[sumo] Comments on Scott's reaction to Asashoryu's suspension

[Moti]

Magnus Berg wrote:

> 
> 2007-08-02 kl. 00.20 skrev Moti:
> 
>> Scott Kahn wrote:
>>
>>> Lastly, I bring up for instigating purposes that the four latest 
>>> censures were against Asashoryu, Roho, Kyokutenho, and Kyokushuzan 
>>> (if one assumes a forced retirement).  Hmmmn.
>>> Sukubidubidu
>>> (and I do love Japan)
>>
>>
>> Exactly. 4 rikishi who don't give a dang about rituals and history and 
>> doing it right. Not only that, they will NEVER understand what this is 
>> all about.
> 
> 
> Moti,
> I'm surprised to see you equate Kyokutenho with the other three. I have 
> never seen Tenho display rude behavior on the dohyo like them, or heard 
> anything about misbehaviour off dohyo. His crime was the same as Toki's 
> (with the exception that Toki killed the person he hit with his car), 
> does that mean that Toki also didn't care about sumo history and 
> rituals? I guess not, as your comment must be based on other 
> observations as well. I'd be interested to hear more.
> /Maguroyama

Kyokutenhou seems to be a very well-mannered guy. The problenm was that 
he disregarded the rules and drove, or actually, had the misfortune to 
have an accident and get caught. I was referring him to the "doing it 
right" part of my analogy, no the other two.

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