Sammi33 said...

Sammi33 at 11:23 PM JST - 16th July

You have obviously never met my daughter's kindergarten bento nazis! I regularly get phone calls saying this that and the other is "dame!" It seems that we foreign mums, along with never being capable of understanding Japanese culture, the importance of PTA and how to dress appropriately for a mother…

Posted in Japan's new 'boxed-lunch men' learning to cater for themselves at 11:23 PM JST - 16th July
Sammi33 at 07:21 AM JST - 8th July

And this is exactly why you should do some research before traveling to a foreign country and remember that some things may be different from your own, such as the money and language. I had a part-time job at a restaurant when I was in Hawaii and it never failed…

Posted in Rome restaurant shut down after charging Japanese tourists 695 euros at 07:21 AM JST - 8th July
Sammi33 at 02:24 PM JST - 11th May

Tsuji, who is already married and has a daughter, advised Yaguchi to try harder to if she wants to find a husband, saying, ‘‘Otherwise, you could be waiting forever.’

LOL, advice from the expert! Go Yaguchi, go for the dekikon!

Posted in Ex-Morning Musume idol Yaguchi hopes to have twins with non-Japanese man at 02:24 PM JST - 11th May
Sammi33 at 08:54 AM JST - 19th April

This is really sick. When I was in highschool one of our gym teachers was pregnant with twins. But she had a miscarriage and lost both of them. We were all so shocked and saddened by her loss and were really careful not to upset her after she came back…

Posted in Pregnant junior high school teacher harassed by students’ 'Miscarriage Club' at 08:54 AM JST - 19th April
Sammi33 at 08:41 AM JST - 19th April

The woman lived in LA until she was 13, or basically the best time for language acquisition. She's essentially a native English speaker and was an interpreter. Now she's 91 and giving 500 yen lessons to other obaachan and doing something nice for the community. I would rather have her…

Posted in English lessons by 91-year-old woman in Kagoshima gaining popularity at 08:41 AM JST - 19th April
Sammi33 at 08:34 AM JST - 19th April

Chopsticks are used for eating, at a table, sitting down. Good parents(and teachers) teach children to sit still when handling chopsticks or forks. even an 18-month old can understand the concept. When brushing teeth you stand still too. you NEVER let a small child walk around holding a sharp stick…

Posted in Court rejects compensation claim over boy's cotton candy stick death at 08:34 AM JST - 19th April
Sammi33 at 02:20 PM JST - 13th April

If the "no scolding no punishing" approach works so well, why are so many middle and high school students such royal a**holes? You condition kindergartners to believe that they will get anything they want, and they expect it from then on. And then if you suddenly up one day and…

Posted in You can learn a lot about Japanese culture from kindergarten classes at 02:20 PM JST - 13th April
Sammi33 at 05:03 PM JST - 23rd March

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line is a subway line but runs above ground from Nishi-Kasai on until well into Chiba. I know because I use it to get to work. Marunouchi Subway Line also runs above ground in some areas too.

Posted in Strong winds disrupt train, subway services in Tokyo at 05:03 PM JST - 23rd March
Sammi33 at 10:32 AM JST - 20th March

Why don't 1,000 of the thousands of unemployed Japanese hakens enroll in a similar course? We have a huge unemployment problem in Japan but Indonesians are willing to leave their home and study a new language to have this job. Most of the hakens didn't want to work full-time in…

Posted in Hundreds of Indonesian nurses to take test to work in Japan at 10:32 AM JST - 20th March
Sammi33 at 10:26 AM JST - 20th March

In Japanese society people are expected to be what everyone wants them to be, rather than who they really are. It's really sad and not surprising that so many people are alone.

Posted in More women enjoying a night out alone at 10:26 AM JST - 20th March