davestrousers said...

davestrousers at 06:54 PM JST - 9th February

These protests you speak about were nothing more than opportunistic gangland riots- they had nothing to do with Iraq, Saddam, or the war on terror.

What on Earth are you talking about? The protests against the Iraq war were the biggest protests that the UK has ever seen. The Feb…

Posted in UK's Iraq war inquiry turns focus to Bush officials at 06:54 PM JST - 9th February
davestrousers at 02:36 PM JST - 5th February

Of course, a shatterproof pint could still be used like a club in fight

Erm, yeah... of course.

But noticeably, no officials were talking about reforming the British binge drinking culture at the root of the problem.

That is a quite ridiculous statement. There have been all sorts…

Posted in Cheers! British drinkers toast new shatterproof pint glass at 02:36 PM JST - 5th February
davestrousers at 02:08 AM JST - 17th January

the police made me drop my pants

is that a euphemism for what I think it is?

Posted in Tell us about any encounters, either good or bad, you have had with Japanese police. at 02:08 AM JST - 17th January
davestrousers at 04:33 PM JST - 5th January

"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time"

Posted in What for you is the most annoying English word or expression? at 04:33 PM JST - 5th January
davestrousers at 09:55 AM JST - 5th January

We humans cannot engineer our way out of global warming, although scientists who believe in geo-engineering have offered theories on how to do it. There are no easy fixes.

So the author is saying "There is no way to do it, but there are theories about how to do…

Posted in Will Japan be around in the year 2500? at 09:55 AM JST - 5th January
davestrousers at 11:07 PM JST - 29th December

Gordon Brown should shut up about this. If he really wants to stick up for someone he should do something about the US extradition of Gary McKinnon, a UK citizen with Apergers who has never even been to the US but faces the prospect of spending the rest of his…

Posted in China executes British man convicted of drug smuggling at 11:07 PM JST - 29th December
davestrousers at 01:46 PM JST - 28th December

The unemployment rate in Japan increased by about 1.5% in 2009. Apart from those that happened to be part of that statistic then I guess the direct effects of all this in 2009 weren't that bad. I'm guessing that young people entering the job market were affected the most.

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Posted in Good riddance to 2009 at 01:46 PM JST - 28th December
davestrousers at 09:53 AM JST - 24th December

One of the most common questions I get about tech from visitors to Japan is “Where do I get a cheap digital camera?”

I'm sorry to be pedantic but that question is about shopping, not technology.

Posted in Buying a camera in Japan? Think again at 09:53 AM JST - 24th December
davestrousers at 10:56 AM JST - 22nd December

ILoveNippon,

You are dead wrong about the difficulty in adapting to Japanese culture for refugees. Firstly I already mentioned about English that percentage-wise its still considerable. You don't seem able to grasp this point. Secondly we are talking about giving people a chance to live. I wonder if a rejected…

Posted in Refugee approvals in Jan-Sept down over two-thirds from year before at 10:56 AM JST - 22nd December
davestrousers at 11:58 PM JST - 21st December

ILoveNippon,

Also, if you haven't noticed, the whole world speaks some kind of English (even if it a low level). It is much much easier for refugees to come to western countries.

Looking at countries by English-speaking population. Japan comes 12th out of all the countries in the world. Even…

Posted in Refugee approvals in Jan-Sept down over two-thirds from year before at 11:58 PM JST - 21st December