Boobs
Michael Cash
account of the trip:
http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
Louise Bremner
> http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>
OK, I think I can understand how the *sen* of *yamanotesen* can end up
written as two characters, but how did he manage to split the *hama* of
*hamamatsucho*?
> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
Congratulations. I got seasick from all the tilted photos, I'm afraid.
________________________________________________________________________
Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!
Michael Cash
Bremner) belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>Michael Cash <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote:
>
>> http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>
>
>OK, I think I can understand how the *sen* of *yamanotesen* can end up
>written as two characters, but how did he manage to split the *hama* of
>*hamamatsucho*?
Better than what he did to 立入禁止.
>
>> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>
>Congratulations. I got seasick from all the tilted photos, I'm afraid.
At least do yourself the favor of viewing the picture of the bride and
groom near the bottom of the second page.
Ryan Ginstrom
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
> At least do yourself the favor of viewing the picture of the bride and
> groom near the bottom of the second page.
I made it up to Kyoto station. It was quite fascinating reading actually,
but unfortunately I got a massive headache and had to quit. Maybe some other
time when I'm feeling more up to it, I'll make it all the way through.
--
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
Eric Takabayashi
"I discover that this country also has its assholes: trying to
convert エ95 in loose change to a エ100 coin that the vending machines
will accept, the desk clerk staunchly refusesムdespite my puppy dog
eyesムunless I cough up the missing エ5 (4 cents). You would never see
that in America."
Huh?
--
Pteropods, like this Clione, are one of the few kinds of planktonic
invertebrates which do not have bioluminescent members.
- The Bioluminescence Web Page
Louise Bremner
> >OK, I think I can understand how the *sen* of *yamanotesen* can end up
> >written as two characters, but how did he manage to split the *hama* of
> >*hamamatsucho*?
>
> Better than what he did to 立入禁止.
<hnnnnnngggggggnnnnnn> How the heck?
Akkerchally, I went back and saw the bit where he said he got the
characters from a Chinese website, and used a graphics program to
"Japanize" them. That explains the random jaggies too, I suppose, and
the asnides about how Japanese have changed the characters. So is there
any point asking why he didn't try to find a site that had Japanese
characters to start with?
> >
> >> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
> >
> >Congratulations. I got seasick from all the tilted photos, I'm afraid.
>
> At least do yourself the favor of viewing the picture of the bride and
> groom near the bottom of the second page.
Hey--they look almost normal in comparison. It's paging past all those
sappy grins that got to me, I think. Gormlessness personified.
Michael Cash
<eta...@yahoo.co.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>Michael Cash wrote:
>
>> A woman with three huge boobs visited Japan. One of them wrote an
>> account of the trip:
>>
>> http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>
>> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>
>"I discover that this country also has its assholes: trying to
>convert エ95 in loose change to a エ100 coin that the vending machines
>will accept, the desk clerk staunchly refusesムdespite my puppy dog
>eyesムunless I cough up the missing エ5 (4 cents). You would never see
>that in America."
>
>Huh?
He don't see too good neither:
"Several Japanese businessmen heading to the airport individually pose
for a photo with my wife. This strikes me as odd until I realize that
they merely want to capture the experience of having seen a stunningly
beautiful Caucasian woman during their travels in Japan"
That bow-wow? Love is indeed blind.
Michael Cash
<eta...@yahoo.co.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>Michael Cash wrote:
>
>> A woman with three huge boobs visited Japan. One of them wrote an
>> account of the trip:
>>
>> http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>
>> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>
>"I discover that this country also has its assholes: trying to
>convert エ95 in loose change to a エ100 coin that the vending machines
>will accept, the desk clerk staunchly refusesムdespite my puppy dog
>eyesムunless I cough up the missing エ5 (4 cents). You would never see
>that in America."
>
>Huh?
He seems to see assholes a lot. The only reason he doesn't see the one
in the mirror is that it is too colossal to fit. Check this out:
"I had the stewardess phone the captain at one point to ask where we
were, and the answer was south of Kodiak Island. Then I asked if he
saw any bears, and I got no answer from the four-striped iceberg.
Typical airline captain, a dyed-in-the-wool asshole--just because he
wears a silly hat, and presses buttons in the manner in which he has
been taught, and earns half my income, he thinks his shit doesn’t
stink."
Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson
Bremner) wrote:
>Michael Cash <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote:
>
>> >OK, I think I can understand how the *sen* of *yamanotesen* can end up
>> >written as two characters, but how did he manage to split the *hama* of
>> >*hamamatsucho*?
>>
>> Better than what he did to 立入禁止.
>
><hnnnnnngggggggnnnnnn> How the heck?
You two didn't get as far as "nine tree chicken words scholar heart"
then?
Zasshi, if you read each radical individually, then draw them as four
kanji.
>> >> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>> >
>> >Congratulations. I got seasick from all the tilted photos, I'm afraid.
>>
>> At least do yourself the favor of viewing the picture of the bride and
>> groom near the bottom of the second page.
>
>Hey--they look almost normal in comparison. It's paging past all those
>sappy grins that got to me, I think. Gormlessness personified.
A gold star to Mike for dredging up this page - it's a while since
we've had such entertainingly clueless visitors to these lands to
laugh at!
Ken
John W.
Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> Michael Cash wrote:
>
>
>>A woman with three huge boobs visited Japan. One of them wrote an
>>account of the trip:
>>
>>http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>
>>I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>
>
> "I discover that this country also has its assholes: trying to
> convert エ95 in loose change to a エ100 coin that the vending machines
> will accept, the desk clerk staunchly refusesムdespite my puppy dog
> eyesムunless I cough up the missing エ5 (4 cents). You would never see
> that in America."
>
> Huh?
>
I think he means that you'd never see this in America because nobody is
stupid enough to do that. Actually, if you're a regular customer this
probably happens, and some hometown shops would do it. My inlaws find it
amazing that people just 'give up' their pennies at the cash register of
a convenience store....
John W.
John W.
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 17:12:01 +0900, Eric Takabayashi
> <eta...@yahoo.co.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>
>
>> Michael Cash wrote:
>>
>>
>>> A woman with three huge boobs visited Japan. One of them wrote an
>>> account of the trip:
>>>
>>> http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>>
>>> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
>>
>> "I discover that this country also has its assholes: trying to
>> convert エ95 in loose change to a エ100 coin that the vending
>> machines will accept, the desk clerk staunchly refusesムdespite my
>> puppy dog eyesムunless I cough up the missing エ5 (4 cents). You
>> would never see that in America."
>>
>> Huh?
>
>
> He don't see too good neither:
>
"The Japanese have stolen nearly every
aspect of their culture from China, and the writing system is no exception."
John W.
John W.
"We encounter more racism here. Some people on the castle steps mock us
(one can detect mockery in any language), and the guide quickly puts
them in their place. Later, when I offer to help an ancient lady
negotiate the steep steps...she patently refuses. She would evidently
rather tumble to her death than have a Caucasian assist her. Now, in
Tokyo, there was some limited racism, but I was never mocked. It would
appear that Kyoto and environs is rather more ethnocentric than Tokyo."
Sounds like somebody we know.
John W.
Louise Bremner
> >> Better than what he did to 立入禁止.
> >
> ><hnnnnnngggggggnnnnnn> How the heck?
>
> You two didn't get as far as "nine tree chicken words scholar heart"
> then?
>
> Zasshi, if you read each radical individually, then draw them as four
> kanji.
Oh no... You mean I have to go back there to find it?
>
> >> >> I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
> >> >
> >> >Congratulations. I got seasick from all the tilted photos, I'm afraid.
> >>
> >> At least do yourself the favor of viewing the picture of the bride and
> >> groom near the bottom of the second page.
> >
> >Hey--they look almost normal in comparison. It's paging past all those
> >sappy grins that got to me, I think. Gormlessness personified.
>
> A gold star to Mike for dredging up this page - it's a while since
> we've had such entertainingly clueless visitors to these lands to
> laugh at!
Please don't anybody send this genius a hint towards a full clue. I need
this example for the next time I come across a monolingual who thinks he
can produce text in a foreign language without the help of a native
speaker....
Rafael Caetano
> >written as two characters, but how did he manage to split the *hama* of
> >*hamamatsucho*?
And the kanji for "mise" (I'm posting from Google so I don't think I
can write it) "rather playfully depicts a long-nosed clerk standing
behind a counter under a shed".
[]s
Rafael
Geoff Thatcher
This guy's a real class act.
"In the U.S., even though we live in an extremely affluent
neighborhood, I find it disturbing that so many uneducated,
dumpy-looking goyim are always underfoot."
Brett Robson
>
>"I had the stewardess phone the captain at one point to ask where we
>were, and the answer was south of Kodiak Island. Then I asked if he
>saw any bears, and I got no answer from the four-striped iceberg.
>Typical airline captain, a dyed-in-the-wool asshole--just because he
>wears a silly hat, and presses buttons in the manner in which he has
>been taught, and earns half my income, he thinks his shit doesn’t
>stink."
>
WTF? That is brilliant.
I wonder why the Captain didn't fly at the normal bear spotting height?
He seems not to be able to tell the difference between MAI (every) and HAHA
(mother), I guess thatis a small problem.
"Their menus don’t match ours—the seafood teriyaki entrée
appears on their carte as "sea fresh bowl"
Obvious case of discrimination. I'm sure he could have had the "sea fresh bowl"
instead. He could mime "I want this one".
I had a similar problem once. I read "braised beef and egg on a bed rice" and
ordered it thinking how nice that sounded. If I had bothered to read the
Japanese version I would have seen "ox bowl" and avoided a rather 'orrible meal.
"while garden salad is spelled out gaden saraju in katakana. but it’s
hard to believe that they can’t express the concept of salad with native
Japanese words, viz., "vegetable assorted dinner precede cold" or some such."
Wouldn't that be "sarada"? Strange that we can't express milk coffee using
native English words but resort to French "cafe latte".
.
----
"One way for us to be be seen as the ugly American is to go around the world
saying we do it this way so should you"
- Gov George W Bush
Michael Cash
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>I kinda wish it didn't take so long to load. I found another gem:
>
>"We encounter more racism here. Some people on the castle steps mock us
>(one can detect mockery in any language), and the guide quickly puts
>them in their place. Later, when I offer to help an ancient lady
>negotiate the steep steps...she patently refuses. She would evidently
>rather tumble to her death than have a Caucasian assist her. Now, in
>Tokyo, there was some limited racism, but I was never mocked. It would
>appear that Kyoto and environs is rather more ethnocentric than Tokyo."
I'm trying to reconcile that with:
"All I know is that it's a delight not to continually stumble across
revolting-looking jalopies belching out black clouds, driven by
Hispanics, and featuring a mismatched rear door and a trunk lid in yet
a third color."
So....revolting jalopies with mix-n-match paint schemes would be
alright if only it weren't Hispanics driving them?
Michael Cash
Thatcher) belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
You are too kind. One really needs the whole paragraph that appears
in, especially the last sentence:
"As a Jew, I did feel special in this land. It felt unusual to know
with certitude that the vast majority of the people around me were
Jewish. Yet, in the U.S., Jews typically occupy the uppermost roles in
society: doctors, attorneys, professors, judges. In Israel, the trash
collector and the street sweeper are also Jews. Interestingly, I
wasn?ft as acutely aware of class differences in Israel as I am in the
U.S.. In the U.S., even though we live in an extremely affluent
neighborhood, I find it disturbing that so many uneducated,
dumpy-looking goyim are always underfoot. In Israel, I generally felt
much more comfortable among the crowds even though the people were
quite pushy. I wonder if this has something to do with the civil
rights movement in the U.S.. Here, everybody is mixed together?at
times quite artificially?and the government tries desperately to
ensure political correctness, even though racial and ethnic tensions
are high. In Israel, the lower classes (for the most part) speak a
different language, follow a different religion, are segregated into
their own enclaves, and keep their place when they mix with their
superiors."
Racist? Probably.
Elitist? Beyond the shadow of a doubt.
You know, growing up as I did in rural Tennessee, I didn't know any
Jews. There just weren't any. Consequently, I had no feelings about
them one way or the other. But I have to say, if I had met *this* guy
and been the type to broadly stereotype people, the question of why
the Jews have been persecuted and reviled by so many people throughout
their history would have stood neatly answered for me. What a fukkin'
prick this guy is!
Eric Takabayashi
When I entered high school, I met a white guy who was also the first and only Jew I knew.
A Jew who did kung fu.
Seriously.
> There just weren't any.
I never met a full blooded black person until university. And they were all athletes. Haven't met any in years.
I met my first and last Latino in Japan.
John W.
>
> You know, growing up as I did in rural Tennessee, I didn't know any
> Jews. There just weren't any. Consequently, I had no feelings about
> them one way or the other. But I have to say, if I had met *this* guy
> and been the type to broadly stereotype people, the question of why
> the Jews have been persecuted and reviled by so many people throughout
> their history would have stood neatly answered for me. What a fukkin'
> prick this guy is!
>
thanks to everyone here) that he believes an elderly lady refusing his
help wasn't due to her wanting to do it on her own, but was because
she's a racist; this guy clearly needs to look in the mirror.
John W.
John W.
>
>
> I never met a full blooded black person until university. And they were all athletes. Haven't met any in years.
The other day I heard a Black author talking about the first time she
met a white person. She was a small child, and when she first saw them
she thought they were ghosts.
John W.
Scott Reynolds
I s'pose it would be okay if they were Jewish Hispanics.
--
_______________________________________________________________
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Benga
> native English words but resort to French "cafe latte".
Italian
b
Eric Takabayashi
First time I met what appeared to be a full blooded black person I thought they must play ball for the school.
Damn if it wasn't so. They even liked rap music, scratching, and dancing.
Michael Cash
<eta...@yahoo.co.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
As soon as I finish going through today's crop of messages, I'm going
to enjoy what part of a bucket of Colonel Sanders' my family unit
hasn't already polished off. Now if we only had some watermelon....
Michael Cash
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>On 9/1/2003 9:29 PM, Michael Cash wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:35:51 -0500, "John W." <worth...@yahoo.komm>
>> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>>
>>>I kinda wish it didn't take so long to load. I found another gem:
>>>
>>>"We encounter more racism here. Some people on the castle steps mock us
>>>(one can detect mockery in any language), and the guide quickly puts
>>>them in their place. Later, when I offer to help an ancient lady
>>>negotiate the steep steps...she patently refuses. She would evidently
>>>rather tumble to her death than have a Caucasian assist her. Now, in
>>>Tokyo, there was some limited racism, but I was never mocked. It would
>>>appear that Kyoto and environs is rather more ethnocentric than Tokyo."
>>
>> I'm trying to reconcile that with:
>>
>> "All I know is that it's a delight not to continually stumble across
>> revolting-looking jalopies belching out black clouds, driven by
>> Hispanics, and featuring a mismatched rear door and a trunk lid in yet
>> a third color."
>>
>> So....revolting jalopies with mix-n-match paint schemes would be
>> alright if only it weren't Hispanics driving them?
>
>I s'pose it would be okay if they were Jewish Hispanics.
Like Morty? He's a Jewban, you know.
John W.
latte (which is, IIRC, about half milk). But, then, I prefer my coffee
the hard way, black and strong.
John W.
Brett Robson
>
>As soon as I finish going through today's crop of messages, I'm going
>to enjoy what part of a bucket of Colonel Sanders' my family unit
>hasn't already polished off. Now if we only had some watermelon....
>
That's not funny. A black friend was eating watermelon once and I made a totally
innocent comment about it and he got really shitty, took me a week before I
could find anyone able to explain why.
Scott Reynolds
I suppose Morty would be okay, even if he drove an old clunker.
What was it that Morty did for a living, anyway? Wasn't he an attorney
or something? I suspect he could afford a nice car if he wanted one.
Drew Hamilton
>http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
The more that I read this, the more that I think that it must be a really
long and elaborate troll. Can anybody really be such a twit?
- awh
Kevin Wayne Williams
Have you been hanging around here long?
KWW
Michael Cash
the alphabet and kept on going with:
>On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:14:01 +0900, Michael Cash ...
>>
>>As soon as I finish going through today's crop of messages, I'm going
>>to enjoy what part of a bucket of Colonel Sanders' my family unit
>>hasn't already polished off. Now if we only had some watermelon....
>>
>
>
>That's not funny.
Wasn't really intended to be. Despite being pigment-deprived, I love
fried chicken and watermelon. I can't think of a similarly
pigmentally-challenged person of my acquaintance who *doesn't* love
fried chicken and watermelon. Sort of makes me wonder how the
stereotype got started to begin with.
Louise Bremner
> >http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>
> The more that I read this, the more that I think that it must be a really
> long and elaborate troll. Can anybody really be such a twit?
It's _too_ elaborate, I feel...
Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
who are different from those he grew up with, which I think is a fairly
common reaction among those from sheltered backgrounds (I can remember
having it too). The wonder to me is that he has managed to keep hold of
this innocence through at least two trips abroad, and hasn't seen any
need to edit it out of his reports in the meantime....
Ryan Ginstrom
" Louise Bremner" <dame_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1g0r38j.whnph11kft39nN%dame_...@yahoo.com...
> Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
> child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
> who are different from those he grew up with, which I think is a fairly
> common reaction among those from sheltered backgrounds (I can remember
> having it too). The wonder to me is that he has managed to keep hold of
> this innocence through at least two trips abroad, and hasn't seen any
> need to edit it out of his reports in the meantime....
What I wonder is, does his wife realize what an asshole he is? I mean, if I
was traveling around with this guy I would have felt compelled to punch him
out fairly often (cf "I called her a sudra"). Or does the "love is blind"
bit work both ways in this case?
--
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
John W.
> On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:14:01 +0900, Michael Cash ...
>
>>As soon as I finish going through today's crop of messages, I'm going
>>to enjoy what part of a bucket of Colonel Sanders' my family unit
>>hasn't already polished off. Now if we only had some watermelon....
>>
>
>
>
> That's not funny. A black friend was eating watermelon once and I made a totally
> innocent comment about it and he got really shitty, took me a week before I
> could find anyone able to explain why.
>
such statements aren't. Kind of like how in California and New York and
other places they have restaurants that serve a cuisine called Soul
Food. In the south we call it 'lunch' or 'dinner' or 'breakfast' or
'supper', whichever is appropriate.
John W.
mukade
> >>
> >
> But it's so educational:
>
> "The Japanese have stolen nearly every
> aspect of their culture from China, and the writing system is no exception."
After watching that wonderful Trivia programmme mentioned in another
thread, I found one innovation that Japan gave to China.
The rotating tables often used in Chinese restaurants were actually
invented in 1933 in Meguro, Japan. According to the programme a
Chinese person living in Japan took the idea back to China and it
spread from there.
http://trivia.web.infoseek.co.jp/trivia/20030903.htm
Mukade
Scott Reynolds
I wondered the same thing. But if it is all a put-on he's gone to
tremendous lengths to pull it off. The picture of himself and his wife
at the tea ceremony, for example. They both look exactly as one might
picture them from reading his account, only more so.
The 2-Belo
I'll take the fried chicken. I'll take the chitlins and grits. I'll even take
the damned scrapple. But under no circumstances am I going to eat
watermelonspitpatooieblecch. When I play すいか割り, I MEAN IT.
--
The 2-Belo
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The 2-Belo
>A woman with three huge boobs visited Japan. One of them wrote an
>account of the trip:
>
>http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>
>I am proud of myself for having made it through two whole pages.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA[edited for length]AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
NASA'S ACCOUNT OF THE TRIP TO THE FUCKING *MOON* WASN'T THIS LONG. OR THIS
BORING.
This person must be found, and shot. Now.
The 2-Belo
>Drew Hamilton <a...@awh.org> wrote:
>
>> >http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>>
>> The more that I read this, the more that I think that it must be a really
>> long and elaborate troll. Can anybody really be such a twit?
>
>It's _too_ elaborate, I feel...
>
>Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
>child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
>who are different from those he grew up with
The sum-bitch is *still* sheltered, having expertly missed the point of the
entire history and culture of this country after only nine fucking days and two
major cities.
"The Japanese walk a very difficult, very lonely road. There is no peace, no
privacy to be had. As crowded as I find America becoming, I will never again
consider it anything but a scarcely developed wilderness, since I don’t have to
drive very far at all to find thousands of acres’ worth of virgin forest. As
techno-sardines, the Japanese live masterfully orchestrated lives. They could
probably live out all their days in the same five square blocks: as soon as they
die, having overdosed on mediocre-quality sushi procured from the convenience
mart around the corner, they will be interred in that tiny cemetery right next
door to their 20-story condominium tower, only blocks from the clatter and din
of the shinkansen. Amid this painstakingly organized demi-chaos, they have
subjugated the will of the individual to the will of the collective, though in
brutally efficient and organized fashion--like so many Borg. The individualism
of the young and the tolerance of the older are both remarkable in the light of
this overpowering socialist modus vivendi."
This man must be severely pummeled.
John W.
>
> "The Japanese walk a very difficult, very lonely road. There is no peace, no
> privacy to be had. As crowded as I find America becoming, I will never again
> consider it anything but a scarcely developed wilderness, since I don’t have to
> drive very far at all to find thousands of acres’ worth of virgin forest.
I thought that in the US there weren't that many virgin forests left. Or
was that virgins....
>
> This man must be severely pummeled.
>
That or he needs to visit rural Japan.
John W.
Louise Bremner
> Louise Bremner and fj.life.in-japan is a baaaaaaaaaaad combination:
Hey! I resemble that remark!
>
> >Drew Hamilton <a...@awh.org> wrote:
> >
> >> >http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
> >>
> >> The more that I read this, the more that I think that it must be a really
> >> long and elaborate troll. Can anybody really be such a twit?
> >
> >It's _too_ elaborate, I feel...
> >
> >Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
> >child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
> >who are different from those he grew up with
>
> The sum-bitch is *still* sheltered, having expertly missed the point of
> the entire history and culture of this country after only nine fucking
> days and two major cities.
But note that he never stayed in a ryokan or even a minshuku, he never
experienced a communal bath[1], he still believes there are
people-pushers armed with sticks on the platforms at Shinjuku (but
didn't go to check), and apart from a couplathree token mentions of
Japanese food, he ate mostly Western.
Such determined cluelessness, despite all the hints thrown at him at the
time and presumably since (how long has that website been up?) really
ought to be treasured....
After all, he did teach me how sheltered my experience has been--I never
even knew that there were places that don't follow the one-hole-for-
salt,-multiple-holes-for-pepper convention for cruets.
[1] I've just spent a night at a posh hotel in Hokkaido that had _no_
daiyokujo, would you believe? The room-maid hastened to reassure us that
there was a sauna instead, and hotel guests get a huge discount so only
have to pay 1000 yen for using it.
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" Louise Bremner" <dame_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
> child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
> who are different from those he grew up with, which I think is a fairly
> common reaction among those from sheltered backgrounds (I can remember
> having it too).
I don't see any innocence in that guy's comment.
> The wonder to me is that he has managed to keep hold of
> this innocence through at least two trips abroad,
You mean you've never met "deluxe expats" that made an international career
as "rich-educated-white-elite" and talk exactly like him ? You're lucky, I
can't always find an excuse to run away imediatly.
They usually give lectures about "Retard [any country's inhabitants] that,
unlike *us* - don't even have a real culture, a real religion, real
feelings, real political ideas, a real lifestyle, real food, real
whatever...".
The more they have traveled, the more they say : "just like the [any
country's inhabitants]..." or "at least the [any country's inhabitants] sell
their fake things cheaper/respected us better..."
Well, once in a while that's funny to hear them. At least, that one is not
going to stay 3 years in Japan.
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Ryan Ginstrom
"cc cc" <c...@hoyujkkk.bjj> wrote in message
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> They usually give lectures about "Retard [any country's inhabitants] that,
> unlike *us* - don't even have a real culture, a real religion, real
> feelings, real political ideas, a real lifestyle, real food, real
> whatever...".
I think you're being too harsh. He said he liked the food.
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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
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"Ryan Ginstrom" <gins...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Right. Except those little snacks were not enough for real meals, they had
to eat Misdo stuff after the Chinese dinner, and they've lost weight !
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Ryan Ginstrom
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> Right. Except those little snacks were not enough for real meals, they had
> to eat Misdo stuff after the Chinese dinner, and they've lost weight !
That's just minor. With this guy, you've got to expect some complaining no
matter what. It could be raining nickels, and he would probably be bitching
that nobody left out a bucket for him.
No, for him I think the food was excellent. It was all those other little
things like culture and religion that bugged him. I thought it was very rich
how he said he had serious doubts about the faith of the Japanese. At least
he got one thing right!
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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
The 2-Belo
>The 2-Belo <the2...@msd.biPOKPOKglobe.ne.jp> wrote:
>
>> Louise Bremner and fj.life.in-japan is a baaaaaaaaaaad combination:
>
>Hey! I resemble that remark!
>
>>
>> >Drew Hamilton <a...@awh.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> >http://www.nsli.com/.../japan/
>> >>
>> >> The more that I read this, the more that I think that it must be a really
>> >> long and elaborate troll. Can anybody really be such a twit?
>> >
>> >It's _too_ elaborate, I feel...
>> >
>> >Many of his reactions to what he sees seem to be to be similar to a
>> >child's spontaneous response to finding out that there really are people
>> >who are different from those he grew up with
>>
>> The sum-bitch is *still* sheltered, having expertly missed the point of
>> the entire history and culture of this country after only nine fucking
>> days and two major cities.
>
>But note that he never stayed in a ryokan or even a minshuku, he never
>experienced a communal bath[1], he still believes there are
>people-pushers armed with sticks on the platforms at Shinjuku (but
>didn't go to check), and apart from a couplathree token mentions of
>Japanese food, he ate mostly Western.
>
>Such determined cluelessness, despite all the hints thrown at him at the
>time and presumably since (how long has that website been up?) really
>ought to be treasured....
...or parodied. Muha. Muhaha. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
>After all, he did teach me how sheltered my experience has been--I never
>even knew that there were places that don't follow the one-hole-for-
>salt,-multiple-holes-for-pepper convention for cruets.
>
>[1] I've just spent a night at a posh hotel in Hokkaido that had _no_
>daiyokujo, would you believe? The room-maid hastened to reassure us that
>there was a sauna instead, and hotel guests get a huge discount so only
>have to pay 1000 yen for using it.
Hmmm. Hokkaido. Sauna. They let foreigners in there?
The 2-Belo
[...]
>> This man must be severely pummeled.
>>
>That or he needs to visit rural Japan.
You know, with the near-nuclear OMIGOD IT'S
*JAPAN*!!!!!!!!???????????"#{$`%+"{#$`+%"{#`$%+{"#`%;63[@45; critical mass code
brown emotional sensory overload he displayed on his site just by seeing Tokyo
for nine flippin' days, I have a feeling he'd be driven apeshit inside fifteen
minutes if he came, say, here to Gifu.
Louise Bremner
> >[1] I've just spent a night at a posh hotel in Hokkaido that had _no_
> >daiyokujo, would you believe? The room-maid hastened to reassure us that
> >there was a sauna instead, and hotel guests get a huge discount so only
> >have to pay 1000 yen for using it.
>
> Hmmm. Hokkaido. Sauna. They let foreigners in there?
Damn! I didn't even think of testing that.... Was too annoyed by the
thought of having to pay 1000 yen for using hotel facilities. (And no,
it wasn't a special-for-the-gaigin offer--the others had to pay it too.)
Steve Sundberg
Bremner) wrote:
>
>But note that he never stayed in a ryokan or even a minshuku, he never
>experienced a communal bath[1], he still believes there are
>people-pushers armed with sticks on the platforms at Shinjuku (but
>didn't go to check), and apart from a couplathree token mentions of
>Japanese food, he ate mostly Western. [snip]
I couldn't believe it when he wrote: "No one can tell me why two
sections of Tokyo are called Harajuku ("Field Hotel" ) and Shinjuku
("New Hotel" ) when they have no more or fewer hotels than any other
section or why Meguro ("Eye Black") is called that."
Gosh, dude. I've always wondered why Hoboken was called Hoboken even
though there aren't any hoboes living there. <grin>
I get the strong feeling that the guy is autistic. A complete moron
except when it comes to his curiosity about kanji.
DougH
> to enjoy what part of a bucket of Colonel Sanders' my family unit
> hasn't already polished off. Now if we only had some watermelon....
>
>
>
>
DougH
DougH
> people-pushers armed with sticks on the platforms at Shinjuku (but
> didn't go to check
There aren't?!! It's been a few years but the last time I was in that area those people had a square piece of plywood with handles to help assist a few kiesters to the interior of the train. Got to keep the schedule rolling ya know.
DougH
Louise Bremner
There are still people on the platforms supervising the crush, but they
now tend to pull passengers _out_ if the doors can't close over them. I
think there were a couple of incidents in which the people-pushers were
so enthusiastic, the doors on the opposite side popped out of their
tracks.
Michael Cash
I think he was a leader in the business community, or some such.
Michael Cash
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>> As soon as I finish going through today's crop of messages, I'm going
I'll pass on both, thanks just the same. But if you have some pork
rinds, bring them bad boys on!
Michael Cash
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
>On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:40:39 +0900, dame_...@yahoo.com ( Louise
But he maintains his complete moron status regarding kanji when it
comes to everything *but* his curiosity.
This guy is a perfect example of a little knowledge being a dangerous
thing.
Michael Cash
<gins...@hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
What's not to like? Hey, I love Yoshinoya just as much as he does.
Unlike him, however, I am unlikely to come away with the impression
that Japanese restaurants in New Jersey are more "authentic" than
Japanese restaurants in Japan.
The 2-Belo
Well. I guess that means he won't be back again.
WOOHOO
Drew Hamilton
>What's not to like? Hey, I love Yoshinoya just as much as he does.
Me too, but he actually brought a woman into Yoshinoya. That's gotta
be against the law, hasn't it?
- awh
John Ormston
already seen a handful of wheelchairs and one Down Syndrome sufferer-a
sobering reminder that tragedy is everywhere and that God makes all men as
He sees fit.
isn't that sick? Who is he.................
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Michael Cash
<12129...@nsc.home.ne.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going
with:
>I also see one midget in the Kyoto station, and throughout our trip we've
>already seen a handful of wheelchairs and one Down Syndrome sufferer-a
>sobering reminder that tragedy is everywhere and that God makes all men as
>He sees fit.
>isn't that sick? Who is he.................
He's the largest of the three large boobs who accompanied his wife to
Japan, and the only one who can type.
mr.sumo snr.
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Yet another person posting a delayed reply to a Michael Cash
observation/fart/fap dispersal. This time from August 30th. Are we so much
living in our own little dreamworld that time - as we know it - has stood
still outside of FJLIJ? ....you read a message, you check the date of the
message, more than 3 days after the message date upright walking individuals
would probably think the world has moved on...
--
jonathan
--
"Never give a 3rd boob to ducks"
Bryce
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yeah, that wife is to die for. ewwww.....
Bryce
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and we have to understand... Japan keeps 'em all out in the open, while I
find that in the states they try and hide 'em; kinda keeping them locked up
not to be seen.
Haluk
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I don't believe it... Can't be
Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson
Where did this come from? We've done this topic to death already!
> I also see one midget in the Kyoto station, and throughout our trip we've
> already seen a handful of wheelchairs and one Down Syndrome sufferer-a
> sobering reminder that tragedy is everywhere and that God makes all men as
> He sees fit.
> isn't that sick?
Yes, that is sick, "God" choosing to condemn innocent children to a
life of pain and sufferring.
> Who is he.................
Who are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.............................??????????
Ken
Michael Cash
<mr_...@hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
Sour grapes, beyotch. You're just jealous because it is only the
golden nuggets of timeless wisdom shat from *my* holy ass which ever
seems to rate this sort of delayed followup.