Getting the Fuck out of Japan
ifignow
me. A car to drive, big rooms, wearing shoes indoors. No more J-pop blaring
from speakers everywhere, no fishy-smelling hair tonic. I feel like a real
person again. How do people live in that hovel called Japan??
Jim Magell
ifignow
which turned out to really be a devout zen cult, with all the white
japanophiles. I so wanted to strangle them and say Japan is nothing like
what they imagine -- it is a place obsessed with fashion, money, and
alcohol. The only people into zen in Japan are white tourists.
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Louise Bremner
> Boy am I glad to be back in the USA.
Since you're no longer in Japan, how about leaving this newsgroup too?
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Fabian
Dunno. You got family here so you say. Why not ask them?
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Raj Feridun
wrote:
Wow, what an apt title for your post!
FuckER or FuckHEAD would have been even better yet.
Rafael Caetano
> Yeah, you bet it's better. Today I was suckered into a community activity
> which turned out to really be a devout zen cult, with all the white
> japanophiles. I so wanted to strangle them and say Japan is nothing like
> what they imagine --
Why did you want to strangle them instead of, say, just leaving the place?
BTW, we fjlij regulars are moral people. Please don't use the f-word in the subject.
Rafael Caetano
Makoto Taniguchi
Although I don't agree with everything you said, you're right J-pop
really does suck.
Haluk Skywalker
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Too bad. You left Japan just about we found a dance partner for you.
Drew Hamilton
>Boy am I glad to be back in the USA.
...but I thought that you weren't leaving until the 12th! We
never even got the chance to say goodbye!
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ifignow
you guys completely hated me, so goodbyes were unnecessary.
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Eric Takabayashi
> I was waitlisted for an earlier flight on the 8th, and got it. I figured
> you guys completely hated me, so goodbyes were unnecessary.
Aren't you glad you didn't hook up with a woman in Japan?
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ifignow <ifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> No more J-pop blaring from speakers everywhere,
Ah sweet relaxation--endless hip-hop blaring from speakers everywhere.
> no fishy-smelling hair tonic.
Hey! Nobody *made* you whear that fish-sauce. And you wondered why all
the women rejected you.
> I feel like a real person again.
See how delusional being the USA can make you?
> How do people live in that hovel called Japan??
Since you're back in the USA I guess you can turn your myopic eye back
to the simple pleasures: hating a local ethnic group or religion now...
But you can always remember the trying days of having a confusing new
culture to hate.
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> In article <dUnMb.5146$VS4.1...@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> ifignow <ifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>No more J-pop blaring from speakers everywhere,
>
> Ah sweet relaxation--endless hip-hop blaring from speakers everywhere.
Worse: Britney Spears, Christina Agguelera and all the other American
Pop singers. Or Adult Contemporary when you're put on hold.
>>no fishy-smelling hair tonic.
>
> Hey! Nobody *made* you whear that fish-sauce. And you wondered why all
> the women rejected you.
It was his "short comings".
>>I feel like a real person again.
>
> See how delusional being the USA can make you?
As a Canadian, no comment. :-)
>>How do people live in that hovel called Japan??
>
> Since you're back in the USA I guess you can turn your myopic eye back
> to the simple pleasures: hating a local ethnic group or religion now...
> But you can always remember the trying days of having a confusing new
> culture to hate.
"You know, before Americans are allowed to travel overseas, they should
first visit Canada. If they do OK here, then maybe let them travel to,
say, England."
-- Stand-up comic at the Just for Laughs Festival
Cindy
> ifignow <ifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Boy am I glad to be back in the USA.
>
>
> Since you're no longer in Japan, how about leaving this newsgroup too?
Yeah, ifignow, I just talked about you in sci.lang.japan too!... in
Japanese, though.
Cindy
> I was waitlisted for an earlier flight on the 8th, and got it. I figured
> you guys completely hated me, so goodbyes were unnecessary.
We miss you! So long!
Haluk Skywalker
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You surely have a weird taste for sarcasm.
Michael Cash
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I thought *you* left this group forever, Cindy. What happened?
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Dick Muhfukkin Bagswing
> "You know, before Americans are allowed to travel overseas, they should
> first visit Canada. If they do OK here, then maybe let them travel to,
> say, England."
> -- Stand-up comic at the Just for Laughs Festival
>
Y'know,I could give a fuck about the original poster but shit like the above
has been getting on my goddamned nerves lately. If anyone truly believes
that we americans have the market cornered on being bad tourists,travelers
or just plain being uncouth in foreign countries then please haul off and
kiss my fucking ass.I have seen so many brits,canadians and aussies act like
total fuckheads since I have been here that it boggles my mind.
Brian
S Comstock
[snip]
>Y'know,I could give a fuck about the original poster but shit like the above
>has been getting on my goddamned nerves lately. If anyone truly believes
>that we americans have the market cornered on being bad tourists,travelers
>or just plain being uncouth in foreign countries then please haul off and
>kiss my fucking ass.I have seen so many brits,canadians and aussies act like
>total fuckheads since I have been here that it boggles my mind.
You're absolutely right. In-civilty, mindless crude language, hostility, and
rage seem to be everywhere you look.
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Gerry
<la...@my.nuts.wouldja?> wrote:
> > "You know, before Americans are allowed to travel overseas, they
> > should first visit Canada. If they do OK here, then maybe let them
> > travel to, say, England." -- Stand-up comic at the Just for Laughs
> > Festival
> >
> Y'know,I could give a fuck about the original poster but shit like
> the above has been getting on my goddamned nerves lately.
Fuckin' shit like that? Goddam!
Cultural/national stereo-types irk you? I hope you get all hot and
bothered when you see them directed at other nations, then.
> If anyone truly believes that we americans have the market cornered
> on being bad tourists, travelers or just plain being uncouth in
> foreign countries then please haul off and kiss my fucking ass.
Well, certainly when the image of your ass appears, it changes the
character of the debate rapidly. Not to mention, the fuck, the shit,
the goddam and the ever-looming banner of scrotum obsession you march
under.
But I don't think that's what the gag above said at all: that only
Unitedstatesians are swine overseas. Hardly. I live in a high volume
tourist area in the US and can say you for sure that tourists as
jack-asses come from all nations. Now as I think about it though, I
guess it's much easier to encounter more local assholes than I do even
arrogant and demanding tourists from everywhere else doubled.
But why not have pride in the arroganct fuck-and-shit type
Unitedstatesian "spirit" rather than get defensive about it. By
fuckin' shit--Unitedstatesians are the biggest nuisances from the halls
of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli! And we're mighty proud of it!
And if you don't like it, etc. etc, testicles.
Relative to Canadian assholes, don't be silly; quite clearly there
aren't any. English and Aussies have another of the same difficulties
Unitedstatesians have; an inability to learn simple phrases in a
foreign language. That always makes the approach of an English speaker
a looming burden. Again.
But how's this: in Alan Booth's Road to Sato, no matter *WHAT* in the
hell he does, no matter how often he says he's from England, speaking
good Japanese in the process, they nod and continue to ask him
questions about life in the US. An English speaker seems to only come
from the USA. So maybe all those Brits and Aussies further our bad
standing. But again, if you'll be proud of it, it can only help.
Ryan Ginstrom
> I was waitlisted for an earlier flight on the 8th, and got it. I figured
> you guys completely hated me, so goodbyes were unnecessary.
Yet you felt compelled to come back here and post after you beat feet. A
kind but totally unnecessary gesture on your part -- and believe me, I am
being sincere here.
Still looking forward to enjoying your writeup, though.
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The 2-Belo
>no fishy-smelling hair tonic
Where in the name of Natsume Soseki *were* you living, anyway? A god damned
escort club?
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Dick Muhfukkin Bagswing
> Cultural/national stereo-types irk you? I hope you get all hot and
> bothered when you see them directed at other nations, then.
Guess what. I do.
> Well, certainly when the image of your ass appears, it changes the
> character of the debate rapidly. Not to mention, the fuck, the shit,
> the goddam and the ever-looming banner of scrotum obsession you march
> under.
My potty mouth does not necessarily mean any type of obsession at all.No
matter what you might think. Unless you are one of those armchair psych
experts who sees cocks everywhere.
I don't.
>
> But why not have pride in the arroganct fuck-and-shit type
> Unitedstatesian "spirit" rather than get defensive about it. By
> fuckin' shit--Unitedstatesians are the biggest nuisances from the halls
> of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli! And we're mighty proud of it!
> And if you don't like it, etc. etc, testicles.
Because I get tired of hearing it. And it isn't true.
There you go with the balls again.
>
> But how's this: in Alan Booth's Road to Sato, no matter *WHAT* in the
> hell he does, no matter how often he says he's from England, speaking
> good Japanese in the process, they nod and continue to ask him
> questions about life in the US. An English speaker seems to only come
> from the USA.
And whose fault is this particular fuckup?
Americans?
Or the ignorant doof who believes it?
Brian
John W.
of Japan....
John W.
John W.
> ifignow and fj.life.in-japan is a baaaaaaaaaaad combination:
>
>
>>no fishy-smelling hair tonic
>
>
> Where in the name of Natsume Soseki *were* you living, anyway? A god damned
> escort club?
>
realize it wasn't tonic.
John W.
Raj Feridun
wrote:
>I thought the initial problem was that you *couldn't* get the fuck out
>of Japan....
>
>John W.
Something about his personality tells me he's not getting the fuck
anywhere.
Kevin Wayne Williams
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:37:33 GMT, Cindy <cind...@attb.com> brought
> down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
>
>>Louise Bremner wrote:
>>
>>
>>>ifignow <ifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Boy am I glad to be back in the USA.
>>>
>>>
>>>Since you're no longer in Japan, how about leaving this newsgroup too?
>>
>>
>>Yeah, ifignow, I just talked about you in sci.lang.japan too!... in
>>Japanese, though.
>
>
> I thought *you* left this group forever, Cindy. What happened?
I thought the two of you had agreed not to reply to each other's posts.
What happened?
KWW
Michael Cash
<nih...@paxonet.kom> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
She stepped back on my turf and muddied the tranquil waters.
I'm still in her kill file, so it ain't like she's noticing or
anything.
Gerry
<la...@my.nuts.wouldja?> wrote:
> > Cultural/national stereo-types irk you? I hope you get all hot and
> > bothered when you see them directed at other nations, then.
>
> Guess what. I do.
Good to know.
> > Well, certainly when the image of your ass appears, it changes the
> > character of the debate rapidly. Not to mention, the fuck, the
> > shit, the goddam and the ever-looming banner of scrotum obsession
> > you march under.
>
> My potty mouth does not necessarily mean any type of obsession at
> all.No matter what you might think. Unless you are one of those
> armchair psych experts who sees cocks everywhere. I don't.
I'm not, and don't.
> > But why not have pride in the arroganct fuck-and-shit type
> > Unitedstatesian "spirit" rather than get defensive about it. By
> > fuckin' shit--Unitedstatesians are the biggest nuisances from the
> > halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli! And we're mighty proud
> > of it! And if you don't like it, etc. etc, testicles.
>
> Because I get tired of hearing it. And it isn't true.
What isn't true, that Unitedstatesian tourists with idle money and time
aren't pricks and a burden on service personnel where ever they go? I
disagree. I just don't think the represent Unitedstatesians in any
way. They generally represent Unitedstatesians with idle time and
money, and that most *certainly* isn't the average Unitedstatesian.
But I think that our national sense of self, independent, frontiersmen,
entrepreneurial, self-confident. This can also easily come across as
arrogant, self-centered, self-absorbed. We've also got this odd
national characteristic of being (comaratively) blunt, rude, and
unapologetic. We see that as being strong, direct, honest. Others see
it as lacking manners, finesse. I can appreciate that.
It written conversations with Indians, Latins/Brazilians and some
Mid-easterners I find that in order to disagree I have to spend two
paragraphs announcing my lack ow worthiness, then the disagreement or
the didactic finger-in-the-eye at something incorrect they've said,
then another two paragrahs of "softening". It's just a complete drain,
but otherwise they get huffy realy quick. I can't say, "That's bogus;
these are the facts..." If I do they get really injured. That might be
part of the Americans-as-assholes thinking.
> There you go with the balls again.
Jesus, Brian, you're the one with the monnicker "Dick Muhfukkin
Bagswing" from "la...@my.nuts.wouldja?"! It's not like it's *my*
personal hobby or anyting. I just think it's surprising, but having
ribbed you about it I'll try to move on...
> > But how's this: in Alan Booth's Road to Sato, no matter *WHAT* in
> > the hell he does, no matter how often he says he's from England,
> > speaking good Japanese in the process, they nod and continue to ask
> > him questions about life in the US. An English speaker seems to
> > only come from the USA.
>
> And whose fault is this particular fuckup?
I was giving you bullets.
> Americans? Or the ignorant doof who believes it?
The ignorant doof who believes it of course, but the point of the story
is that we have a rep. Maybe it was doofus military boys, maybe the
idle arrogant tourist, maybe it's the image we have portrayed via our
TV/Movie hegemony, in conjunction with the attitudinal "values" we
demonstrate (see above). I don't know.
But a good solid ass-kissing won't change that one wit.
Gerry
Williams <nih...@paxonet.kom> wrote:
They're engaged!
GHill18299
It's called being open-minded, preparing to live here, and not carrying your
home country's moral baggage with you. Adapt.
Gerry
<ghill...@aol.com> wrote:
He did, in the only way some can; bellyaching and then leaving.
ifignow
"GHill18299" <ghill...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> It's called being open-minded, preparing to live here, and not carrying
your
> home country's moral baggage with you. Adapt.
Let me know when you're moving to the garbage dumps of Cambodia, to live
amongst the garbage pickers.
Declan Murphy
Its early days of course, but IMO you've got the "pissant of the year"
award already in your pocket. Do you work on your social skills or does
it all come naturally?
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ifignow
"Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> ifignow wrote:
> >>It's called being open-minded, preparing to live here, and not carrying
> > your home country's moral baggage with you. Adapt.
> > Let me know when you're moving to the garbage dumps of Cambodia, to live
> > amongst the garbage pickers.
> Its early days of course, but IMO you've got the "pissant of the year"
> award already in your pocket. Do you work on your social skills or does
> it all come naturally?
Oh now, did I spoil your pretentious little tea party, in your make-believe
world where you are more open minded than anyone else?
Mad Dan
Ahhhh! Looks like our lickle baby troll likes it here! He's so cuuuuuuute!!
ifignow
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cuuuuuuute!!
Keep going with the ad hominem attacks, it makes you look worse.
Declan Murphy
Oooooooooooooooooooh Latin! Not content to prove yourself a social leper
in Tokyo, now those of us happily living in "this hovel" get to witness
a true profundus maximus. Is it something you picked up with juggling?
Mad Dan
Such poor Latin skills too. That wun't no ad hominem attack - that
were an "ad dickum" attack
Gerry
<declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Keep going with the ad hominem attacks, it makes you look worse.
>
> Oooooooooooooooooooh Latin! Not content to prove yourself a social leper
> in Tokyo, now those of us happily living in "this hovel" get to witness
> a true profundus maximus. Is it something you picked up with juggli
Jesus H Christ, the Fig is the most needy attention-sink I've ever
encountered. He is absolutely desparate for our attention. What a
gaping trench of unrequited NEED!
Dick Muhfukkin Bagswing
>
> Jesus H Christ, the Fig is the most needy attention-sink I've ever
> encountered. He is absolutely desparate for our attention. What a
> gaping trench of unrequited NEED!
>
MORE than me??
Brian
Gerry
<la...@my.nuts.wouldja?> wrote:
By comparison you're downright independent...