[alyasa]

I'm non-white, living deep in the heart of Asia... No matter how 'enlightened' Asian society has become or will become; there is always a stigma associated with anything 'Western'; whether stereotypical; such as guitars; or something essentially deeper; such as western english literature... The east and west shall never meet thing is very much alive here in Asia. It's a either you're with us or you're against us mentality here; and with rising wealth and greater exposure to global cultures; there's a mad scramble; a certain paranoia to clutch to 'traditional' Asian values; at all costs, even at the risk of censorship or ostracization. Asians are very proud, anyone watched Lost? that Korean dude? Went around beating everyone up? Asian people are really like that; I can tell you with all certainty... So anytime any cultural invasion; especially the white people with their guitars; come up; people around here get very edgy and hostile... And Asians can be very mercenary, so they might welcome these gwailos with their guitars and pop music, just to get their dollar, but secretly spit on everything they stand for... So yeah, racism works both ways... And not all supremacists speak with a Southern American accent...