jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 01:23 PM JST - 4th June

i'd like to see stats about partners in japan. seems to me that a lot of japanese have a very small number of partners (perhaps only 1) before getting married, having the expected children and then more or less ending their sex lives

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jonnyboy at 01:09 PM JST - 4th June

How about the power of suggestion, jonnyboy? That is why one needs a firm foundation. For me. No thanks. Do not wish to live there nor wear the sweater:-0. Too spooooooky...oooo...kidding. But something like why people put flowers where someone died in a traffic accident. History of a place matters…

Posted in Would you move into a house or apartment if you knew that a murder or suicide had once taken place there? at 01:09 PM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 01:06 PM JST - 4th June

one problem with driving is that cars are a such a status symbol, regardless of their usefulness. at least many other countries don't have the excellent public transport systems of japan's cities. i remember when i lived in nishitokyo and people would complain about not being able to find anywhere…

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jonnyboy at 12:55 PM JST - 4th June

sensible. i had my own little conspiracy theory regarding the tamiflu deaths of '06: clinics/drug companies/local authorities buy/manufacture large amounts of tamiflu in wake of the bird flu scare, which they then get stuck with, which they then begin prescribing more freely than they should have been. at the end…

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jonnyboy at 11:59 AM JST - 4th June

Caring for the infirm takes a lot of patience and understanding. Are the unemployed masses, disgruntled from getting the axe in their current jobs, going to be able to muster that kind of sensitivity?

definitely. seems that care work is far too sensitive a profession to let people wander into…

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jonnyboy at 11:56 AM JST - 4th June

anyone interested in this topic should look into the psychology experiment known as the "murder's sweater". long story short, many people will refuse to wear a sweater if told it used to belong to a murderer. furthermore, they will be uncomfortable with anyone who does agree to wear it, even…

Posted in Would you move into a house or apartment if you knew that a murder or suicide had once taken place there? at 11:56 AM JST - 4th June
jonnyboy at 11:48 AM JST - 4th June

Pretty gals until they start talking .

they are only supposed to be trophy wives. to be seen, not heard

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jonnyboy at 11:45 AM JST - 4th June

if memory served me rightly the statistic is much more than 30,000 a year at the moment, so 30,000/365 averages more than 80 a day doing themselves in, so if the peak is 100 a day in april then it's easy to believe

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jonnyboy at 11:43 AM JST - 4th June

Her Wikipedia bio says her father is half American.

which guarantees any opinions she expresses (good on her) will be completely ignored. so much for blazing a trail for thoughtful tarento

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jonnyboy at 11:10 AM JST - 4th June

joseph smith, dum dum, dum dum! lucy harris, smart smart, smart smart!

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