jonnyboy said...

jonnyboy at 06:01 PM JST - 2nd June

envy of America

people "envy" the very attractive image america is able to create for itself; glamour, riches, cars, possessions, whateveryouhaveit. the reality is that america is not that much better a place than any other. it is just that; a place. i don't envy americans because i'm not naive…

Posted in Romney raps Obama's 'tour of apology' at 06:01 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 05:34 PM JST - 2nd June

I can understand them not trusting banks, but really, when the economy went balls up, they should've sent that cash to overseas bank accounts.

if they had trouble trusting banks run by ware ware nihonjin banks, i can't see that they would trust gaijin banks

Posted in Murdered Tokyo couple had cash stashed all over the house at 05:34 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 05:03 PM JST - 2nd June

i can assure you that the japanese have the same body temperature as everyone else: about 36 degrees. the difference is that they have been brought up to believe that winter = cold = heater must be on full, just the same as summer = hot = air-con must be…

Posted in Aso kicks off Cool Biz campaign with Okinawan wear at 05:03 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 04:42 PM JST - 2nd June

gamma rays are radiation so i suppose it would suggest some kind of interesting, perhaps unknown activity in the galaxy.

to anyone with a casual interest, i recommend bill bryon's brief history of nearly everything. truth is stranger than fiction

Posted in Galaxy seen emitting gamma rays 230 mil light years from Earth at 04:42 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 04:08 PM JST - 2nd June

whilst i should point out i've never driven in japan, nor ever want to, as for stopping distance between cars, the worst offenders for this i have experienced are definitely americans. sorry. they also fail for being the most confrontational/aggressive drivers i have experienced.

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 04:08 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 03:58 PM JST - 2nd June

maintenance - all Japanese i 've met are always very shocked and think how japan is great when they see the number of broken down cars on hard shoulders of expresways abroad... hence the hard shoulders are needed so much. go a simple journey of 100 miles round say London…

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 03:58 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 03:52 PM JST - 2nd June

Apart from Taxi drivers who feel that hazards lights on means you can stop anywhere at any time.

it certainly ain't only the taxi drivers. this seems to be an unwritten "rule" that's followed pretty widely over here. big pet peeve, especially when you consider how narrow so many streets…

Posted in Why I hate driving in Japan at 03:52 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 03:47 PM JST - 2nd June

a major selling point of credit cards was supposed to be that they're international. except in japan, of course

Posted in Visa launches Tokyo Shopping Guide at 03:47 PM JST - 2nd June
jonnyboy at 03:45 PM JST - 2nd June

why are the japanese so obsessed with wedding dresses anyway? it's not a costume. it's not even a uniform. are the fetishists and the media freaks who pump them up always so quick to degrade the sanctity of marriage with some j-fluff (unmarried) bimbo in a wedding dress?

women spend…

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jonnyboy at 10:11 PM JST - 1st June

Everytime a place burns down overnight I always think "yup, another smoker falling asleep while smoking".

happened to my neighbour. his face the next day should be pictured in the dictionary next to the term "shell shock"

Posted in Total smoking ban starts on JR limited, express trains on Honshu at 10:11 PM JST - 1st June