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  blvtzpk at 05:45 PM JST - 17th May

  funny article...you can't make stuff like this up Unless you're Spa. Oh Nessie - got there before me!!!

  Posted in The appalling cooking habits of young single women at 05:45 PM JST - 17th May

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  blvtzpk at 12:16 AM JST - 17th May

  Oh, and don't give me the line that viewing a subtitled film is purely reading the film - one's eyes bounce between the subtitles and the image frequently. But it is tiring for some, and as I stated above, can distract from the pleasure experience of a movie.

  Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 12:16 AM JST - 17th May

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  blvtzpk at 12:13 AM JST - 17th May

  Betting, that was what I was suggesting as well. 'Avoid' is the issue here. Using 'avoid' is suggesting a conscious decision to stay away from something, which I don't think it is. Most people watch movies for pleasure. If dealing with subtitles diminishes the pleasurable experience, does that make you…

  Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 12:13 AM JST - 17th May

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  blvtzpk at 10:51 PM JST - 16th May

  Don't let those teenagers near them...

  Posted in Sanja Festival in Asakusa at 10:51 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 06:45 PM JST - 16th May

  I'm just wondering where the basis for the original question comes from.

  Can JT staff give us some evidence that "moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles"? I'm interested in the use of word 'avoid' - like it's a conscious decision not to watch a subtitled…

  Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 06:45 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 05:48 PM JST - 16th May

  Takyubin were just at my door with two boxes of whalemeat 'special delivery' from Nissin Maru. I told them I'm not a 'researcher' (I did the air quotes) and didn't order it, but they insisted I take delivery. What can I do? I'm a helpless cog in the machinery of…

  Posted in Greenpeace files complaint over alleged whale meat embezzlement at 05:48 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 05:41 PM JST - 16th May

  Seems like you know a lot about Australian politics and politicians.

  No...please...continue...I'm all ears

  Posted in Aussie pensioners shed clothes to protest budget, high prices at 05:41 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 05:40 PM JST - 16th May

  "Fukakyon" has a slightly less sluttier image than Koda Kumi

  Bit I LIKE pitches for my beery drinks slutty!!! Not happy!

  Posted in Kirin replaces Koda with Fukada for TV ad at 05:40 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 04:56 PM JST - 16th May

  Psst, Rei: The wife is out tonight. Don't forget to bring the specs. You can be 'Professor' this evening. I've been a b-a-a-a-a-a-d boy.

  Posted in Rei Kikukawa, who doesn't wear glasses, promotes Hoya's glasses at 04:56 PM JST - 16th May

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  blvtzpk at 04:53 PM JST - 16th May

  First the Indian taxi drivers take off their shirts, now Mrs Magillicuddy is down to her girdle. What an ugly place Melbourne is turning out to be!

  Leader of the Family First Party, Steve Fielding, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that pensioners were buckling under the pressure of higher…

  Posted in Aussie pensioners shed clothes to protest budget, high prices at 04:53 PM JST - 16th May