studebaker said...

studebaker at 04:48 PM JST - 5th August

Boyscout level 101 thinking.

Haven't you noticed that most Japanese haven't taken that course?

Posted in 2 dead, 3 missing in sewage system as rains lash Tokyo at 04:48 PM JST - 5th August
studebaker at 08:57 AM JST - 4th August

By way of analogy: 4 years ago I bought a charm that wards off wild elephant attacks. I have not been attacked since, so it must work.

Wow, I have one of those charms too, but it also protects me from lions and tigers!

Posted in Tokyo won't be able to cope with Katrina-like flooding at 08:57 AM JST - 4th August
studebaker at 08:43 AM JST - 4th August

In Japan, if a woman is unmarried after 30, it becomes much more difficult for her to find a man, because Japanese men are not interested in women over 30. The solution for many Japanese women, it seems is to marry a foreign man. Take a look in any international…

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studebaker at 10:41 AM JST - 1st August

Ummmmm, isn't this why they built the G-cans project (world's largest storm drain) up in saitama? http://www.flickr.com/photos/41894169961@N01/sets/72157594197258304/

Posted in Tokyo won't be able to cope with Katrina-like flooding at 10:41 AM JST - 1st August
studebaker at 10:34 AM JST - 1st August

Greyhound transport has been the worst form of transportation in Canada for many years now. It is full of drifters, dopers and people from the bottom of the barrel. This is a perfect example of animal behaviour.

Posted in Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated at 10:34 AM JST - 1st August
studebaker at 10:26 AM JST - 1st August

Second Life, for people with no real lives. Oh, and doesn't X-box Live already have places where friends can create avatars and meet online? Yes, that's right, they are called 'online games' and they can kill each other there too. (Possibly ideal for the Japanese market)

Posted in Sony's PlayStation 3 'Home' test service to start at 10:26 AM JST - 1st August
studebaker at 06:00 PM JST - 29th July

When I first arrived in 2001, fishnet stockings were all the rage. Where I come from, only a certain type of woman, in a certain type of job would even consider leaving the house in those. A significant number of Japanese girls dress like actual prostitutes.

You might have considered…

Posted in Young women’s summer fashions show too much, poll reveals at 06:00 PM JST - 29th July
studebaker at 11:38 AM JST - 29th July

In a homogeneous society like Japan, it isn't surprising that copycat attacks are so common. Did we expect anything less?

Posted in Knife-wielding woman attacks 7 at Hiratsuka Station at 11:38 AM JST - 29th July
studebaker at 11:35 AM JST - 29th July

This information is from a poll collected from registered members at a newspaper group. I think this poll's information does more to show the stance of the kind of people who have the time to join a newspaper group than it does to show the general opinion of the people.…

Posted in Young women’s summer fashions show too much, poll reveals at 11:35 AM JST - 29th July