DoctorTofu said...

DoctorTofu at 08:19 AM JST - 6th June

Awesome - it should be distributed to all prospective English teachers who want to come here, to train them - most Japanese will do just that "Miteru dake".

On a serious note though, this is truly pathetic. I understand people too shy to approach women on the street on in…

Posted in Interactive DVD for shy people at 08:19 AM JST - 6th June
DoctorTofu at 09:11 AM JST - 5th June

I find the idea of "public morality" fascinating (not sure if it's the idea of the original speaker, or the translator, but still). To me, it implies there are two kinds of morality - the real one, hidden from view, and another one - the one we show to the…

Posted in These days, on trains, for example, we often see people who have little sense of public morality. at 09:11 AM JST - 5th June
DoctorTofu at 07:18 AM JST - 5th June

So you would advocate doing NOTHING? Those like you who whine incessantly about how "this mesure doesn't do anything" are always the ones who have absolutely nothing to suggest as an alternative action. Am I wrong? And don't give this "statistically" garbabge about getting hit by lightening because I…

Posted in U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe at 07:18 AM JST - 5th June
DoctorTofu at 12:13 PM JST - 4th June

What a wonderful boost for the American tourist/hotel industry.

Right? Especially during the recession! I love how American government always thinks outside of the box. See, a regular person, with a brain fossilized by traditional thinking, common sense and reason, would use water to quench a fire. Not American…

Posted in U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe at 12:13 PM JST - 4th June
DoctorTofu at 08:58 AM JST - 4th June

Did not 911 happen? Did it not expose our lax entry system?

No, actually I believe it didn't expose "your lax entry system". Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the hijackers have LEGAL visas, didn't they use their REAL passports and weren't all their documents in perfect order?…

Posted in U.S. tightens entry rules for travelers from Japan, Europe at 08:58 AM JST - 4th June
DoctorTofu at 10:11 AM JST - 30th May

I guess the generals don't like chocolate - those inconsiderate countries trying to help should know that, and instead donate diamonds, luxury cars, champagne and maybe some weapons to the poor victims of the cyclone...

Posted in Myanmar lashes out at donors; says cyclone victims do not need 'bars of chocolate' at 10:11 AM JST - 30th May
DoctorTofu at 07:45 AM JST - 30th May

@majimeaussie: what, are you some ARB-ed GPD who doesn't understand even the most basic BUP terminology? How NQX of you!

Seriously though, overuse of acronyms, contractions and such is to me almost as annoying as AOL- or l33t-speak... Fortunately, most of the time acronyms are explained in parentheses when they…

Posted in NTT Communications diversifies its CSR at 07:45 AM JST - 30th May
DoctorTofu at 07:40 AM JST - 30th May

Wow, are you telling me Japanese also commit crimes? Inconceivable! I thought it was just those awful foreigners!

Jokes aside though, this is a really sick, twisted crime. I can't even imagine a level of cruelty and cold-bloodedness that a person has to have to chop up a body into…

Posted in Police find human bone in sewage drain in Tokyo after murderer's confession at 07:40 AM JST - 30th May
DoctorTofu at 04:27 PM JST - 29th May

sarcasm123 - I disagree. To me, "gaikokujin" is a neutral word for "foreigner", while "gaijin" is closer to "alien" - impolite at best.

And I said it before (it was moderated out, let me see if I can express it in more politically correct way) - adding "-san" or even…

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 04:27 PM JST - 29th May
DoctorTofu at 10:53 PM JST - 28th May

Well, I was half expecting that, but my post was horribly gutted by the moderator(s) and now my point is unclear at best... Oh well, I guess some words, unlike "gaijin" are inherently bad, racist and evil and cannot be uttered even to prove a point in, say, linguistic comparison…

Posted in Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist? at 10:53 PM JST - 28th May