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Horseshoe Hollow home, that atmosphere is just the right blend of the foreign and familiar for Minoru. Browsing through Diana’s extensive library of Japanese books also can provide a home-like interlude if the unfamiliar becomes too overwhelming.
For now, Minoru is looking forward to reading American books and meeting American people. “I’m very • enjoying life,” he said, making one of the few slips in his near perfect grammar.
Minoru likes Americans and thinks that the majority of his country men share that view. “The average Japanese has a very good feeling about the United States. We had a poll of a few years ago and we picked the United States as the most friendly country. I don’t think this feeling will change," he concluded.
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