Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 06:48 PM JST - 10th August

I am interested in the amount of people saying "yuck". Yuck in what sense? I can understand that it may not be erotic for many people, but the human form is beautiful and women are often at their most beautiful when pregnant, particularly in the later stages, when they bloom…

Posted in Pregnant pix at 06:48 PM JST - 10th August
Ah_so at 10:31 PM JST - 9th August

A Nation of Millions is by far and away the best rap record I have ever heard - a landmark of the genre. It's a pity that so few of the Japanese fans can enjoy the lyrics.

Posted in Chuck D Public Enemy’s only founding member to obtain visa for Japan at 10:31 PM JST - 9th August
Ah_so at 04:51 PM JST - 6th August

Well, there is no "standard." The lay jury decides the sentence.

No, it does not - the 3 permananent judges decide the sentence and the 6 members of the lay jury nod earnestlty in agreement.

Posted in Lay jurors mostly positive after 1st trial under new system at 04:51 PM JST - 6th August
Ah_so at 05:00 PM JST - 5th August

The Uniqlo t-shirts in the UK have different sizes - the Japanese 'L' equates to a British 'M', and so on - the British sizes were all a size larger than the Japanese.

Which is similar to the sizing differential I saw on another clothing company, where the US sizes…

Posted in Uniqlo sales post 1st year-on-year drop in 9 months at 05:00 PM JST - 5th August
Ah_so at 03:19 AM JST - 3rd August

Japan has 5 basic vowel sounds, English has at least 20. Which is richer?

Of course, this book has clearly been written for the Japanese people to massage their collective ego. The whole "Japanese think with the right-hand part to the brain" has been doing the rounds since the 80s,…

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 03:19 AM JST - 3rd August
Ah_so at 01:20 AM JST - 3rd August

The 6 lay juries will simply agree with what the professional judges say. It will only be of any relevance if the 3 judges are split on a verdict.

Posted in Japan's 1st jury trial to start Monday in Tokyo at 01:20 AM JST - 3rd August
Ah_so at 07:08 PM JST - 2nd August

Adults, still playing at dressing up like a bunch of 6 year-olds.

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Ah_so at 06:45 PM JST - 31st July

and why is this news? They ordered expensive food and didn't like the bill? Again, Japanese feel they deserve special treatment around the world. Always the victim...................

Because it was not a very expensive restaurant - they upped their prices because they had Japanese customers.

Posted in 'Fleeced' Japanese couple decline Rome's invite to revisit at 06:45 PM JST - 31st July
Ah_so at 07:03 AM JST - 30th July

gogogo:

SwissToni: your comment is weird dude

gogogo, type in "Swiss Toni" to Youtube and all will be revealed. I think that our SwissToni has been waiting patiently for years for the opportunity to write that selling cars is like making love to a beautiful woman!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_E0ZF2uIKs

Posted in Going, going, sold! - A glimpse into world of car auctions at 07:03 AM JST - 30th July
Ah_so at 03:02 AM JST - 28th July

That makes asbestos slightly less dangerous than bathtubs. (In 2005, 344 people in the US died from drowning and submersion while in or falling into bath-tub).

Sorry - I meant 3000. And it appears my figures were not very accurate - see Farmboy's quotation.

The fact that in Libby, 200…

Posted in Horrors of asbestos in Japan at 03:02 AM JST - 28th July