This form of romance seems more common among the Japanese. I hope it endures if only to serve as some kind of memorial to what we were once capable of. It reminds me of aging Yakuza refusing to adopt guns.
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The same happen in the US with the Amish and other communities refusing to adopt technology. Just recently, they are starting to use phones! It is hard to find balance between preserving culture and innovate. I like as you expressed, memorial to what we were once capable of.
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Indeed. Other examples are young girls practising to become Geishas or traditional craftsmen inheriting time-honoured techniques passed down from one generation to another
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