Blue_Tiger said...

Blue_Tiger at 03:20 PM JST - 3rd October

A left uppercut and a right hook should do the trick on a person-to-person basis, but studebaker has the right idea, also: permanent ban from riding the train, as does kirakira25's husband....

Posted in What is the best way to deal with the groping problem on trains? at 03:20 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 03:16 PM JST - 3rd October

From whart I've seen, bamboohat, it is. It means international recognition, not to mention corporate sponsorship galore and the myriads of tourists who come before, during, and after the games....

Posted in Ishihara 'bitterly disappointed' with Olympic bid failure, but won't step down at 03:16 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 03:14 PM JST - 3rd October

Actually, Hotbox06, I have. In fact, every time I turned on the TV, and there was a report about Tokyo and the bid for the Games, the media made it look like Tokyo was a sure thing and a shoo-in. In the Spring, they even belittled Rio's chances, stating that…

Posted in Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics; Tokyo eliminated in 2nd round at 03:14 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 03:09 PM JST - 3rd October

The sooner this clown leaves office, the better Tokyo's chances will be of landing the Games. Until then, sayonara Olympic Game Bid....

Posted in Ishihara 'bitterly disappointed' with Olympic bid failure, but won't step down at 03:09 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 03:09 PM JST - 3rd October

kisekicaroline - I'm foreign, and I dn't find Miss Michibata all that hot. Pretty, yes, but hot? I don't think so....

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Blue_Tiger at 03:07 PM JST - 3rd October

Agree, Shaolin7 - I have had students in my classes, and have students now, that are forest-fire hot, making Miss Michibata like a candle in comparison...

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Blue_Tiger at 03:03 PM JST - 3rd October

While the GOP does have a point, the fact of the matter is, every other candidate city's country's president or leader was there. President Da Silva of Brazil, PM Hatoyama of Japan, and PM Zapatera of Spain all gave pitch speeches; why not the US President too?

Madverts, we could…

Posted in Obama's Olympic pitch draws Republican complaints at 03:03 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 02:54 PM JST - 3rd October

I also agree that Tokyo sohuld give it a rest: let Osaka or some other J-City be the candidate city for 2020....

Posted in Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics; Tokyo eliminated in 2nd round at 02:54 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 02:54 PM JST - 3rd October

Interesting, as I really didn't see Chicago as a front runner....of course, living in Japan, ir seemed that Tokyo was not only the front runner, but the ONLY runner! Anyways, thanks for the clearup, Kwaabish....

Posted in Rio wins bid for 2016 Olympics; Tokyo eliminated in 2nd round at 02:54 PM JST - 3rd October
Blue_Tiger at 02:52 PM JST - 3rd October

LFRAgain - apologies, as I didn't see that you had taught in the Japan public school system for 9 years. Apparently you do know what it is about. I stil lsay, though, that the statement above about English Classes taught by Japanese Teachers being boring has a lot of truth…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 02:52 PM JST - 3rd October