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Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his wife Nobuko Kan are greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper as they arrive at the G-20 Summit in Toronto on Saturday.
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bobbafett
Laureen Harper: So Mrs Kan, Did you do your own dental work?
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semperfi
Mrs Kan : So Laureen . . . are you still sewing your own dresses?
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hoserfella
that dress looks like a throwback to the Ukraine circa 1967.
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bobcatfish
why are the wives there at all?
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Bungalow
''O, look at your beer tummy.''
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sk4ek
Laureen is just so stunningly.... Canadian
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my2sense
eh?...ne?...eh?....ne?
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avenger
doesent kan shake hands?
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NationalistRE
I'm pretty sure this photo was taken in 1967
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Disillusioned
Gotta love that nice bright red power tie Mr. Harper is wearing. I feel intimidated just looking at the picture. It's a stunt he picked up from George Bush, I'm sure.
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womanforwomen
I try not to shake hands to avoid the passing of microbes. Bowing is the best form of greeting I think.
Why is Laureen Harper wearing those shoes?
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thepro
That's not his mother?...
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shufu
thepro - EXACTLY what I was thinking!!!! He got himself a sugar momma there ...
Whoever she is, shes not touching that gaijin for all the umeshu in Toronto...
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Spidey
Do they even speak English?
Wifey on the right is saying "So Nobuko, wanna go for a beer and let the men talk business?"
Wifey on the left is thinking, "Not in this era you yellow haired, high heel wearing barbarian." (Translated of course.)
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KingSaint
you had to like that about hatoyama, at least the guy knew English
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KyokoSmile
****#
NationalistRE at 07:41 PM JST - 27th June
I'm pretty sure this photo was taken in 1967
Winner Post! Hahahahaahaha! xD
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tmarie
"that dress looks like a throwback to the Ukraine circa 1967."
Seems some of you guys are out to lunch on women's fashion. I don't like them but they are all over the place right now.
And I agree, Kan's wife looks like his mom.
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Sarge
I like the background.
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BurakuminDes
Is she refusing to shake hands? What an outrage - wars have been declared for less than this!
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gogogo
Kan is sexist?
"ahhh thats cute she wants to shake hands..."
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paulinusa
I think she's asking Kan for a dance.
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SilverStar
womanforwomen--you're right about the spreading of microbes by handshakes. I remember an American radio host saying that you wouldn't have as many sick people around if the Asian practice of bowing replaced handshakes and, to an extent, hugging.
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SilverStar
Oh, I forgot to mention kissing, as some nations do.
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xpompey8
The G8/G20 summit was a total waste of money. Nobuko's thinking what's the proper etiquette here.
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spankmaster5000
shufu- wouldn't the Kans be the gaijins here?
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gaijinfo
Mr. And Mrs. Kan's smiles look very forced. They should be nice to the Canadians, there's is the only economy that isn't in the toilet.
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bcbrownboy
Oh jeez, as a Canadian, I am embarrassed by that dress made from Tea Towels. It's worse that that ugly shirt what's-his-name was wearing. Oh short memories in J-politics!
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shufu
spankychan, well ... yes ... technically they would ... but ..... you know?
To Japanese gaijin just means not Japanese..
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womanforwomen
silverstar, personally I have benefitted a great deal by not shaking hands. It is kind of odd at business meetings etc but the past couple of years I have not suffered from common cold and other seasonal infections. Particularly good if you are travelling to countries with low hygiene standards and overly populated countries. If at all, I shake hands, I try to wash my hands at the next possible opportunity or atleast use a wet tissue to wipe off. And I never touch the door knobs, stairway rails or toilet flush buttons. Use a tissue. I am not trying to be fussy but the cost of missing work or important appointments due to influenza and cold is rather significant.
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gogogo
Actually most publications and TV stations do not use the word gaijin as they know it offends foreigners. 90% of the time when Japanese want to talk down to foreigners they use it... most not even knowingly they are talking down to foreigners.
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