TPOJ said...

TPOJ at 12:40 PM JST - 2nd January

Just because the Japanese have a word for it doesn't make it the "Japanese way."

Do people really believe in "Japanese efficiency?" They haven't spent much time here, have they?

Posted in Ask why: American states seek efficiency via Japanese way at 12:40 PM JST - 2nd January
TPOJ at 06:02 PM JST - 26th December

OK, have it your way: The classroom is the place for weak-willed individuals.

Don't be a child.

Your comment is not being blasted for inaccuracy, it's being (rightly) blasted for being arrogant, over simplistic, and utterly useless.

Shiuu is incapable of getting anyone to see things his way. It's the…

Posted in No. of teachers taking leave due to illnesses tops 8,000 at 06:02 PM JST - 26th December
TPOJ at 01:14 PM JST - 22nd December

Biden has no class.

Wait wait wait...Sarge? Disapprove of a Democrat? Let me mark my calendar.

At this point, there are some people who will simply never stop or give up. Although appropriate, I'm not talking about Bin Laden. I'm talking about the "old" "Republicans," the people like Sarge who…

Posted in Cheney blames Congress for failing to help struggling automakers at 01:14 PM JST - 22nd December
TPOJ at 03:52 PM JST - 16th December

Public figures do not get to play the "it was just a normal comment" card.

There's a world of difference in making statements like this in your day to day life, and making them in a professional context. If I say "I like girls with large racks" to a friend,…

Posted in 'I was mistaken for a disoriented old man,' says Aso at 03:52 PM JST - 16th December
TPOJ at 03:49 PM JST - 16th December

OK, I got the context on that totally wrong. Reading quotes that weren't marked as such, etc.

Ignore me. Apologies :P

Posted in Teachers lose appeal against ruling ordering them to sing Kimigayo at 03:49 PM JST - 16th December
TPOJ at 03:47 PM JST - 16th December

There is a huge difference between expressing your own opinion (teachers) and being forced to abide by someone else's opinion (Tamogami)

I refuse to believe that you don't know what's logically wrong with that statement.

But here, I'll help you out: the military has an explicit duty not to dissent,…

Posted in Teachers lose appeal against ruling ordering them to sing Kimigayo at 03:47 PM JST - 16th December
TPOJ at 11:21 AM JST - 13th December

People who stop cold the second their feet are inside the train. Yeah, genius, there are people behind you. Same goes for people standing near the doors in a crowded train, and stand firm at the stop, so everyone has to worm their way around them to get out. I…

Posted in What bad manners annoy you the most in public places? at 11:21 AM JST - 13th December
TPOJ at 11:28 PM JST - 11th December

*Why ridiculous? Reading literature is important part of his job. Write papers is important part of his job. Train students to be able scientists is important part of this job. And he cannot even read a written speech in English, it seriously question how he was able to do his…

Posted in Physics requires the ability to think creatively using mathematical formulas, so English isn't essential to pursue theoretical physics in Japan. at 11:28 PM JST - 11th December
TPOJ at 10:52 AM JST - 11th December

So the guy wins a Nobel Prize, and he gets yelled at for only speaking in his mother tongue.

I get that he limits his chances in some ways, but come on. This is ludicrous.

Posted in Physics requires the ability to think creatively using mathematical formulas, so English isn't essential to pursue theoretical physics in Japan. at 10:52 AM JST - 11th December
TPOJ at 10:26 PM JST - 8th December

As derisive as everyone is being, I hope all will be equally as conciliatory if Chuck is proven correct.

Well, I won't. He may be right. He's still jumping the gun in a petulant, childish manner.

(In response to my post) *Why does everyone on the left scream that as…

Posted in Where is Obama's change we can believe in? at 10:26 PM JST - 8th December