furuigakko said...

furuigakko at 05:16 PM JST - 2nd October

I sure hope Tokyo does not get it, this city so foreigner unfriendly.

When you go to an establishment that caters to foreigners, the staff can not speak more than a few words of English. Understood this is Japan and one should try and speak the local language, but when…

Posted in Hatoyama urges IOC to choose Tokyo as 2016 Olympic host at 05:16 PM JST - 2nd October
furuigakko at 07:12 PM JST - 23rd September

but because it offers them some kind of stability, structure and purpose.

@ KallyPygous is the below stability, structure and purpose they are seeking?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/stories-of-taliban-atrocities-spread-as-villagers-flee-over-the-front-line-616396.html

so the best thing is to train them to be useful members of society and hope for the best.

Hope for the best? You can…

Posted in Hatoyama hints at providing vocational training to Taliban soldiers at 07:12 PM JST - 23rd September
furuigakko at 04:20 PM JST - 23rd September

‘‘We may instead choose to provide vocational training to Taliban soldiers to help them to return to society, offer the soldiers stability and happiness, and eventually bring about peace in all of Afghanistan,’’

Nice joke to break the ice. Breaking the ice, my first lesson in Public Speaking. Gordie Brown…

Posted in Hatoyama hints at providing vocational training to Taliban soldiers at 04:20 PM JST - 23rd September
furuigakko at 04:17 PM JST - 23rd September

‘‘We may instead choose to provide vocational training to Taliban soldiers to help them to return to society, offer the soldiers stability and happiness, and eventually bring about peace in all of Afghanistan,’’

It's not about rehabilitating the Talies, they are religious fanatics.

> and eventually bring about peace in…

Posted in Hatoyama hints at providing vocational training to Taliban soldiers at 04:17 PM JST - 23rd September
furuigakko at 08:21 PM JST - 22nd September

60 days, won't the season be over? I sure hope BoSox don't make it to the ALCS/World Series.

Posted in Red Sox right-hander Tazawa placed on 60-day DL at 08:21 PM JST - 22nd September
furuigakko at 08:17 PM JST - 22nd September

Here's the Time Magazine posting:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1904132,00.html

Posted in Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue at 08:17 PM JST - 22nd September
furuigakko at 08:16 PM JST - 22nd September

Yeah, my hat is off to him, he was also featured in Time mag.

Posted in Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue at 08:16 PM JST - 22nd September
furuigakko at 08:11 PM JST - 22nd September

And the fact that you need an invitation from someone in order to join. It's very representative of the closed nature of Japan.

The "in" group vs. the "out" group, it is also indicative in the language.

Posted in Mixi plans to double users within 4 years at 08:11 PM JST - 22nd September
furuigakko at 08:09 PM JST - 22nd September

You can recognize the real and smart man from the loser once you dump a guy. The guy who accepts his defeat wiht dignity is the real men, he will never stalk and cry and will understand that it is over. The loser will continue to stick around even if…

Posted in The age of the disposable male at 08:09 PM JST - 22nd September
furuigakko at 01:22 PM JST - 22nd September

In short, Japanese people in general are untrustworthy, secretive, and deceitful. From the outside looking in via my job, I hear and see a lot of cheating and usury. Rampant cheating by women and of course men. It would shock you.

I agree with you, yes was shocked too.

Just…

Posted in The age of the disposable male at 01:22 PM JST - 22nd September