abromofo said...

abromofo at 04:51 PM JST - 23rd July

YGHhome: No, no, no. This fashion is in no way influenced by capitalism or Americanization. Walk down the street in Tokyo, you will see it is influenced by modern Japanese culture.

Posted in Reach for the Universe at 04:51 PM JST - 23rd July
abromofo at 04:25 PM JST - 23rd July

If you're reading this Emiri, MARRY ME! I'll make you the happiest girl in the world!

Posted in Reach for the Universe at 04:25 PM JST - 23rd July
abromofo at 04:22 PM JST - 23rd July

Yeah! This outfit rocks! You're all a bunch of conservative fuddy-duddies. When I see her walking down the runway on this I'll feel proud of my, er, adopted country.

I think this kimono appears very avant-garde and shocking

Yes!! This alone will get her a place in the finals.…

Posted in Reach for the Universe at 04:22 PM JST - 23rd July
abromofo at 06:28 PM JST - 21st July

Disillusioned: Mmmm yes, those word pairs are distinctly different to me. I'm fairly fluent in Japanese. I'm also talking about languages I've never heard before. I'm willing to bet that if a native speaker of any spoke two distinct but similar sounding words, I'd be able to hear the difference.…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 06:28 PM JST - 21st July
abromofo at 04:52 PM JST - 21st July

No matter how many times I hear this, I find it astonishing that Japanese people have trouble distinguishing between R and L sounds. I know it's true for almost all of the Japanese population. But personally I believe I do not have any trouble distinguishing different sounds in any language.…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 04:52 PM JST - 21st July
abromofo at 03:52 PM JST - 21st July

I think there are a lot of details missing from this story. With details missing, one can only make assumptions. I'm going to assume that the little guy made a nuisance of himself so that the woman lost her cool, and whacked him. I don't believe in hitting kids under…

Posted in The cheering gets nasty at a pro baseball game at 03:52 PM JST - 21st July
abromofo at 05:30 PM JST - 16th July

Does anyone else know Japanese people that do NOT use air conditioning at all? A friend of mine lives in Niigata, where it frequently stays above 30 at night, and up to 38-40 degrees during the day. I tell them it's dangerous for their health, they insist it's "normal" in…

Posted in What do you do to stay cool in summer? at 05:30 PM JST - 16th July
abromofo at 12:02 AM JST - 16th July

This reminds me of an incident involving a Japanese friend (who is no longer a friend) being suspected of child abuse in New Zealand. The NZ authorities are very quick to act on things like this. While having a routine medical check, the staff noticed an adult sized BITE MARK…

Posted in 22-year-old couple arrested for burning 2-year-old son with hair dryer at 12:02 AM JST - 16th July
abromofo at 06:08 PM JST - 15th July

womanforwomen: Because I think you're saying disciplining a child is difficult when there is a lack of maturity of some parents, lack of efforts to educate them, combined with stressful living conditions.

If so I agree entirely. I know of a family in this kind of situation, their kid is…

Posted in 22-year-old couple arrested for burning 2-year-old son with hair dryer at 06:08 PM JST - 15th July
abromofo at 05:26 PM JST - 15th July

womanforwomen:

disciplining a 2 year old? huge difference in bringing up a tamagochi and a real child. is it anything to do with the overpopulated cities with people living in match boxes, stressing them out? Should the human poulation go back to the jungles and caves to start all…

Posted in 22-year-old couple arrested for burning 2-year-old son with hair dryer at 05:26 PM JST - 15th July