Schoolboyerror said...

Schoolboyerror at 08:56 PM JST - 3rd October

I'm afraid the clueless naivety among many of the locals - especially the older generation - will always make them easy prey for con artists. A few months ago on TV there was a documentary about a guy who had been scammed by a "girlfriend" who pretended he had made…

Posted in 2 elderly people conned on 1st day of 'bank transfer fraud elimination month' despite police presence at ATMs at 08:56 PM JST - 3rd October
Schoolboyerror at 12:35 PM JST - 19th September

the snag with that is that in Japan the "consequences" for the bigwigs often amount to nothing more than a couple of seconds of bows, fake tears and insincere apologies.

Posted in What do you think of suicide as a means to atone for a scandal or wrongdoing? at 12:35 PM JST - 19th September
Schoolboyerror at 10:54 AM JST - 19th September

browny1

30,000+ suicides a year equals misery for millions.

I think most of those have less to do with shame and more to do with having nothing to live for.

If I were just finishing university and starting out as a salariman, I'd give some thought to topping myself rather…

Posted in What do you think of suicide as a means to atone for a scandal or wrongdoing? at 10:54 AM JST - 19th September
Schoolboyerror at 10:50 AM JST - 19th September

Altria will be writing out a 1m yen cheque to the LDP campaign posthaste.

You don't think they already nick enough off you in their parasitic taxes, which they then line their pockets with (or those of their local soaplands and golf clubs)?

Posted in LDP lags behind other parties in anti-smoking campaign at 10:50 AM JST - 19th September
Schoolboyerror at 09:30 AM JST - 18th September

rjd is right in that it is deplorable to see anyone getting away with it; however, it certainly suicide in itself certainly isn't an act of taking responsibility, let alone the ultimate. That would be helping all the facts come to light, compensating anyone you damaged, making sure it didn't…

Posted in What do you think of suicide as a means to atone for a scandal or wrongdoing? at 09:30 AM JST - 18th September
Schoolboyerror at 09:28 PM JST - 8th September

Er, no. Look at the pathetic, sorry excuse for news coverage on this site. And before anyone asks why I come here, it's for the comments, not the news.

Online news is terrible, and until it shapes up there will always be a place for newspapers.

Posted in Do you think reading newspapers will become a thing of the past in the Internet era? at 09:28 PM JST - 8th September
Schoolboyerror at 09:19 PM JST - 8th September

Good on her. Once she reaches the inevitable glass ceiling for women in whatever her job is, hopefully her eigo will be up to scratch and she can get a transfer to the US. Then she might meet a guy who CAN operate a washing machine and walk past a…

Posted in I have never met a Japanese man who did not want me to be his mommy. at 09:19 PM JST - 8th September
Schoolboyerror at 09:15 PM JST - 8th September

How many high schools in Japan have a debating society? None of the five I've worked at. Mock elections around the time of the real political elections? Nothing like it, unless you count the school elections for student president which boils down to who is kakkoii and who has gammaned…

Posted in Why are Japanese people so apathetic toward politics? at 09:15 PM JST - 8th September
Schoolboyerror at 08:58 PM JST - 7th September

Japanese kids are not deprived of sleep - they spend most of their school (real school, not juku) hours doing just that.

Posted in Academic ability higher among children who go to bed early: study at 08:58 PM JST - 7th September
Schoolboyerror at 08:21 PM JST - 7th September

Yep - outdated. If the person isn't old, pregnant or disabled, they won't be getting my seat. That said, I never sit in the priority seats, so I shouldn't be their first port of call anyway.

Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 08:21 PM JST - 7th September