nedwhenIaskedthemtoswitchthecarIreanAvisinHonolulubecauseofitsbrakemalfun.Aclerksaidtome,"HowynJapanesehavesuimpudentfaingintoourtry?"ButthereisioweenthemalfunofthebrakeathatImJapanese,andthewordsjustleftmeataloss.Sihisi,IvebeenavoidingAvisasmuchaspossible,butitisastorythathappenedfiveyearsagoandhasnothingimmediatewithtodaysrisingantipathyagainstJapan.

    MyPrionisacalmresidentialtownhavingtheuyforitsterandinhabitedbywealthypeople.Thepeoplehereareeitherrichorintelligent,orboth,andtheyshoarenthostilitytowardtheJapaTrenton,alittlewayfromhere,hasaGMfactoryinthesuburbsandtherehappeheJapaomobile-hammeringcausedbythelayoffofanumberofemployeesduetescaleoperatioion.A"BuyAmeri"rallywasheldbythefactoryworkersinfrontofaToyotadealeronRouteOhereforesomethinglikethisisactuallydevelopinginsomeareaofthistry,butitdoesntspreadasfarasthisquiet,snobbishtownofPrion.YouseealotofMercedes,Porsche,Lexus,Saub,Jaguar,andBMWcarshere.Noothertownhassomanyfncars.Prionisindifferenttothe"BuyAmeri"movement.

    Theonlyanti-JapanmessageIhavefoundintownsofaristhe"Japan-bashing"stickershowninFigureA.Itutonthebackshock-absorberofaratheroldbig-sizedAmericar.ThecarwasaheadofmewhileIwaswaitingforthetraffialtreenatanintersenearhome.Atfirstsight,Icouldnotfigureoutwhatitwas,fortheterredcirclewastoosmall.SoitlookedmoresimilartoaJapaneseboxlunchickledplumoerofricethantheJapaionalflag.ItmustbeliketheFigureB,ifitisproperlydrawn.Itgivesusthemessage"StopJapan."FigureAs