realist said...

realist at 05:32 PM JST - 19th November

Oh - and they also look totally ridiculous on the people who wear them in public.

Posted in Most masks do not block viruses as much as they claim to, test shows at 05:32 PM JST - 19th November
realist at 05:32 PM JST - 19th November

Face masks are total crap. They do nothing for anyone - except if you are a surgeon in an operating theatre. A waste of space and money, and useless in combatting any germs.

Posted in Most masks do not block viruses as much as they claim to, test shows at 05:32 PM JST - 19th November
realist at 05:30 PM JST - 19th November

Did someone actually write here that "the "etiquette" in Tokyo is pretty good compared to London?" I almost fell off my seat! Where do some of you reside? In some make-believe "everything about Japan is wonderful, just-off-the-boat mentality, science fiction make-believe world?"

Believe me, if you have just arrived here…

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 05:30 PM JST - 19th November
realist at 05:24 PM JST - 19th November

Another piece of Hollywood rubbish, anc scare-mongering. It seems to have been well made, though, with impressive special effects. However, like its predecessor "The Day After Tomorrow" it is all science fiction, and goodness knows, we get enough science fiction in the news every day with all the doom and…

Posted in The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse at 05:24 PM JST - 19th November
realist at 05:19 PM JST - 19th November

"calculating from clues given in the Bible, Christ was born in the autumn..." Must be reading a different Bible from the one I have been reading for the past decades....

The CHRISTmas lights in Shinjuku are always very impressive, and this year is no exception. Blue lights seem to be…

Posted in Shinjuku Christmas at 05:19 PM JST - 19th November
realist at 01:27 AM JST - 19th November

Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? Answer - yes, so long ago it wnet out with the dinosaurs. Ive never encountered so much rudeness in my life as on Tokyo`s trains, and also so much racism.

Posted in Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? at 01:27 AM JST - 19th November
realist at 01:24 AM JST - 19th November

Blue lights to stem the flood of suicides? Ive heard some zany things in my time, but this ranks among the zaniest.

Posted in More Tokyo train stations start using lights to stem suicides at 01:24 AM JST - 19th November
realist at 01:22 AM JST - 19th November

I never heard of "metabolic syndrome" until I came to this country, just like I never heard of "Office Ladies" or "Salarimen" and other such quaint expressions in Japlish. Like so many things in Japan, such as obsession with Blood groups, etc, this is plain wierd. We dont need anyone…

Posted in Obesity association may revise controversial metabolic gauge at 01:22 AM JST - 19th November
realist at 12:43 AM JST - 15th November

I wonder what Ozawa really meant when he was talking about Buddhism in Japan. According to opinion polls, around 80% of Japanese claim to be Buddhist, while 80% of them also claim to be Shintoist and also 80% of them claim to have no religion at all. This man is…

Posted in DPJ's Ozawa calls Christianity 'self-righteous' at 12:43 AM JST - 15th November
realist at 12:30 AM JST - 15th November

The Democrats, led by Obama, are making a mess of America. Obama`s friend is the liar Gore - that says it all.

Posted in 10% jobless is Obama's new world at 12:30 AM JST - 15th November