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The terms Eskimo and Husky have become officially politically incorrect for the indigenous people in the north. The word Eskimo was derived from the French word Esquimaux which literally means “flesh eaters”. Inuit is the preferred name of the handful of surviving inhabitants who were desecrated by Europeans from the 1800s through the 1900s. However, [...]
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If you flew to Tokyo, and were to ask any Japanese citizen walking on the street, “What country do you live in?†That person would say without hesitation, “Nippon.†This would be very awkward, since you would then have to politely correct them and inform them that they live in Japan not in the Make-Believe [...]
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