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...BATA, Equatorial Guinea — It is a favorite pastime for every adult man I encounter to chastise me about finding Equatorial Guinean girls to help make my time here more “justified,” as they say. (Literally, “Hay que buscar una mujer guineana para justificar su viaje.”) While these comments can be laughed off casually the first four or five hundred times, after a while it really gets obnoxious. These incessant “jokes” reflect a culture towards women here that is far from desirable...
...BATA, Equatorial Guinea — This country is a frightening place for foreigners. With a booming oil rush and billions in American petrol companies’ investments, it is fair to say that the government has no real need for a tourist industry. This became very clear to me on my fourth night in the tiny central African nation...
Butter has a strange status in Japan. Historically, butter is a reminder of Japan's first contacts with the West - the islanders complained that the foreigners were bata-kusai , that is, "butter-stinkers." But since the 1960s, local butter making and consumption has been seen as a symbol of Japanese self-sufficiency in and mastery of an originally Western product. The shortage is a blow to that independent self-image...
...latter are given preferential treatment, no matter what their flaws. Even though Harvard's lecturers might be highly qualified scholars, I had to re-evaluate my expectation of enjoying a better relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria...
...latter are given preferential treatment, no matter what their flaws. Even though Harvard's lecturers might be highly qualified scholars, I had to re-evaluate my expectation of enjoying a better relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria A Man in Demand Re "Can he make peace bloom?" [March 20]: it is crucial that U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad succeed in persuading Iraq's sectarian leaders to revive the political process so the new government can focus on rebuilding the country. The Iraqi people...