jeffrey said...

jeffrey at 11:50 PM JST - 27th July

I often enjoy Brule's "Fast Lane" column in the weekend FT, but Monocle including Tokyo as on the most livable cities in the world is based almost entirely on his experiences there, which involves staying at a five-star hotel for a few days maybe at a time, eating all his…

Posted in Most expensive, most livable … with Tokyo, it’s all about who you ask at 11:50 PM JST - 27th July
jeffrey at 12:12 AM JST - 25th July

I hate religion.

Posted in Malaysian Islamic court orders woman caned for having a beer at 12:12 AM JST - 25th July
jeffrey at 12:38 AM JST - 24th July

Nice. Looks like something you'd wear to the Playboy Mansion on Halloween. Just pathetic.

As OssanAmerica said, this will do nothing but reinforce the misconception that all geisha were prostitutes who could sing, dance and play the koto.

Posted in Reach for the Universe at 12:38 AM JST - 24th July
jeffrey at 12:46 AM JST - 23rd July

This wouldn't even be an issue if the Japanese government simply insisted that all cats and dogs sold at pet stores or by breeders be spayed and neutered as a matter of ownership. The last two cats we had were nora-neko.

Posted in Serial cat killer on the loose again in Tokyo's Setagaya at 12:46 AM JST - 23rd July
jeffrey at 12:40 AM JST - 23rd July

*grafton at 12:06 AM JST - 23rd July Such patronising rubbish from people that spend far too much of their own lives in front of computer terminals. JT has a habit of putting up a picture for the day that is designed to generate comment, that I can live with,…

Posted in Praying for a hubby at 12:40 AM JST - 23rd July
jeffrey at 05:40 AM JST - 21st July

I don't think it's even possible to have a tornado in Japan - topography is all wrong.

Posted in Gusts believed to be tornado strike Okayama at 05:40 AM JST - 21st July
jeffrey at 01:42 AM JST - 21st July

suzushiineko at 02:14 PM JST - 20th July Yes, perception is everything. There are usually 3 sides to every story. Yours, theirs, and the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Fine, but I can't think of any circumstances under which it is okay for a stranger to strike one's child…

Posted in The cheering gets nasty at a pro baseball game at 01:42 AM JST - 21st July
jeffrey at 01:34 AM JST - 21st July

What bizarre and patently un-Japanese behavior. The only time I've ever seen this kind of thing happen in the U.S. was at a football game. Baseball fans can be rude here (especially when the Yankees are in town), but I've never seen anyone mix it up at a baseball game.…

Posted in The cheering gets nasty at a pro baseball game at 01:34 AM JST - 21st July
jeffrey at 06:05 AM JST - 16th July

skipthesong at 11:02 AM JST - 13th July What is the difference between her and Huffington now

Palin's better looking, but maybe only because she's a decade younger. Oh, and Huffington isn't a idiot.

Posted in Palin says she's not leaving politics at 06:05 AM JST - 16th July
jeffrey at 05:33 AM JST - 16th July

*torsoaho at 04:17 PM JST - 15th July No, what planet are you on ? One that obviously doesn't recognize that the USA is made up of immigrants with over 50 million current American residents being born in another country... yeh, thats right, they probably speak a different language other…

Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 05:33 AM JST - 16th July