tigsea comments

Minke and Fin whales are not endangered. The North American wolf is.

People can eat whatever they want if it's not endangered.

Cows are pretty smart too. So are pigeons. Yummy.

I ate dog meat once. Not too bad. Rabbit is much better. Too cute?

Get off the high horses and be realists.

Don't eat whale or dolphin or TUNA or swordfish because of their high Mercury levels.

Compassion has nothing to do with the whale argument. At least it shouldn't.

Conservative utilization of marine resources and habitat should be our priority.

After 30+years here, many people say I know more about Japan than many Japanese. But at the same time, while acting appropriately Japanese in most social circumstances, I still feel foreign and fresh and am treated differently. Perhaps THAT is what has kept me here. Fitting in and being different at the same time.

President of the JHS PTA and community leader but still asked if I can eat sashimi! LOL! It's fun.

I can throw my weight around and command respect due to my position, but still get away with many things a Japanese person in my position would be derided for.

I stay because life is good, interesting, and constantly an adventure. I am never bored and encounter frsh experiences all the time. Something I can't do back in the US. People are tense back there and can't trust anyone. Here, I am safe and don't have to worry about my kids or belongings, though my bike has been stolen a few times! LOL