GaroJ's past comments

  • 6

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    A murder of crows?

    Posted in: 17 crows, 1 pigeon found dead on Yokohama street

  • 0

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    Also, the backwards peace sign in England doesn't seem to be that huge of a deal anymore, my husband did it all the time, as a lot of black American men tend to do and no one seemed to be offended. Maybe they chuckled a bit on the inside, but no looks of shock.

    If it's an obvious/known foreigner and the context was understood, I might not react to it either. It's hardly an instant cause of offence but it is something visitors/immigrants should be aware of.

    Posted in: Normal behavior in Japan, taboo abroad

  • 4

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    I think this list should include the hissing sound most Japanese men make when thinking or pondering something.

    I hear that just as much from women and it is massively annoying.

    Posted in: Normal behavior in Japan, taboo abroad

  • 6

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    On the news programme I watched (which was on TBS), they showed some passengers saying that the driver was screaming about the brakes. Unless they were all lying to cover up for him for some reason, there was an actual problem with the brakes. In addition to that, they were on a slope heading towards a t-junction, hardly the kind of boring stretch of road you'd usually associate with dozing off.

    I'm surprised there's no image to go with this article. News cameras were on the scene fairly quickly it seemed.

    Posted in: 42 injured after bus falls off road onto train tracks in Oita

  • 0

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    I'm okay with this article. It's not the same type of boring 'newbie discovers..' and it's something that foreigners actually should be aware of before coming here.

    Personally, when it comes to work, I keep almost everything truly personal completely private, especially medical issues, as I know that pretty much no-one there can be trusted to keep anything to themselves. It's gets quite aggravating sometimes how... 'talkative' some of them are.

    Posted in: Privacy please?

  • 0

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    When was the last foreign language blockbuster 'Zen student'? For England and the US at least, foreign movies definitely remain a minority interest, even if their popularity has grown. And I say that as someone who has no problem at all with watching subbed French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, whatever, movies.

    Posted in: Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it’s just the opposite?

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    I don't think there's anything wrong with Christmas costumes at Halloween. Isn't it the North Americans that led the way in making Halloween about all costumes rather than those specifically Halloween-themed? I prefer the more on-theme costumes in principle but this kind of thing is fun either way.

    Posted in: Kawasaki fun

  • 4

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    glidingneedles: Even if Psy was the most popular artist in Korea, he may still turn out to be a 'one-hit-wonder' in the rest of the world.

    Posted in: Japan's indifference to 'Gangnam Style' riles S Korea

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    Regarding the whole looks thing. I've met multiple fit and attractive women here with foreign husbands/boyfriends. The whole 'it's only the ugly women who with them' nonsense is the kind of typical misplaced Japanese pride/xenophobia that people on this site usually complain about.

    Posted in: Why Japanese girls are a better catch than Japanese men

  • 14

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    The 'problem' with Japan is that Korean stuff isn't so new or special to them. It doesn't have the novelty factor in Japan that it does in other markets,

    Posted in: Japan's indifference to 'Gangnam Style' riles S Korea

  • 0

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    Not enough snack vending machines to go along with all the drinks ones.

    Posted in: What do you think of vending machines in Japan?

  • 0

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    Sorry, I meant 'how many obvious foreigners'..

    Posted in: Foreign employee named Lawson working at Lawson

  • -2

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    He was probably hired because of his name. There's no way it's just a chance thing. I mean, how obvious foreigners (i.e. black, white or obviously non-Japanese Asians) do you usually see working in convenience stores.

    Posted in: Foreign employee named Lawson working at Lawson

  • -2

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    Surely it's Haruka Kojima.

    Posted in: AKB48 give smart look to men's suit maker in ad campaign

  • -2

    GaroJ

    Shouldn't 'ugly' guys be on this list?

    Posted in: 9 types of guys who shouldn’t even bother showing up at 'gokon' parties

  • 3

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    Everybody needs to lighten up. He played and sang a song on a train that was stuck. Life can be a little more fun if people could appreciate a little spontaneity from time to time.

    I'm sure everyone agrees with this in principle but that doesn't mean it applies to this situation.

    This guy was probably just trying to promote himself and thanks to the massive amount of views on the video, he probably has.

    Posted in: Inspiring or inconsiderate? Foreigner plays guitar for train passengers stranded by typhoon

  • 0

    GaroJ

    Colin Farrell.. Emma Thompson's father...

    The film must be heavy on flashbacks for that to work.

    Posted in: Disney film to show how 'Mary Poppins' flew from book to screen

  • 2

    GaroJ

    The writer was just making a joke. Maybe not a very funny one but hardly worthy of the outpouring seen here.

    Posted in: Apple maps disaster may solve China-Japan islands dispute

  • 5

    GaroJ

    The staff had been prepared to use deadly force if necessary, zoo director Jim Breheny told a televised news conference.

    On the man I hope.

    Posted in: Man mauled after jumping into tiger pit at New York's Bronx Zoo

  • 2

    GaroJ

    Why should it be removed? Especially now, why should it be removed? It's its very existence that those crazy people were using as an excuse for their behaviour. I doubt many, or any, of them have actually watched it so what difference would removing it make?

    Posted in: Should websites remove the anti-Islam video that is fueling anti-U.S. protests in the Muslim world?

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