Virtual Seppuku

s~Z keithsz at concentric.net
Mon Apr 29 10:18:52 CDT 2002


Obviously you have to decide well in advance why you are doing it
as precise etiquette varies. Resistance, remonstrance, show of
loyalty, affirmation of the correctness of one's own position,
expiation of a crime and the wiping out of disgrace are all
perfectly good reasons; being refused a work visa is not (though
it might come under funshi, or seppuku to express great
indignation). After all, even in matters of self disembowelment a
man must retain a sense of proportion.
http://kyushu.com/gleaner/editorspick/seppuku.shtml




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