Baba Louie
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Messy.
Our (ahem) western civilized culture frowns upon such self administered terminal action, yet the Japanese culture considers it an act of courage in the face of dishonor, to attenuate shame (harakiri).
An interesting paradox, that.
Our (ahem) western civilized culture frowns upon such self administered terminal action, yet the Japanese culture considers it an act of courage in the face of dishonor, to attenuate shame (harakiri).
An interesting paradox, that.