Pork or Friend?(PART 1 OF 3)
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Kato, do you like pork steak?
No, I don't.
Then how come you've pasted a picture of pork steak?
Diane, did you read the Metro news on March 27?
Yes, I think I did. Was there an article about pork steak in the papers?
Yes, there was. Diane, you probably noticed the following picture on Page 3.
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I think I overlooked the above picture.
So you haven't read the following article, haven't you?
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The Vancouver Humane Society wants you to think about puppies before you put pork on your fork.
New advertisements gracing the back of city buses place a picture of Fido labeled “friend” beside Wilbur labeled “food” to point out the inconsistencies in peoples’ attitudes toward animals, spokesman Peter Fricker said Tuesday.
■"The Actual Article on the Net"
Ummm... Quite interesting! Yes, piglets and puppies are both adorable. Yet, we treat puppies as friend and label piglets “food,” don't we?
Yes, you're telling me. We're definitely inconsistent in attitudes toward animals, but I don't eat pork.
Why not?
...'Cause the Vancouver Humane Society wants me to think about puppies before I put pork on my fork.
Oh my! ... Kato, do you really mean it?
I'm just joking.Kato, get serious! Just tell me why you don't eat pork.
... 'Cause I'm a vegetarian.
Are you really serious?
I'm just jesting.Kato, don't fool around and waste my time.
Alright, then... I'm serious now. You see, Diane, the traditional Japanese food is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes, each in its own utensil, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients.
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The side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Fish is quite common in the traditional cuisine. As you know, fish may be served raw as sashimi or in sushi.
Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter as tempura, but the Japanese don't eat a great deal of red meat.
I know, I know ... That's the reason the Japanese tend to live longer. The other day, I watched the 115-year-old Japanese man---the oldest man in recorded history.
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So, Kato, are you saying that red meat is really bad for health?
I think so.
You don't eat red meat simply because you want to live up to 100 years, do you?
Well ... if possible, I wanna live that long, but the reason I don't eat read meat is simply because my DNA makes me dislike red meat.
So you don't eat pork and beef, do you?
No, I seldom eat pork and beef.
But, a Japanese friend of mine like beef in “sukiyaki” and “nikujaga.”
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I know. Once in a while, I myself eat it. Indeed, some Japanese like pork and beef because they are Westernized, and they tend to die young.
Don't you like pork and beef, Kato?
Well ... Whenever I see pork and beef, the red meat reminds me of the following pictures:
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These images scare the hell out of me. Besides, my imagination goes wild and lets me stand in front of the following butchers:
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The above butchers certainly scare the shit out of me, and my appitite dies down with those animals.
I think your imagination goes too wild. Don't even think about butchery. Kato, are you saying that Americans, Canadians and Europeans are cruel?
Yes, to a certain extent. I would safely say that most Canadians are inconsistent in attitudes toward animals as the newspaper article points out.
Are you saying that the Orientals are animal-lovers?
Yes, I'd say so.
Since you've said that, let me tell you this. The other night, I watched the following video clip.
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Yes, yes, yes, ... I know, but these incidents are happening in China, not in Japan.
Are you saing that the Japanese are nice and kind to dogs and cats?
Yes, of course, we are. Traditionally speaking, if you had killed a dog during the days of Shogun Tsunayoshi, you would have been sentenced to death without a question.
No kidding!
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