Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 04:50 PM JST - 22nd June

"however, i think much of this could be averted if people here actually learn how to swim outside of a 1m pool."

As for ironchef, where do you get your info? That is about the most idiotic think I have heard in some time.

Junior High School swimming pools are…

Posted in Father drowns, son missing in sea off Fukuoka at 04:50 PM JST - 22nd June
Ah_so at 04:55 AM JST - 22nd June

Come on 9 songs for 2,500yen is daylight robbery.

2500 yen has been the going rate for a J-CD since the mid-90s. In Britain the price has virtually halved.

Oh, and this "double" thing is just irritating beyond belief. If "haafu" is considered demeaning, it is because the very concept…

Posted in Bicultural jazz singer Emi Meyer explores her Japanese side at 04:55 AM JST - 22nd June
Ah_so at 08:58 PM JST - 19th June

In Northern Iraq(Kurdistan) there is a woman that is 132 years old and still alive. In Northern Iraq there are more people above 120 years old so i don't understand why they say "world's oldest" when he was only 113.

If there were any evidence for this, it would be…

Posted in World's oldest man dies at 113 at 08:58 PM JST - 19th June
Ah_so at 04:43 PM JST - 19th June

the vast majority of the population would be wise to take note of tanabe and reduce their alcohol and tobacco intake, which is some of the highest in the world

No - that is just one example, which can only have annecdotal value. Japan, despite its high rates of smoking…

Posted in World's oldest man dies at 113 at 04:43 PM JST - 19th June
Ah_so at 04:31 PM JST - 19th June

she cackled bashfully, looking smug with herself.

Gosh, you really don't like her, do you?

Posted in Are wedding bells ringing for Michibata and Button? at 04:31 PM JST - 19th June
Ah_so at 05:50 PM JST - 18th June

Japanese seem to think that gay men all fit the stereotype of a mincing, squealing ladyboy and yet they are often quite oblivious to fairly obviously gay men who do not conform to television's stereotype.

Posted in Television perpetuates outmoded gender stereotypes at 05:50 PM JST - 18th June
Ah_so at 04:45 PM JST - 18th June

Surely a bit of "socialism" would help America's over-priced, divisive healthcare system.

If I were to choose a healthcare system from a "blind" position i.e. not knowing if I was rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, then I would not choose that of the US.

Posted in Republicans accuse Obama of socialism at 04:45 PM JST - 18th June
Ah_so at 07:44 PM JST - 15th June

Singapore Air and Korean Air get my vote.

Posted in In your experience, which airline has the best flight attendants and which one has the worst? at 07:44 PM JST - 15th June
Ah_so at 04:47 PM JST - 11th June

When Hiroshima had been wiped out days before, why did the Japanese authorities not take the only action left to it and surrender unconditionally? Further resistence was clearly futile.

The leaders of Japan should be held responsible for allowing Nagasaki to take place.

Posted in Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88 at 04:47 PM JST - 11th June
Ah_so at 08:46 PM JST - 9th June

Government corruption, cover-ups...so what are the Japanese public going to do at the next election? Oh yeah, vote in the same bunch again!

Posted in Gov't kept info on 90% of food mislabeling cases secret from consumers at 08:46 PM JST - 9th June