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Act_of_Reparation

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5. What I mean to say is the style is more familiar to western tastes

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 03:39 PM

Dec 2018

A jovial, friendly, corpulent old man is perhaps more relatable to the average westerner than an emotionless, androgenous, almost alien figure.

It certainly is the predominant image at Asian restaurants. I'm guessing that probably has more to do with the owners believing that's the sort of decor their customers expect to see.

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Familiarity. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #3

I suppose you are correct in your assessment Docreed2003 Dec 2018 #4

What I mean to say is the style is more familiar to western tastes Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #5