Japanese people I met during my three years there.<BR/><BR/>Bearded foreigners were more common. But most were clean-shaven or had a mustache or fashionable goatee.<BR/><BR/>My beard wasn't a sign of rebellion or anything remotely like that. It was a product of my belief that the curse of Adam bestowed upon man by God consists of two tortures: Shaving and laundry.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-32034303464984986662007-08-07T12:14:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:14:00.000-04:00Interesting "power fists". Were there any reactio...Interesting "power fists". Were there any reactions to the fur on your face? Rather unusual in Japan.<BR/><BR/>~~Silk~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.com