jerseyboy said...

jerseyboy at 11:56 AM JST - 12th May

As a foreign man, engaged to a foreign woman, whom I happened to meet in Roppongi, I am apparently not in step with any of the blatant and silly stereotypes posted so far. (I guess if I was we'd have not had 6 great years together.) And, lucky for me…

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 11:56 AM JST - 12th May
jerseyboy at 05:00 PM JST - 9th May

Lots of goods posts on both sides of this mono-lingual/bi-lingual issue. I would simply agree with the poster who said that this decision is often determined by the family's financial standing. Families that can afford to send their kids to an international school, will generally have bi-lingual kids. Those that…

Posted in Becky says 'I'm trying not to fall in love' at 05:00 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 03:01 PM JST - 9th May

rtrhead1...Well said. I don't recall the government of Thailand, or any of the other tsunami-impacted countries, complaining about the U.S. trying to over-stay their welcome. But, I do recall, ex-presidents Bush and Clinton working together to raise millions of dollars of funds for the relief effort -- strictly for humanitarian…

Posted in Japan to give additional $10 million aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar at 03:01 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 02:53 PM JST - 9th May

sarcasm123...I respond to your most recent rant, but tkoind2 has already done so (Thanks). And very eloguently as well. I particularly like his question of you: "how about offering something constructive yourself?" A point I have made many times as well. One thing he overlooked, however, was to mention that…

Posted in Platinum at 02:53 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 01:15 PM JST - 9th May

rjd_jr...Sorry I did not respond ealier to your reply. But, I guess, unlike you, I actually have a life. In any case, I'm not the only poster who is not enamored by Ishihara. There are several who think as I do in fact: "beauty fades, dumb is forever", "looks like…

Posted in Juno at 01:15 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 01:07 PM JST - 9th May

rjd-jr...No criticism from me. Good to see Japan stepping up to the plate to help a fellow Asian country. But, your snide remark aside, if you have actually done any reading about the situation besides just here on JT, you'd recognize that the U.S. has offerred massive assistence, similar to…

Posted in Japan to give additional $10 million aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar at 01:07 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 12:36 PM JST - 9th May

Clearly, this guy has serious psychological problems, and I hope he recovers both physically and mentally. It would appear to me, that this was a clear "cry for help", in that a guy in the "physical training school" could only hurt himself in a minor way.

Posted in GSDF officer attempts suicide in front of Diet building at 12:36 PM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 11:19 AM JST - 9th May

rjd_jr...For once we agree. Good for her to use her celebrity to support a good cause.

Posted in Norika Fujiwara meets empress at Red Cross meeting at 11:19 AM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 11:15 AM JST - 9th May

rjd_jr...Absolutely, Kurara is very attractive. But so what? Why is it "news" that Japan can parade a never-ending stream of attractive women to shill some kind of product or service on a daily basis? I agree with tkoind2 completely. This country is fascinated/obscessed with the material aspects of life, and…

Posted in Platinum at 11:15 AM JST - 9th May
jerseyboy at 03:07 PM JST - 8th May

Sorry, but pathat did not "nail" anything, and probably hasn't in months. Ishihara is just one of 10,000 look-alike, Barbie-doll, hostess types you see on any given day here in Tokyo. Great eye candy, sure. But, they are all not even as "deep" as their make-up. They could replace her…

Posted in Juno at 03:07 PM JST - 8th May