sarcasm123 said...

sarcasm123 at 04:03 PM JST - 16th November

Many Westerners move here and bring with them the japan bashing mentality that the west is often guilty of, yet they choose to continue to live here.

I think this is, inakaRob, because so few Japanese have the guts to give ANY criticism on Japan. They just ignore the problems.…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 04:03 PM JST - 16th November
sarcasm123 at 08:43 AM JST - 9th November

But but but, I thought "the locals love them"? At least that`s what I have been told so many times on JT...

Posted in Anti-base rally at 08:43 AM JST - 9th November
sarcasm123 at 09:43 AM JST - 8th November

Don't be too happy about this one, people.

The ordinary Japanese knows absolutely nothing about the cases of Japanese parents abducting their child to Japan. Even the recent story about the American man trying to get their kids back barely made the news. So, in the mind of the Japanese…

Posted in Czech man takes son out of Japan in suspected child abduction at 09:43 AM JST - 8th November
sarcasm123 at 11:20 AM JST - 18th September

Hey, I happened to see this on tv!

About 10 times in 5 minutes time!

Posted in Sakai offers tearful apology to fans after being released on bail at 11:20 AM JST - 18th September
sarcasm123 at 02:01 PM JST - 25th August

Of course, those were simpler times—simpler not only technologically but in terms of what people were satisfied with.

Indeed they were. Even samurai had fish only about 3 times a month (meat was out of the question, of course), and the entertainment possibilities of Edo were quite interesting too: about…

Posted in What we can learn from Edo Period about recycling at 02:01 PM JST - 25th August
sarcasm123 at 01:52 PM JST - 10th August

no nigelboy yet, but sarcasm123 to the rescue.

To the rescue of what? It has been about 5 days since my post, and not a single source or report supporting your claims has been stated. Japan doesn't seem to be in need for any "rescue".

The next time this topic…

Posted in No. of child porn cases, victims jumps to record highs at 01:52 PM JST - 10th August
sarcasm123 at 04:48 PM JST - 6th August

I am going to ask this here for the third time in a few months time: where is the data showing that Japan is actually "child pornography’s global supplier" ? I am not saying it is true or not true, I am asking for the data or the report. I…

Posted in No. of child porn cases, victims jumps to record highs at 04:48 PM JST - 6th August
sarcasm123 at 09:31 AM JST - 23rd July

Pukey, my dear...

Thank you so much for making fun of my poor English, which is - I have to admit - not my first language, but my third.

Yes, I agree! My English is sooo bad, and you were very right to point out this huge mistake of mine,…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 09:31 AM JST - 23rd July
sarcasm123 at 12:32 PM JST - 22nd July

You always say stuff like this SARC.

I always say it because I think it is true.

I can only assume you frequent the short term english teacher circles.

What I frequent, my dear WMD, is mainly postdoc and researcher circles. Not exactly idiots, I would presume.

I mean everybody…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 12:32 PM JST - 22nd July
sarcasm123 at 12:10 PM JST - 22nd July

they are themselves adults who are fluent in a second or third language?

I don't know about this... Reading this discussion on the importance of second and third languages makes me really wonder why so many of the (Western) foreigners around me have a Japanese language ability that will barely…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 12:10 PM JST - 22nd July