Notginger said...

Notginger at 01:06 PM JST - 13th May

It's a bit harsh that he's being done for outstaying his visa due to his being in clink for almost a year.

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Notginger at 01:04 PM JST - 13th May

What's "diversion"?

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Notginger at 01:02 PM JST - 13th May

Let's hope the silly bovine gets a nice long sentence, and not one of those abbreviated SMS ones.

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Notginger at 01:43 PM JST - 12th May

“This is apparent in the indifference of the government to the people’s suffering since the recent cyclone,” - Did he really say that, or is it a quote from the translator? It just doesn't sound like him, but it does sound a lot like Japanese news copy.

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Notginger at 01:40 PM JST - 12th May

There is a large company in the town where I currently live called "Nachi". My (Japanese) wife seriously thought they had the same name as "Nazi" and were named for their fascist sympathies. I teach college students and their level of ignorance is quite stunning. On saying that, before I…

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Notginger at 09:02 AM JST - 12th May

I like the way they have to give a couple of examples of European nations, just in case we didn't know. Was that for the American or Japanese readers, I wonder.

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Notginger at 08:57 AM JST - 12th May

I've heard most foreign women complaining about how hard it is to date Japanese men - they tend to be intimidated and scared of "aggressive" foreign women, or big headed, obnoxious creeps. Either way, those are the complaints I've heard and it might explain why the girls are so keen…

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 08:57 AM JST - 12th May
Notginger at 01:44 PM JST - 9th May

I think it's actually called "Psychiatric evaluation". A mental test would be arithmetic without a calculator.

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Notginger at 01:43 PM JST - 9th May

Please clarify, are there one or two 500 yen coins? Either way the cost of the coins is far in excess of their face value. That's a rather expensive plastic case.

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Notginger at 01:40 PM JST - 9th May

One advantage marriage has is the chance to get divorced.

Posted in What advantages does married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rates? at 01:40 PM JST - 9th May