anderstungtwist said...

anderstungtwist at 10:45 PM JST - 30th April

Don't need no 'proof'.

Without proof, it's a pointless discussion.

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 10:45 PM JST - 30th April
anderstungtwist at 06:34 AM JST - 30th April

you will lose the respect of your children the moment they grow too big for you to beat them anymore. And don't give me this "spanking is not beating" BS. Assault is assault is assault.

When you say "children" I assume you mean all ages, however, I believe three-year-olds and…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 06:34 AM JST - 30th April
anderstungtwist at 07:21 PM JST - 28th April

You're all wrong. None of you have any proof whatsoever.

Parents have less influence than peers, in my opinion, though, in shaping our kids.

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 07:21 PM JST - 28th April
anderstungtwist at 09:03 PM JST - 27th April

For the last 10 years, the insurance industry has been undergoing many changes. Liberalization has made the Japanese market much more competitive.

What might that be?

One thing that has happened to the insurance industry and is easy to understand is the internet. It's just amazing how being able to…

Posted in Risk is their business at 09:03 PM JST - 27th April
anderstungtwist at 06:06 PM JST - 27th April

a police patrol spotted the man in the area a short time later

You said he was a minor, so shouldn't you say: "spotted the boy."

Posted in 19-year-old man arrested for trying to rob gasoline stand in Aichi at 06:06 PM JST - 27th April
anderstungtwist at 06:04 PM JST - 27th April

What did he do with the money? Buy an i-pod, a designer bag for his lady...? He certainly didn't borrow money for necessities.

Is it okay to defend oneself against a minor? What if you get attacked late at night by a tall 14-year-old, fight back and cause serious injury?…

Posted in 19-year-old man arrested for trying to rob gasoline stand in Aichi at 06:04 PM JST - 27th April
anderstungtwist at 02:22 PM JST - 27th April

otaku types with monster man packages....

What is a monster man package? Have I missed another mega trend?

Posted in Japan in need of moral education at 02:22 PM JST - 27th April
anderstungtwist at 08:28 PM JST - 26th April

I keep wondering if the people I meet every day at work, in shops, in my neighborhood, my friends, are the same jerks who do all these asocial, stupid, dangerous things in traffic.

I keep wondering if I've flipped off my boss, neighbor, or father-in-law, etc.

Once, I was jaywalking…

Posted in What do you think of attempts by police to get people to stop using cell phones and listening to music while riding bicycles? at 08:28 PM JST - 26th April
anderstungtwist at 04:58 AM JST - 26th April

Sports should be an extra-curricular activity, not their whole friggin' lives. This is another example of how the Japanese take things to extremes.

Juku is totally unnecessary for a child with the self-discipline to study. If they've been raised on TV, however, they'll probably need to pay someone to tell…

Posted in Class hours, learning content to increase in schools at 04:58 AM JST - 26th April
anderstungtwist at 04:36 AM JST - 26th April

What we really need is less moralizing.

Posted in Japan in need of moral education at 04:36 AM JST - 26th April