UnagiDon said...

UnagiDon at 10:12 PM JST - 30th August

What landslide? The Happiness Realization Party didn't win!!

Posted in DPJ crushes LDP in landslide victory; Hatoyama certain to become next PM at 10:12 PM JST - 30th August
UnagiDon at 08:34 AM JST - 27th August

sfjp330;

They are good people if you are tourist.

Exactly.

And yes, I have done business with Japanese firms and found them to be the same as anywhere else - some try to maximize their gain at my expense, some try to reach a deal that makes both sides happy.

Posted in Number of foreign tourists to Japan falls 23% in July at 08:34 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 07:58 AM JST - 27th August

I retract part of my previous statement after reading the TIME article - it's reasonably dismissive over the supposed uproar over Mr. James. But I still think he looks like an English teacher.

Posted in Mr James at 07:58 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 07:43 AM JST - 27th August

Brainiac;

I know Debito means well

I'm not sure he really does mean well, or at least it's secondary to his own self-aggrandizement, but regardless I'm sad that TIME has given him another soapbox to spout from.

Anyway, if I passed by Mr. James on the street I'd just assume…

Posted in Mr James at 07:43 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 06:10 AM JST - 27th August

Well said nutsagain - the LDP are a relic of the Cold War and also deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Posted in DPJ head Hatoyama casts ballot in early voting at 06:10 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 05:54 AM JST - 27th August

So the police won't stop me if I start Voguing while riding one of these?

Posted in Easy-to-ride electric bicycles in vogue at 05:54 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 05:51 AM JST - 27th August

Mention of "the Dark Side" and "the Emperor"? I've got a bad feeling about this...

Posted in Japanese society going over to the 'Dark Side' at 05:51 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 05:43 AM JST - 27th August

Well done sfjp330! Two sentences about what's wrong with Japan as as tourist destination, followed by EIGHT sentences about what's wrong with the Japanese people. In addition to being crude generalizations, I suspect that it shows that "they" aren't the only ones in need of "diverse mentality". And it sure…

Posted in Number of foreign tourists to Japan falls 23% in July at 05:43 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 12:16 AM JST - 27th August

Tourists who come to Japan from far afield (North America or Europe) generally do so because they have some interest in Japan, not because theyre looking to sit on the beach, schlep around on a budget, or want extra lucky number one special massage - Thailand beckons for such folks.…

Posted in Number of foreign tourists to Japan falls 23% in July at 12:16 AM JST - 27th August
UnagiDon at 08:22 PM JST - 26th August

I don't have a problem with tipping per se, but I do have a problem with the expectation that tipping is standard, no matter how crappy or indifferent the service. Tipping should only be given when the service is beyond the norm. When I moved back to Canada from Japan,…

Posted in What do you think of the tipping system in restaurants, taxis, etc? at 08:22 PM JST - 26th August