My internal sense of decency tells me that buying anything that strives to
be taken as an "elite" or 'exclusive" is generally bad taste. People of
refined good taste are the ones who can find truly original, superb quality
things where the elite mobs was not yet directed by their "guides".
So, gyokuro does not exist for me. I never tasted it and to all my tea
friends who wanted me to try I said that I cannot drink tea a gram of which
sells for an average monthly salary of most of good people of this world.
Its bad "ren".
It would make me feel cheap and donaldtrumpy.

Sasha.


"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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> Lewis 12/19/06
>
>
>> Michael Plant > writes:
>>
>>> [...Dominic on the premium Gyokuro market...]
>>>> It is a mix of politics, mob ties, big bucks, tradition, family
>>>> ties, and such... not even remotely accessible by any
>>>> westerner. There could never be a "Mike Petro" of Gyokuro. And I
>>>> sure don't even claim to be a minute fraction of that title
>>>
>>> I'll bet you're wrong. I'll be there is a Mike Petro of Gyokuro, but
>>> not a public one.
>>
>> Well, maybe, but I think you realize that if you could remove the
>> public-spirited urge to share information from Mike Petro's character,
>> he wouldn't be Mike any more.
>
> True, true enough. I sit corrected,
> humbled, introspective, thoughtful,
> and in agreement.
> M
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