space_monkey said...

space_monkey at 08:31 AM JST - 11th April
I have taught at 20 or so high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools in Japan as well as a top university. Here are some of my insights.
1. Kids are not disciplined here. They basically can do anything. Especially younger ones. I have been punched at least 100 times…
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space_monkey at 03:54 PM JST - 7th April

If you have a cheap home loan or a credit card...blame yourself. I don't have either so I sleep guilt free. My company is debt free!!

Posted in Foreign financial institutions in Japan slash 15% of total jobs at 03:54 PM JST - 7th April
space_monkey at 06:14 PM JST - 1st April

At least they are offering some money. Many of them probably don't like Japan and want to go home but are broke so they stay, not because they want to but because they have no choice. I think its kind for the Japanese government to give them a positive option.…

Posted in Jobless foreigners of Japanese ancestry given cash to go home at 06:14 PM JST - 1st April
space_monkey at 10:23 PM JST - 31st March

What makes walmart competitive is their computer management system. Once an item is bought in a store a message is sent straight to the supplier where ever they are in the world so that they can manage inventory at the lowest cost solution. This is turn allows walmart to be…

Posted in Japan warming to cheap foreign gadgets amid slump at 10:23 PM JST - 31st March
space_monkey at 10:20 PM JST - 30th March

She probably did the old pointed finger in the pocket trick.

Posted in 84-year-old woman apprehends 22-year-old burglar in Fukuoka at 10:20 PM JST - 30th March
space_monkey at 11:48 AM JST - 30th March

A hottie in a diamond shop had her Taira stolen and was crying. Something comedic in that somewhere?!!?

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space_monkey at 11:43 AM JST - 30th March

Nurse 13 you are funny. I was quoting Seinfeld!!! Please don't take me seriously :)

Posted in Sex on the first date: Good idea or not? at 11:43 AM JST - 30th March
space_monkey at 11:31 AM JST - 30th March

Japanese kids have to spend 20 minutes every day cleaning their own school. This is something I believe that every single school in the world should do.

But Japanese believe that they are only responsible for cleaning their own space. I asked about 100 Japanese why the beaches in Japan…

Posted in Japanese teach Parisiens about street tidiness at 11:31 AM JST - 30th March
space_monkey at 11:07 AM JST - 30th March

She is turning Japanese all right. She looks like an Osaka high school girl.

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space_monkey at 11:05 AM JST - 30th March

He must have been shamed into submission

Posted in 84-year-old woman apprehends 22-year-old burglar in Fukuoka at 11:05 AM JST - 30th March