This week Hiroko and John focus on the classic Japanese kotowaza 出る杭は打たれる ( the nail that sticks out will be hammered down). Our heroes discuss individuality, group mentality and even a little bit about baseball!   <a href= "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/11/national/media-national/lawsuit-over-students-dyed-hair-confronts-outdated-thinking-in-japan/#.Ww5351OFPMJ">Hair dye student scandal.</a>

This week Hiroko and John focus on the classic Japanese kotowaza 出る杭は打たれる ( the nail that sticks out will be hammered down). Our heroes discuss individuality, group mentality and even a little bit about baseball! Hair dye student scandal.

This week Hiroko and John focus on the classic Japanese kotowaza&nbsp;出る杭は打たれる ( the nail that sticks out will be hammered down). Our heroes&nbsp;discuss individuality, group mentality and even a little bit about baseball!&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/11/national/media-national/lawsuit-over-students-dyed-hair-confronts-outdated-thinking-in-japan/#.Ww5351OFPMJ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hair dye student scandal.</a> &nbsp;

This Is Where I Grew Up Ep. 16 - Japanese Proverbs And Bubbletape Stinkbombs

Get some tea and join unlikely best friends, John and Hiroko, as they dive into the past to share childhood stories, ponder life's strange changes, compare cross-cultural notes, and discuss the differences between growing up in the evangelical midwest and a single parent home Japan.

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This Is Where I Grew Up Ep. 16 - Japanese Proverbs And Bubbletape Stinkbombs

This Is Where I Grew Up Ep. 16 - Japanese Proverbs And Bubbletape Stinkbombs