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buchailldana
interesting aspect..about six months ago I got off the subway in nagoya and bumped into a guy,as I was leaving the station 4 subway staff grabbed me and I mean grabbed me saying the guy had complained I hit him.No witnesses nothing.Was wearing asuit too coming home from weddings.Cops came wouldnt believe a word I said because it was me against an honourable native.Spent the next 6 hours in the cop shop where they insulted my japanese level insulted me and my country(fortunately I can curse fluently in irish so they had no idea what i was calling them) dumped all my stuff out of a bag and went through it with a fine tooth comb..even shook out my priest gown just in case i had drugs hidden in it...as you do..anyway they tried to get me to sign a statement and the like and in the end let me go at 4 am in the morning.So if you decide to run make sure you don't get caught because if the catch you you are in for more fun than I had.I didnt know I was being accused of something thats why I didnt run in the first place..Id said just make sure you are never in a position to be accused...but then again that didnt work for me...fascist scum both the subway staff and the cops
Posted in: Guilty and never proven innocent – every male train rider's nightmare in Japan
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buchailldana
As an irisperson I would have to say yes.The original idea compared to what it has become are totally different. and now most members feel bypassed in the major decision making. The amount of rules and regulations are also another factor people dislike it.The cons are begiining to outweigh the pros.The bureaucrats who make the rules are so out of touch with the real world.They just seem interested in keeping their gravy train going at full speed. And whats with this vote against a treaty and being told to vote again until you vote for the right result!! If North korea did that everyone would go on about it.Was a nice idea but it has been twisted
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buchailldana
in nagoya its got to be Blanc pain absolutment delicieux...
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buchailldana
a lot of deaths around the world in different places doesnt take away from the fact that on a peaceful day so many lives were shattered.So i extend my sympathies to all who got caught up in this terrible happening.
Posted in: 3 dead, 130 hurt after two bombs explode near Boston Marathon finish line
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buchailldana
Like a Michael Jackson convention!!
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buchailldana
at least learn how to pull up your pants!!
Posted in: Justin Bieber lashes out at media's 'countless lies' about him
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buchailldana
stoke the fear stoke the fear keep the mind of the real problems
Posted in: Abe says nuclear plants need tighter anti-terrorism measures
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buchailldana
but its not what you say or really do its how you get the message across and compred to the bumbling idiots of the DJP he is a master.Thats why the japanese are up for him.He is acting the man with China etc and looks like he knows what he is on about.Whether he and his cohorts can actually do anything about all the structural problems is a completely different matter.Pensions ,population imbalance the will all come home to roost later but he got his fancy catch phrase in the media "ABENOMICS".He is the flavor of the hour.he is just playing the game well.In the end thet all just care about getting and keeping power.I would just feel sorry for the youth of japan as there future is just so grim....but I somehow doubt the youth of japan want to or actually give a damn.keep the head in the sand, listen to NHKs subtle propaganda about what a great little country it is...but sure half the worlds govts do the same...so inspiring..
Posted in: Voter support for Abe rises to 72%
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buchailldana
does no one have any compassion any more.no matter what a 14 year old should not be left taking care of a child for a long time.why hammer her.are peoples lives so bitter they get a kick out of condemning a young teenager.she might be guilty she might be not but she shouldn't have been put in that situation.go bring you lynch mob mentality somewhere else..pack of savages
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buchailldana
just another excuse for japan to make an new"plucky little "japanese" martyr complex story while ignoring the way they treat women in everyday life...but then again for most women here as long as they can enjoy their hubbys wages they are quite happy to enjoy life in thier bubble...these type of stories are very north korean in a way..
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buchailldana
at least the crappy service on board will be now standardised.
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buchailldana
you would never want to preguess the outcome of a crime like this but my gut feeling is that he hasn't a leg to stand on
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buchailldana
wow Trex you are my hero!!
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buchailldana
I agree with so many people here.how is it that such a big disaster is so under reported. No real in depth stuff just that it is hunky-dory. I was in europe when chernobyl happened and it was much more informed .and that was with the secretive soviet union. Shame on them. Shame on them.
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buchailldana
nothing very heroic about hiding somewhere and sneakily shooting people..
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buchailldana
no way my kids will be wasting their time at school on a saturday....not a snowballs chance. to many life skills to learn then..climbing mountains,using wood living life which is not going to be learnt on a 6th day in a japanese thought stifling environment.
Posted in: Japan considers 6-day school week; teachers not enthusiastic
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buchailldana
first things first it is sad that so many were killed whatever nationality, having watched NHK news over many years would they have cared so much if there were no japanese casualties. No they wouldn't ,As Alphaape said those killers didnt care where the "Infidels" were from, just that they were non believers and the japanese are naive to think that anyone with such a disposition cares about the japanese "niceness". And if they had gotten some hostages off base it would have just dragged the whole thing out to end in a throat been slit on youtube.But you dont here too much about the casualties from american drones either. Like a lot of people here they live in a bubble as if the world is disneyland....it ain't..When both sides are fanatics nothing good will come of it so time for the good old japanese to realise that they dont have much say in the greater run of things.
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buchailldana
can you use chopsticks?
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buchailldana
I have a replica of a harp made my an IRA guy when he was in prison.was sort of obliged to buy the ticket and then won the harp.good quality
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buchailldana
the way he is going Abe's beautiful japan will be a bombed out wasteland apart from okinawa
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