Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 07:13 AM JST - 26th June

To be honest, I've never read Wai Wai. I guess I'll have to do some research. Still, a tabloid is a tabloid..a form of entertainment. I can't imagine people form their opinions of a country based on this, and if they do, the problem is with those people, not with…

Posted in What do you think of the Mainichi's decision to cease publishing its WaiWai tabloid tidbits section on its English online site following complaints that it portrays Japanese society in a negative light to the world? at 07:13 AM JST - 26th June
Farmboy at 07:07 AM JST - 26th June

I think his activities have done some good for foreigners, as most of the time he seems to carry them out with persistence, rather than combativeness. What I don't understand is why he still seems to think that at the end, Japanese people will accept him as Japanese. That feeling…

Posted in Debito Arudo protests police questioning targeting foreigners at 07:07 AM JST - 26th June
Farmboy at 06:49 AM JST - 26th June

Four positive points:

She has remained faithful to her husband. She demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit. She can probably buy clothes now, or could until they arrested her. She has made lots of perverts, who haven't been arrested, happy.

Posted in 25-year-old wife arrested for selling nude photos of herself at 06:49 AM JST - 26th June
Farmboy at 09:57 AM JST - 25th June

The real story here is that it's another example of people failing to find value in the great works and beauty of past ages. It used to be that the number of people who would even think of doing something like this to a World Heritage site was small, but…

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 09:57 AM JST - 25th June
Farmboy at 06:19 PM JST - 23rd June

If I found that I had bought a comb for 2300 yen, I would indeed feel that way.

Posted in If looks could kill at 06:19 PM JST - 23rd June
Farmboy at 04:25 PM JST - 23rd June

Regardless of all that, I think your opinion would change if say, someone came along and killed the five most important members of your family.

Really it wouldn't. The person who did it should be locked up. Killing the person doesn't help me in the slightest, as my wish would…

Posted in Are you in favor of the death penalty? at 04:25 PM JST - 23rd June
Farmboy at 03:56 PM JST - 22nd June

The end result will be fewer travelers in the USA, or at least fewer air travelers. It might be a good time to revisit Amtrak and Greyhound, and maybe the increased business there will help the US actually have a full range of transportation again.

Posted in United to require minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights starting in Oct at 03:56 PM JST - 22nd June
Farmboy at 08:41 AM JST - 22nd June

Locking dangerous people up is sufficient for me. I don't think the state needs to be in the business of offing people, and as badly as most governments manage important things, they would be offing the wrong people anyway.

There is no link to the death penalty preventing crime, and…

Posted in Are you in favor of the death penalty? at 08:41 AM JST - 22nd June
Farmboy at 07:23 AM JST - 17th June

motytrah, It depends on the field you're in, and where in the US you're coming from, and where in Japan you're going to.

Japan is a nice place to live, though of course there are problems with the difference in culture, language, or whatever. If you are the sort who…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 07:23 AM JST - 17th June
Farmboy at 07:49 PM JST - 16th June

Interesting article on this topic here:

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/23/f-swimsuitcompetition.html

Posted in Do you think that high-tech swimsuits like Speedo's LZR Racer give swimmers an unfair advantage? at 07:49 PM JST - 16th June