‘The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation. They are determined to be puzzling, quaint, unfathomable and inscrutable.’Everyone writes about the tea ceremony in Japan; but who, except George Mikes, notices the way rubbish is thrown out? Everyone reports his own reaction to the Japanese sense of tradition; but who else spots the reaction of the Japanese to their own sense of tradition?Whether he is describing morals or manners, George Mikes looks at the Japanese as he looks at the rest of mankind: with his own inimitable blend of curiosity, respect, affection and irreverence.Cover design by Hardy/Escasany/LodwickISBN 0-14-003679-2words : 52475Auszeichnung : isbn searched