cleo said...

cleo at 11:33 AM JST - 2nd August

USAPatriot -

You just confirmed what I said - the company you were keeping at the time you were learning the language was reflected in the language you learned.

When I first came to Japan, I didn't realise it at the time, but the language I was learning was heavily…

Posted in I didn't know he knew some of the words he knows. at 11:33 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 11:28 AM JST - 2nd August

timorborder - I'm sure you'll agree with me that training a dog isn't so much a 'better option' as an 'absolute necessity'.

Amputations Free of Charge lol Another good one is 'No trespassing, survivors will be prosecuted'.

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 11:28 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 11:19 AM JST - 2nd August

Many of the first words of Japanese i learnt were sear words, because i heard the same word being said again and again , and asked what is that word?

Says more about the company you were keeping than anything else. Same goes for Ichiro-kun.

Posted in I didn't know he knew some of the words he knows. at 11:19 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 01:04 AM JST - 2nd August

OK, I found the original news article, and JT needs to get a new translator.

It turns out the dog is not a big fierce 80cm-to-the-shoulder half-a-mountain mastiff type, it's a mongrel weighing 12 kilos and measuring 70-80cm long - probably nosetip to tailtip for that weight. A little thing.…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 01:04 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 12:49 AM JST - 2nd August

If it's chained up, the chances of it running after and mauling a person are reduced.

If it's confined to the living room the chances are reduced still further.

Some dogs are naturally excited over things like that and training won't take it away.

Mmm, yes it will, that's…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 12:49 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 12:18 AM JST - 2nd August

usapat -

I can't find any links at the moment, but I'm sure I read somewhere (can't even remember which country, sorry) of an incident where a dog was in a cage in the owner's yard, a kiddy climbed over a gate onto the property, stuck its hand through the…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 12:18 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 12:00 AM JST - 2nd August

zurc -

get over yourselves. Humans are more important that dogs

Couldn't agree with you more. And if this dog had been cared for properly, the old lady would probably still be alive.

delitachan -

We've had a lot of cases here in my city where people just taking…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 12:00 AM JST - 2nd August
cleo at 08:15 PM JST - 1st August

timorborder -

I hope you're wrong about carrying the can.

I once saw a dog-training programme where the trainer got the clueless owner to sit alone on a hard chair in a room with no stimulation, no company, no nothing. After an hour he was crawling up the walls with…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 08:15 PM JST - 1st August
cleo at 08:04 PM JST - 1st August

You can be sure that dog barked its head off as the lady approached, giving her plenty of warning to leave before she was in chomping range

I'm not suggesting it didn't. But if she could see that it was chained, she may have thought she would be able to…

Posted in Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog at 08:04 PM JST - 1st August
cleo at 07:09 PM JST - 1st August

If no one gets arrested for using the Internet/speaking their mind/complaining about the food or air quality

If no one comes down with food poisoning/respiratory failure

If there are no terrorist/nutter attacks

If there are at least a few upsets in the predicted medal tables

If the locals are allowed…

Posted in Do you think the Olympic Games will be a success? at 07:09 PM JST - 1st August