European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday. October 22, 1985 columns Carl Rowan perhaps less to Gorbachev than meets the Eye he is \ Thoro Upha Motl in Mil Dray i the soviet i num into in Era of . Religious and other free Ilins. Hut this jul Mikhail Gorbachev is something else something else is with Niki Khrushchev the shoe pounding Buffoon Bull of i soviet Leader whom i first met on lob Garth Slowa i irm in in something else As Cutny tred with co nid ure a nov. Konstantin and Yuri Andropov those Dur ailing old men who were steeped in fear filled memories of world War ii. And could not Ciummu Mcraie or Deal with lie modern world. Khrushchev showed up to meet l Eisenhower in .1 pin Stripe suit that to ild have shamed a mul Wood pm no. He enl Home with the idea that the a to further soviet interests was to build .1 Wall Between last ill West Berlin Challenge John t Kennedy id War put offensive missiles in c Uba invade c ceh Slu Akia and Lell that their vineyards would to up in atomic smoke if the joined the us. In Anli Soviel endeavours. Kirl Winike Diki in disgrace in his own land. Gorbachev and his Wile Kaisa. Went to London in december of ll�s4 so stylishly dressed that the London daily mail called them the new Gucci comrades Britain s Iron lady Margaret Thatcher told the Bik. A like or. Ciorba Chev. A c can in business together Gorbachev is now the top Man in the soviet Union and he is pursuing a for eign policy by rhetoric that is Gucci Mer codes wedge Wiki Dom Pennon through and through. Ciorba Chev has taken the Rule of the Man of peace who would never think of incinerating italians who make shoes Fibril on who make China. Germans who make cars or frenchmen who turn grapes into Champagne. Ciorba Chev knows that threatening a Frenchman won t get him a croissant appealing to Trench haughtiness and Pride will gel him a Francois Mitterrand who refuses to meet with president Reagan and other Western leaders in new York prior to the Reagan Gorbachev Summit in november. Mitterrand is still under some illusion thai he can make Gorbachev be James Kilpatrick Lieve that Paris not Washington capital of the Western world. Gorbachev knows better yet. I am sure he love what Mitterrand is doing. I think the Kremlin puts even higher priority on splitting european leaders and countries off from the United Stales and nato than it docs on stopping the . From moving ahead with Star i think Ciorba Chev wants Reagan and those around him to dish out gobs of Bellicose rhetoric m that Ciorba Chev Hawks like the Man of peace by comparison. We ought not reject Mil of hand an gesture of peace or sanity that the soviet Leader Forth. It is Clear Hal he knows How to exploit any sign of . Intransigence. Hut we must be aware and make sure the world knows of the things Cor Baches says that do not make big head lines. Not Only has lie not ended the outrageous military assaults on the people of Afghanistan bul he has it d Paki Stan for its support of the afghans who have fought valiantly against the soviet invasion Lor More than four years. Gorbachev has not halted the rape of Poland he has not renounced the ure a nov doctrine that Sas the soviet Union to a right to crush any list bloc country that does anything Moscow can construe As a Gorbachev Cridis bitty beauties Fra cd when people learn that he has told the i Rendi people that soviet jews enjoy More political and other rights than jews in the West. If there exists some country w Here Laws for jews Are As favourable As they Are Here i should be extremely Happy to talk about Gorbachev said. He obviously does no consider Israel a coun try not to mention do ens of Lher nations that do not oppress and imprison jews the Way the soviet Union docs handsomely dressed Guys like Gorba Chev who Don t Pound their shoe on a table at the United nations Are marginally to be preferred Over unfashionable boors like Khrushchev who Tell their foes. We will Bury tint come that november Summit we must took carefully to see whether be tween Khrushchev and Ciorba Chev there Are a lot of stylish distinctions but no meaningful difference. In now America san Vicale mastering subtleties of mysterious Orient a cinch i arrived in Japan with a View toward be coming an expert on the nation s Economy politics culture and Public education. My thought was that the Enterprise would require perhaps 5v Days and so it has turned out. In today s dispatch i propose to Deal with Japan s language and one or two of its customs. Of its language the less said the belter. The Only Way for an american to learn japanese is to have been born in Japan 40 years ago. It is now too late for that. We must do As Best we can. The Besl Way to read a passage in a japanese Maga inc or newspaper is to have a japanese read it to you. Their written language is composed of two alphabets one of 46 characters and the other of 2.1 characters plus an estimated 3.000 chinese ideograms. Against these difficulties the Mastery of arabic is kindergarten stuff. It is possible that with great Diligence an american could learn passable japanese though the Prospect seems to me doubtful. The japanese have at least 94 ways of saying i and we have yet to approach verbs. The verbs arc beyond our reach anyhow. Let us nol be discouraged. Three or four Basic words plus. 5,000 yen for cab fare will Lake you almost anywhere. The first word is Ohayon As in Cleveland Toledo and Daylon. It Means Good the second essential word is Hai As in i. How Yew it Means yes bul it is also a conversational Pusher in a league with yeah and you should also master Domo thank you and do of pleas and your vocabulary is Complete. The important thing is to speak these words with expression. You cannot accomplish this by accenting Sylla Bles for the japanese do nol accent syllables. You Musl achieve results by the look on your face. Thus regretful Means i am sorry i cannot cat your raw fish i might throw up if i the do of outraged Means you Are standing on my foot the word for thank of. must always be accompanied by a look of grail Ludo. If you want to say thank you very say Domo you will have confused your Ells and arrs. Bul the japanese Are accustomed lot his. So i f h for he japanese language us Lurn to customs. One notable custom is the Bow. That is Bow As in How now and cow. Except for he sumo wrestler whom i watched in Kyoto one evening you rarely will see a fal japanese. This is because they Bow incessantly to one another. These Are no Little Chicken bobs of the head. These Are full fledged bows from the Waist. Feel together hands clasped eyes downwardly cast. In the major hotels you will find pretty girls who will Bow you into an elevator and Bow you again gelling out. Wallers Bow. Bank presidents Bow. School Leach cars Bow. The whole country is constantly engaged in the bends. One other custom should be remarked tipping is a no no. On our first evening in Tokyo unaware of this unbelievable practice i left a lip of 3,000 yen for the Waller. I pledge you my word the fellow came running after us caught up wild me at the cd valor and tried to give it Back. It is the most unheard of thing i Ever heard of. The Japan Csc Are a tidy people. They also arc a most obedient people. I have been taking Long walks through downtown Tokyo at o in the morning. The a erects Are descried nol a car in sight bul inc few japanese abroad Al Hal hour rigorously observe the walk and Don l walk signs. Americans will find this most Peculiar. I have inquired Inlo inc Lalus of women in con Lam Horary japanese society and i am told it is changing bul nol changing much. In the House of re presenta Tives Only eight of the 511 members arc women. The number of women doctors and lawyers gradually in creases bul the tendency is for women to Enlar the labor Force after graduation from High school or College to work for a few years and then to Clire for marriage and the rearing of children. The average married Cou ple. I read in the papers has 1.3 children and would like to have three. The kids Are adorable. They All look like japanese dolls. One More observation and we Are done. The other evening i went to a baseball game Between the Nippon fighters and the Sanshu braves. Baseball is a National obsession in these pans bul the japanese ver Sion differs from ours in one remarkable re spool when a foul Ball is hit Inlo the stands the fan who picks it up is expected to give it to an usher who then tosses it Back to the Bellboy. My Hosl said Hal had been the practice for generations. A so i said. That s another phrase i have mastered. Some folks have a Knack for foreign languages and some folks Don t
