Questioning [I Have Good Manners]

@Human1000 But where is its heart though?

@val70 The food and spirit of action and collective need for organization and politeness. It’s not Paris, but that’s what Paris is for.

@Human1000 Survival isn't really adding to culture. The monks on Lindesfarne produced marvellous manuscripts. I'd argue that Japan at its own core now mainly the principle of borrowing ideas from other countries, infusing them with existing customs to then become something distinctly Japanese.

@val70 Nor was I making that point. I marvel at both the celestial genius of Mozart and the Polynesian conquest of the Pacific (which is as admirable as the Moon landing).

The aesthetic pleasure of Tokyo is its own and I love it. Borrowing from other cultures is as human as anything.

And you admire the heights of Western Civilization above all others and that’s your right. Why would I argue with your what you admire? That’s for you to decide.

@Human1000 I'd only argue for the importance to protect legacy. Of course, Japan has art and culture. In the original series the Iberian peninsular wasn't included either. Did Clark mean that Western Art minus those that weren't show were tops? No.

@val70 I want to protect these monuments to human achievement as well, from Norte Dame to Machupichu.