"You've never been back to the country, so you don't understand the situation there."
"There are too many rules and regulations back home. They even want to manage when people shit and piss as if they wish to lock everyone up in prison. You can go back and experience it for yourself, there's practically no difference from being in jail," the man sitting opposite him said confidently.
He talked on animatedly.
"In their bones, they're still all about that primitive tribal stuff; not much has changed in thousands of years. Everyone wants to be the elder, pretending to be concerned for you on the surface when in fact they just want to use their position to their own benefit. Do you know they have a term for it... 'kanmo', understand what it means? It's like grinding an iron rod into a needle, no matter your original edges, they'll grind them all away, turning you into a plaything in their hands..."