thundercat said...

thundercat at 05:21 PM JST - 13th June

Worst game I've seen in a long time (guess I shouldn't have expected much). Way too much over-the-top physical stuff going on elbows, pushing, holding, body-checking. Pathetic. In my opinion the ref was clearly favouring the Japanese team by not dishing out a few more yellow cards against them. I'm…

Posted in Japan Under-23s, Cameroon draw 0-0 in Olympic warm-up at 05:21 PM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 05:00 PM JST - 13th June

gogogo,

I think you should have googled the article yourself before posting. If you had you would have found:

"Japan will give "favorable treatment" to foreign residents with a certain level of Japanese language proficiency by extending the maximum length of stay for their resident visas from the current three…

Posted in Japanese happy after UK waters down English tests at 05:00 PM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 11:03 AM JST - 13th June

gogogo and dxxjp,

what exactly is the 'japan requirement'?

Posted in Japanese happy after UK waters down English tests at 11:03 AM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 10:42 AM JST - 13th June

jerseyboy,

'government run' hospitals?

The problem is that most aren't government run, but private.

Posted in Fukuda apologizes for insufficient health care insurance for elderly at 10:42 AM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 09:22 AM JST - 13th June

Must be all the terrible English teachers, eh thepro!

Posted in Japanese happy after UK waters down English tests at 09:22 AM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 08:45 AM JST - 13th June

It would be interesting to know how many people had an acceptable level of Japanese before coming here. If Japan had the same requirements I doubt most of us would be here! Of course I think it's important to know a language before moving to a foreign country. In my…

Posted in Japanese happy after UK waters down English tests at 08:45 AM JST - 13th June
thundercat at 05:19 PM JST - 12th June

skipthesong,

the point i was trying to make was that people didn't always 'hate' america. this article is about the raise of anti-americanism. i gave some examples of what i thought contributed to the problem and you retorted with the same old

'we saved you butts so shut your trap'…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 05:19 PM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 01:04 PM JST - 12th June

Seems a lot of French need to retake their history courses

Perfect, exactly the ignorant attitude I was talking about. Guess you think French history started with America 'saving their butts'. Read your own history books. Where did the Statue of Liberty come from and whose actions helped get it…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 01:04 PM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 11:54 AM JST - 12th June

It says “disappointment and bitterness” has grown from the perception that much-vaunted U.S. values “have been selectively ignored by successive administrations” for national security or economic ends.

Left or Right? Seems the answer would be both...

I think the war in Iraq has a lot more to do with the…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 11:54 AM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 10:59 AM JST - 12th June

DanManjt,

I would suggest improving the systems that are already in place. It seems that the 'improvements' in secruity are being developed faster than people are being trained to use or implement them.

How about improving the working conditions for the people working in airports? Seems that the bottom of…

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 10:59 AM JST - 12th June