Posted on 02/22/2014 10:44:53 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
Mr Kitty's sister visited here several years ago with her 4 kids. She went to Japan to do her Junior year in college abroad. Met a japanese student, got married, stayed in Japan & had 4 kids.
I had to serve them an unplanned meal - so I used what I had at home and made them cheese & cilantro quesadilla's with salsa. The kids loved it!! Best meal they had while they were here.
Don't deny it, I've seen it in person in Japan.
Buying used, soiled schoolgirl panties from vending machines isn't sick?
How about this one...
Japanese government blocks a ban on child pornography
Possession of child porn is legal in Japan (though sale and distribution is not).
Live sex shows with audience participation (full penetration) isn't sick?Are you really sure that you couldn’t find such a show in, say, New York City or San Francisco if you tried there, too? (Ok, in SF, the participants would probably be all male…)
MEEEOOOWWWWW! What a stupid article.
This article avoided the elephant in the room; the US as a police state. By far, the US has the highest incarceration rate per capita in the world. We have very onerous customs and TSA procedures. Cases of police brutality are commonplace.
Just think of the billions lost in tourist dollars because of the actions of the Federal government and thug police.
“The Japanese plan, and plan, and plan, and meticulously plan, and when finally they execute it is with astonishing efficiency and speed. Americans tend to wing it, far more wasteful of resources and replacing efficiency with brute power. In combined operations that has passed the point of frustration and achieved a sense of high humor on both sides. I recall a naval exercise when the concept of “patrol a sector” came up. I explained it as “the ship will go out there and mess around a little bit at random”. My counterpart sucked his breath and said with mock seriousness, “Ah, we Japanese do not mess around,” perfectly aware of the double meaning. “
I spent lot’s of time in Japan in the 80”s. I disagree with your premise. Japanese think they plan but culture gets in the way. They plan to do what they think the boss want’s done. Prime example Fukushima. It is now clear the junior TEPCo engineers knew what a mess they had but they wouldn’t diss the bosses who are idiots.
When I was in Guam Last Summer, I noticed that too.
Gun Ranges EVERYWHERE.
Ditto for Honolulu.
In both places they had Street Peddlers with Fliers and shove it everyones face.
Except for me, while I could have been an Austrlian, (another major tourist group) they knew if I were an American I would most likley tell them I could just go home and shoot my own.
The Gun Ranges Gouge the Hell out of the those people and make an absloute MINT!
On F.R.- Sun Surf and Semi-Automatics
With Cute Japanese Girls Shooting Guns- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/us/to-some-tourists-hawaii-means-sun-surf-and-semiautomatics.html?_r=0
Took my fifteen year old to Boston 18 months ago. He made four observations that really struck me. Number one: People driving in Boston tend to take their half of the road out of the middle.
Turbo add-on? No need to change compression ratio of pistons, I presume?
The turbo was one of the first Banks’ kits for a 6.9L in an Ford E series. No internal engine mods needed. Just watch the EGT.
IOW,Japan ain't no picnic for Westerners either.
And don't you forget it! Next time you're in the Gay State let me know...I'll have a front bumper reserved just for *you*! ;-)
Ergo The Charlie Card.
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LOL. When we went my kid bought a tee-shirt, it had some kind of list on it, 10 things you must always do in Boston, something like that.
The only one I can remember was about driving and it said: If you’re not a hemorrhoid get off my *ss.
Normally I wouldn’t have let her buy such a thing, but after the time we spent I thought it was perfect. This was when it was all ripped up with the big dig too, what a disaster area.
We have our own perversions as well which are just as much a subset of our culture as their are...um san francisco anyone? las vegas? the whole weed culture?
Ikiru is an excellent movie - i think every government employee should be required to view it and it should be shown in schools during govt/citizenship courses.
I’ll eat his brain later.
Hmmm...I wonder if it’s a “guilt culture” vs “honor culture” thing?
Never really drove on I-81, so I can’t say. I have never, though, seen nastier drivers than in Boston.
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