Re: Indian weapon against Pakistan: Urdu/Hindi
Anti,
Modernization does not equate to Westernization. We can still speak in our own language and cling on to basics of our culture, and at the same time adopt better technologies and ideas from the West!
Except for the adopting of the Western dress (though the native dress is still respected for special occasions) and other minor stuff, the Japanese have retained their unique culture and take pride in it. LANGUAGE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CULTURE! And the Japanese have successfully preserved their Japanese language and promoted it. Japanese language gives them great pride and unites them as a nation. Other cultural aspects of the Japanese are still alive and prospering such as their cuisine, arts, manners, customs, etc. And what they mostly adopted from the West is their innovative technologies/sciences and capitalist-democratic ideologies. This has given them great respect worldwide for taking pride in their own culture and identity making them a strong united nation, and at the same time prospered tremendously in its economy by adopting modern technologies and ideas.
I am NOT a supporter of Islamists or Arabs either.. so stop you nonsense labels.