Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 94

Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 94

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( ´･ω･) Let's have some Oolong tea (and my urine, if you like) and chat!
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Hey!!! you, NEETS, nerds, Akihabara maid-cafe frequent visitors,
Youtube-link spammers, pedophilias, neo-Nazis, Yukorin enthusiasts,
Gloved hitwoman mania, internet addicted housewives,
here is the place to have a ball!

By the way, I have just one ball. I'm Adolf from Austria.

Previous thread:
Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 93
http://academy6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/english/1190907067/

I FORGOT TO ADD "SLIM SHADY IS IN ALL OF US" in >>1

SHAME ON ME!!!
I'll hang myself and make a dent in your new celing fan.

Rather, I'll fart between your sheets of your bed to apologize.

>>2
Thanks for your shit job! You can go now.

>>3
♪　You'd feel so empty without me ♪

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keU5TQ7nkuM

英二

we were evicted by 2ch from the old thread!
Screw you Adolf.

Now it'll get busier here. Even though I don't really like tea much, I'll still
take the Oolong over the cat urine.

My name is Adolf Hitler!
I am the ruler!!!

Neko no Okashi! They made an ad for that here in Australia.

Really, the 950 post starts the new thread.
I'm glad I learned that before I posted the 950th message in a thread.

I am the ruler of this thread.
I need my servants.
You are entitled to be another Goebbels and Goering and Himmler.

Bring your resume, then I select!

>>11
I hate you

>I'm sure one of the maid cafes can set me up with a futon in the back room.

You read tou many stories of Geisha. LOL
Buy the way, do you know that some mids got involved in a obsenity charges?
Some maids are stalked by a man or something.

To raise awareness of these crimes, there was a campaign the other day
in which police officers and maids hand out leaflets to pssers-by in Akihabara
calling for cooperation to make Akihabara a safer place.

I doubt that the campaign works. Girls in a maid costume handing out
leaflets to passers-by must end up making potential criminals even horny, in
my opinion.

Name: Trevor H. Cordell
Occupation: Cat Molester
Experience: created a diorama of a Nazi concentration camp for a school
art project. Following being expelled, went to a Halloween party dressed
as Eva Braun.
Goals: To see my enemies driven before me, and to hear the lamentations
of their women.

>>8
I'm not >>1 I'm the one.

>>13
"...must end up making potential criminals even hornier." Since they're
probably already horny, we need to imply that their level of horniness
will increase.

>>13
But no, I hadn't heard that story. What exactly happened? Customers followed
them home or something?

I can't believe someone dressed up as a maid, worked at a cafe
in Akihabara, and didn't expect something like that to happen.

uh oh, my identity is revealed!

>>18
You like real maid, slave.

>>17
It's unconscionable. We need to treat our precious maids with respect.
They're a limited resource, and if we don't protect them, they'll disappear.

-- from "An Inconvenient Grope".

You could always draw more.

We need an episode, or thread, recap. I want to be up to date
with all the drama of this exciting series.

Previously, on "Chat in English (英語で雑談)"....

What happened to all the tripcode people?
Only the english guy is left.
Wasn't there a school girl, and then a shotacon, and Chairman
Meow...
Memories, so many horrible memories.

We've got 1, and Stalin, and Adolf Hitler. What a gallery of shining
stars!

I'd love to run into the schoolgirl, though. Purely for cultural exchange
purposes, of course.

Purely for sexual exchange
purposes, of course

Purely for fluid exchange purposes, of course.

I hate the whole maid cafe phenomenon.
It's a total disgrace to our proud culture.

Those young ladies should instead be our glorious S&M Queens.
They should stop being deferential to the repulsive OTAKUs,
and start spitting in my repugnant NEET face and treading
on my dirty HIKIKOMORI crotch. They should learn how to destroy
our egos efficiently, whip our ass cheeks relentlessly, and crush
our testicles beautifully.

That's how a true Japanese girl ought to be.

>>29
So, in other words, you want to get married to them.

>>17
Yeah, stalking. Plus, one enthusiast of maid took her to a narrow
stairs and rub her body.

But I don't know exactly.

Fascism is offensive to the idealism of the PRC. Our cats are all treated with equal
respect and are all cared for. There isn't a military heirarchy. I am merely the
benevolent and caring father of my great litter of kittens that makes up the PRC.

Stalin is a dictator. He does not share the socialist spirit and is closer to Hitler
than to myself. I take care of my glorious cats. Stalin and Hitler impose their will
upon theirs. I hiss at them, and shall never share my Nyanko-meshi with them.

I guess people overseas in this thread are eager to know what's happening
in Japan, especially in Japanese pop culture. I'll introduce you to one
craze among young Japanese, especially girls from early teens to
early twenties.

携帯小説 is hot in Japan. Its literal translation into English would be
a mobile phone novel. When you see girls on the street looking at the
display of their mobile phone, they might be watching a website, e-mailing
to their friends or perhaps readigng a mobile novel.

Ordinary girls like the ones next door tapps their cell phone's
keys with a lightning speed to post a installment of their novels in
a website made for cell phone novels. Young girls swarms to this kind
of website for their favorite story.

It is said that the the styles of cell phone novels are really
simple with a collection of short colloquial sentenses, centering
on conversations of characters without descriptions of context.

In most cases the stories of cell phone novels are about relathionship,
hardship youngsters go through during adolescence.

Some serious book lovers critisize and claim that a cell phone novel
is too immature to call a literature. But believe it or not, 5 out of
ten books in nonfiction category that sold most in the first half of
2007 were orginally sell phone novels. The most sold cell phone novel
boasts 40,0000 copies in the period. Once they could be read only
on the webwsites, and now publishers have them available in the form
of paper books.

I can't believe that the young amature writers makes the list of the best
sellers. They wrote their novels with thier thumbs at that! I've heard
that some university students hand in a report by e-mal with their
cel phone but that doesn't stop there.

If you are interested in reading it, maybe you can buy it on an online
bookstore. You can take glimps of what appeals to Japanese youngsters
and the reason why it's so popular. I think you can learn colloquial
and conversational Japanese by reading it.

Me? I've never read it before. :)
This articles gives you more information about the cell phone novel
phenomina. ttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070923x4.html

>>32
Nobody but you thinks your post is funny.

>>35
You must be a dog person.

I can'ｔ believe I just woke up at 4:30 in the morning.
It's going to be a long ass day..

偽者の猫が早く起きるのはやめましょう。

偽猫ではありません。本物でもないけどな。

で、何者ですか？

ぬこ、です。
The high will be 21 degree. The chance of rain is 10%.
A little chilly but lovely day.

ぬこと猫の違いを聞かせてもらえませんか？

猫が人間メシを食べ過ぎるとぬこになるようです。
I still haven't decided what to do today. Maybe I'm going to an aquarium or something.

>>43
For some reason, your post made me think of Nakagawa Shouko. I don't really know
much about her other than now she sings, she's a bit crazy, and she enjoys putting
her cats' faces in her mouth. I know a Chinese guy who collects photos of her with
her cats in her mouth. Maybe it's a fetish.

それだけで喋るようになったって言ってるんですか？

I don't know much about Nakagawa Shouko either, except that she collects bizzarre things.
She's not my type anyway.

そんなこと言ってませんがな。

ならば、どうやってぬこが喋ってるんですか？猫は確か喋れないでしょう。

ぬこの秘密に迫ろうったってそうは行きませんよ。
Actually it's cloudy. Maybe I should stay in.

絶対にその秘密を知ってあばいてやります。

[email protected]

ex-boyfriend the other day.
He has asked someone's help and advice, like me...
Because he is really worried about his job these days.
Such as he's thinking of going to quit his job and so on.
To tell the truth, I broke up with him about 5 months ago.
He's 5 years yonger than me. He graduated from university
in Nagoya,and decided to start new job in Osaka last spring.
After few months later, he got transferd to Nara.
He was really busy from then on. (He is still busy now）
He couldn't take a day off,and had to work overtime.
So it was so hard to keep relations between him and me
at that time.
But we still keep in touch by e-mail once in a while.

I wish I could help his matter. But I couldn't advice to him
easily... I hope to it turns out well!

I'm sorry for writing my poor English diary.
Thank you for reading.

では逃げるが勝ちですな。

I decided to fix myself breakfast. Thanks for chatting, イギリス人 and 名無しさん .
Talk to you later.

I'm sorry that you wrote that too.

So Radiohead released their new album.
They had a different price for each customer.
^^

Radiohead? The story of hypocrite billionaires?

>>54

Why do you say that? They're a good band and they don't want to work with
a record label. I don't blame them.

>>32
HaHaHa. You'd better know Hitler was the founder of
national "socialism".
Stalin was just a dirty commie, not loved by his nationals.
Hitler was elected by the people. People left Hitler imposing
his will on them. Hitler's will was their will, and vice versa.

Possible result of democracy. Democracy can result in dictatorship.

>>53
It's quite an unusual release this time, and quite unfortunate that it may
not be accepted for the charts. I get pulled in easily by flashy packaging
and extras too, so maybe they're depending on similar people to go for their
release, instead of chart exposure at a lower cost.

Many people complain that their music is too depressing, but a lot of people
like that sort of thing (me included).

I saw a guy singing loud to "Creep" in his car before. He was so into it.
I like that song too but wonder if it actually made him feel better.

>>57
Are you one of their fans?

Wealthy educated people repeat the claims
they wanna die.
and never die, never try. lol

How are they treated? Are they welcomed from wide range of the population?
Wide range of antis exsist? what kind people are their fans and antis.
And what kind of criticism do you hear?

Radio Head sold well here in Japan about several years ago.
But it was just a jumping on the wagon.
The album title was Kid A.
I assumed イギリス人 didn't like too much politically oriented bands.
But this assumption seems not to be true.

>>59
I quite like their music, but have never been to a concert of theirs before.
Maybe it makes me happier because my life seems so much better than what the
songs are about.

As for how they're treated, though, I can't say there are many people really
against them, not really much in the way of a true 'anti'. If people don't
really like them, they usually just shrug and say "I don't really like them".
About the only criticism they receive is about how depressing their music can
be.

They are very popular over here, though; most fans range from early teens to
mid 30s, of both genders. Bands such as Travis, Muse and Coldplay are especially
noted to have been influenced by Radiohead. Their frontman, Thom Yorke often
appears on talkshows and is generally quite quick-witted and cynical, and is also
well-liked because of his activism against poverty.

Radio head fans in japan tend to think
they are someone special. And they are very proud and narcissistic and
picky.
They overreacts. They love piteous me.
Just like poetic adloscents.
Their is a world as long as radio head exists and
I can understand radio head. like that.
Annoying.

Is it the case in the UK? Or are they just otaku or weenie in the UK?
lol

First of all, yougaku(western rock, pop music) is something special.
And Radio Head is cream of the crop for them.

Maybe it makes me happier because my life seems so much better than what the
songs are about.

Is this serious or just a cynicism to me? Half true?
I can't imagine there are japanese fan like you.
They are all listening to the music seriously.
I think.

And they seem to be sticking to the "correct" interpretation of the albums.
Person who understand better is greater.
And sometimes they looked down on followers like Muse.

It's a little back then story and my information is only based on 2ch yougaku
board.. so take what I said with a grain of salt.

>>61
How do people like working class soccer mania or even worse,
people like skin heads react to them?

I find the music is very cathartic; it relaxes and lifts my mood.
And an album like Kid A has a very thrilling and enlivening, expansive sound.
It's very distinct and fresh, I've listened to that album again and again and
it never gets old.

>>62
Like most groups, they do have some fans who are too obsessed, and similar to
what you're saying, but they are only a minority. Most fans here don't take it
too seriously, and most fans enjoy other music too.

>>60
It's still true that even if a song is about social issues, I can still enjoy it.
But as I say, though I do quite like their music, it's not something I'd go and
buy at every release. Usually I'd listen to it if I need a bit of cheering up, but
not just Radiohead. Though they are a very influencial band over here, I prefer the
heavier stuff, usually from the mainland. Melodic and instrumental music especially
helps me concentrate. Right now, I'm listening to a mixture of Stratovarius and
Matsumoto Takahiro.

>>63
I guess it just helps because I'm not the one living out on the street or dying
from drug use and so on. It also helps to remember that the band isn't either
(though it's quite rare in the UK for a band such as this to have had little
or no exposure from the media about drug scandals). It's not like it makes me
want to go out and help everyone who's down-and-out either. A lot of people do
take it far too seriously.

We do have fans who are overzealous, the ones I mention in my previous post.
These are quite élitist and have a very similar attitude to the ones you
mentioned. Some people do look down on Muse, Travis and other such bands just
because they originated after Radiohead and have a similar style.

>>64
I don't know much about skinheads over here, but the working class tend to be
a large fanbase of Radiohead's (those who aren't chavs, anyway). The working
class seems to be able to identify better with them.

>>65
The sound itself may be enlivening, but I find the lyrics are the exact opposite!
It's certainly one of their most depressing albums. It was also a very uncertain
release for them. Some of the critics loved it, some hated it, but all in all, it
was extremely successful.

Tak Matsumoto seems to be really good guitar player
apart from their plagiarism.
B'z plagiarism is something on the internet.
But we never hear from the main street madia.

Kuraki Mai was apparently copying Utada Hikaru.
Kuraki belongs to the same production as B's.

The media excluded criticism except 東京スポーツ(tabloid newspaper)
And Kuraki made a big success.
Very strange phenomenon in japan.

main stream media... sorry lol

>The working class seems to be able to identify better with them.
Really. Interesting.. But Radio head's member are probably from wealthy
family and they all graduated from distinguished school. right?
I supposed Low educated people with less income would feel antipathy
toward them. Because no matter what they say, They are actually rich
in assets.

(though it's quite rare in the UK for a band such as this to have had little
or no exposure from the media about drug scandals).
Doesn't this goody-two-shoes image create jealousy or sarcastic
feelings?

I know John Lennon is disliked by hard core conservatives in USA.
Don't know about the UK though.

If You quit company, and you don't have to familiar with.

The company had amazing custom, what a custom that human-being
guiting present the others.
I didn't get along with her, I was given cause of same sex.

I explain how I'm not familiar with her,
When I met her in the morning, she spoke other colleague,
but I'm not spoken.(maybe generation gap?)
I don't have lunch with her. But I received it.
I don't speak her so much, needn't present?

Afterward I see her in shopping arcade, she ride the bicycle
and run away.

Only 20's, as I was told by older,
Having lunch group, after 10 years, now,
I don't have contact with all,
what a severe reality I'm astonished!

No meaning at all.

>>71
I think conservatives here are more lenient, and so some of them do still like, or
at least repect his work, while the rest don't really have an opinion either way.
Of course, Lennon did a lot for Britain's popularity, so they probably like him
for that too.

>>70
You're right, they all went to a boys-only public school, and most attended university.
And yes, they are very wealthy now. However, there is very little negativity towards
them from the working class. As for the drugs issue, I guess it works the opposite way
to rap music; drug usage and shootings don't give them more respect with their fans. It
has no negative impact at all, though, and might even make them more popular with other
social establishments who wouldn't normally support such groups, such as religious
groups or the upper-middle classes.

>>68
Ah, I haven't heard much about their plagiarism. And as for Kuraki Mai, I don't think
I've heard her. But then, I'm not so much into Utada Hikaru either, though her music
is often played at 'Japanese' restaurants over here.

>>73
http://www.tadasu.biz/bz/e_index.html
I found English page by japanese.
How passionate he or she is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoicMycC5s
When I heard Kuraki's debut single, I thought it was
utada's stuff.
while I'm not a big fan of utada, I thought utada was good all in all.

Kuraki and B's is in the same music production group,Being,Inc. It is notorious for
copying the trend.
B's is not a serious rock band. They are set up by commercialism.
I admit they are good looking and vocal has good voice.

vocal is a japanese English. vocalist.

Tom yorke total failure face has somethign to do with his popularity?
Nobody will be jealous of his face.

>>75-75
Thanks very much for the information. I'll take a closer at that website tomorrow.

Though B'z may be quite commercial and mainstream, they do have some decent songs
which are enjoyable to listen to. Inaba Koushi's vocals remind me a lot of Steve Tyler
of Aerosmith's, but it's Matsumoto's guitar playing I enjoy the most, and prefer his
solo releases.

I can see (well... hear) the similarity between Kuraki and Utada. They have good voices,
but it's the R&B influence that detracts me from their music in general.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg
I don't know much about technical issue.
it sounds total radio head to my ear. lol

I haven't seen japanese bands heavily influenced by Radio Head.
If it exists, they are not big success here in japan.
I think it has something to do with vocalist ability.
Most of japanese can't sing as high tone as them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg
But this song sounds more light and hope giving and soothing than
radio head?
As long as melody goes, it's not so bad. I can't understand more than
melody flow.

i say,``i can`t forget u...``
when i say it, u r crazy.why?
but i luv u... really luv u....

Hi everybody,

I've been away for a while. I got really busy and missed most of
last thread. My loss!

I need to add the word "no" to my vocabulary.
Do you want to be a Girl Scout leader? no
Do you want to help decorate the cafeteria for the Middle School Halloween dance? no
Do you want to help plan 1st grade class Halloween party? no
Do you want to help the 4th grade Sunday school class make puppets to illustrate the
23rd Psalm? no, no, NO!

Do you want to pour yourself a glass of wine, put on a CD and cruise the Internet?
Yes! yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes....

As you can see, I've finally got my priorities straight.
Oh and the Red Sox are just trouncing the Indians. 10 to 3, bottom of
the 8th. Of course, since this is the Red Sox, they could still choke.

British people love self-derisive songs related to
weather, don't they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8LCYS_85Dk&mode=related&search=

More Youtube spam...
classic Americana

It's interesting whild British and Americans speak the same laugage,
Oasis, Radio head, Muse, Travis and so on are not as much recognized in USA
as they are in the UK.

On the other hand, Some british songs are more popular in USA.
For example, Right Here, Right Now By Jesus Jones.
It's a epoch making song. But not popular in the UK at the time.
Strange.

http://ime.nu/www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8_rvR7ykoI

More Youtube spam...
real Americana

>>85
"Creep" got a lot of air play. Even I have heard of it, and I am, like,
the one of the least cool people on the planet. Being a mom and all.

We don't speak the Queen's English here. Or so I've been told. There are
actually words that the British use that I can't pronounce correctly. Like
"maths" for example. I can't manage the "ths" combination.

maths
Do you pronounce as m ae θ z like this? not like maeθs

>>87
Can you understand British film almost perfectly without
subtitle?

>>82
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5t5GukrWOU

I finally came across a classic song dedicated to you.
I want you to be reminded that the kids love you no matter what

If we're spamming YouTube links, let me throw this one in.
Because this game makes me hot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUjVkJ7seY

>>88
According to my Wordtank Oxford dictionary, it's "maeθs".
Curiously, that's a word you just don't hear in the US.
Maybe none of us can pronounce it correctly!
I think you'll have to get the final word from イギリス人さん.

>>92
So how do you pronounce maths?
just Maeθ?

>>92
Word tank?
Do you use Cannon electronic dictionary.
I use it too.

http://ime.nu/www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8_rvR7ykoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5t5GukrWOU

Good comparision.

Real white americans VS The conspiracy of the jew and half indonesians.
Rebirth VS Destruction. Purity VS Filth.
Healthy VS Sick.

>>89
I can handle most British accents, having been raised on "Masterpiece
Theatre" (an American public television series featuring British
dramas).
But other accents, they're another story.
Many years ago, I took a trip to Britain. My 1-year-delayed honeymoon,
I suppose. My husband and I were in Glasgow, and the man at the B and B
asked me if he could "take my case" (meaning could he carry my suitcase for me).
Well, I couldn't understand a word he was saying. So I just looked at him rather
blankly, and he repeated the question, except only louder. And still I didn't understand,
and so he repeated himself even louder. Well, in the end, he was shouting at me,
and I still couldn't figure out what he wanted, so he gave up the fight, and I had to
carry my own suitcase into the house. Luckily, his wife's accent wasn't so difficult to
understand, so we were able to get by.

>>90
Yeah, just a typical day in an American high school.

>>91
Huh?

What's the problem, pronunciation or usage?

>>93
I try to put the "s" on the end, but it just doesn't come out right,
and it sounds like I'm saying "mass".

>>94
I have the G55 model, and I love it! Much easier to carry around than
the 10 pound kanji dictionary. But I have to say it is more useful for
a native Japanese speaker than a native English speaker, just in the way
it is set up.

>>95
You really like that "We Want America Back" video???
I think those guys should crawl back under their rock,
and hopefully stay there...
Although, oddly enough, I would agree with them that America is very
messed up and needs to change. But for entirely different reasons.
We are all so polarized now.

>>96
You lost your virgin at that night...
You took america back at that night...

Congratulations!

>>99
Sorry, I'd already been married a year, before that I lived
with the man who eventually became my husband for 3 years before
marriage.
Yes, I am indeed a sinner, and will end up in Hell. See you all there!

my husband for 3 years before
marriage.

Hmm You kept your virgin for 3 years. Well done!

>>91
The game reminds me of Tomb Raider 2 or something I played long ago.
I hated when I had to shoot the dogs and angry bear in a cave..
I wonder if the new MGS is going to be out soon, though I have no plan to buy PS3.

>>91
Our children are asked to attend public schools that
in many cases resemble war zones,
without even the most basic right of any soldier...
the right to pray to the God of heaven.
Many times a wild-eyed, drug-addicted, gun-carrying
teenager is allowed to stay in school,
while our Supreme Court decided to expel God from
the classroom over thirty years ago.
Something is wrong.

Something is wrong.
When our government can pass out contraceptives
to children in school with out parental consent,
and yet the Gideons can no longer pass out the
Bible on campus...something is wrong.
When our leaders can tell your children and mine
that premarital sex is alright as long as it’s safe...
yes...something is wrong. And I for one am ready
for a change. I will say to my government, “I’m not raising
dogs at my house; I’m raising children...created in
the image and likeness of almighty God.
And I’m going to teach them the Bible.
If the Bible says it’s right...it’s right.
And if the Bible says it’s wrong...it’s wrong.”

The Bible says you can go to bed now.

Masturbating is also sin in the Bible?

>>101
Uhhh....never mind.

>>103
They are actually wrong about that. You can pray in school, just
you have to do it quietly. So as to not offend people of other
religions or those who do not believe.
But that crew are good candidates for abstinence, I think.
Not all Christian music is bad, what do you think about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjgYsHt71XE&mode=related&search=

You don't want christianity to be considered in a lump?
In a way you love Christianity and want to defend Christianity.

>>103
School is for studying. People who want to pray and read the bible can do
it on their lunch break, or go to a church after school.

>>102
I remember Tomb Raider. Ahh, Ms. Croft... ^_^
But "Portal" looks like great fun. I'm looking to pick it up soon, can't
wait to start playing. Spatial physics will be my bitch.

>>108
You are absolutely right.
Not all Christians are the same, and yes, I am a Christian.
But I'm not a fundamentalist, and I don't like how the Religious
Right in this country has turned a religion of love and tolerance
into a religion of hate and intolerance.

But I wouldn't go so far to say that any person (and this includes
myself) can ever know the Truth; whether there even is a God, and if so,
what the nature of that God is, we can only have the most imperfect
understanding. I have chosen to believe in the existence of a merciful
and loving God, but that's just me. You can believe what you want.

>>111
米人, I hope this isn't too personal a question, but are you a member of
a congregation? I'm just curious what your minister, if you have or talk
to one regularly, has to say about the personal views you just described.

Personally, I appreciate that kind of mildly agnostic view of religion.
I just wonder how the religious establishment responds to it.

>>112
I am a member of a church, and I often teach Sunday School (although
I stick with the lesson & don't push my views on other people's kids).
I don't think I would be kicked out of the church. It's a pretty liberal
church, although there are a variety of views there, some more
conservative than others.
I tried the Unitarian church once, but I ended up back where I started
because I felt more comfortable there.
The Unitarian church acknowleges the existence of a Supreme Being, but
He/She/It can be anything you want it to be: Judeo-Christian God, pagan
Goddess, Shaman deity, haven't-figured-it-out-yet-God...
That was a little too far out there for me personally! I mean all those
different beliefs under one roof; it felt a little strange.

>>113
Heh...that Unitarian church sounds really interesting. :) Have you ever
heard of a very small sub-sect called "The Church of Swedenborg"? They have
some very unique beliefs, but they're similarly compatible with just about
every faith on the planet.

Yikes-look at the time-good night, all.

>>114
I looked it up. Interesting. I suppose if I was a Swedenborgian,
I would believe that I would be married to my husband forever, I suppose
I could live with that (even eternally).

Just for the record though, I am a Congregationalist.
Now I really am leaving. Bye!

>>114
Are you a Christian yourself or just love to discuss religious beliefs?

Why is the following sentence not correct?
"The Old London Bridge was built by Peter, which replaced
an old timber structure."
The word "which" modifies "the old london bridge", right?

And, why is the following sentence not correct?
"Cancer can strike a person of any age,
while it's most common among older people."

>>118
-_-" you don't really understand?
I wonder....
your English is already good....-_-"

I know where I have to correct.

"The Old London Bridge, which replaced
an old timber structure, was built by Peter."
"Cancer can strike a person of any age,
but it's most common among older people."

But I don't know exactly why the above(>>118) sentences
are not correct.

Please help me!

>>118
>Why is the following sentence not correct?
>"The Old London Bridge was built by Peter, which replaced
>an old timber structure."
>The word "which" modifies "the old london bridge", right?

It should do, but it _sounds_ like it modifies Peter in
your sentences which is why it is wrong.

> And, why is the following sentence not correct?
> "Cancer can strike a person of any age,
> while it's most common among older people."

It's in the wrong order.

While it's most common among older people
cancer can strike a person of any age.

>>36
It has nothing to do with if I'm a dog person or not.

Your posts are just boring.

>>121
My text book says the correct sentence is
"Cancer can strike a person of any age,
but it's most common among older people."
Is it wrong to use "while" instead of "but"?

well that's true, but sometimes there are young people
who die of cancer...-_-"

>>83
Yes, and we also love songs about tea and fish and chips.

>>92-93
Ahh, maths. I was aware that Americans generally just called it 'math', but had no idea
why. Over here, we just figure that the science in it's full named form is 'mathematics'
in plural form, just as 'physics' is and so on, so we shorten it into a still plural form.
Phonetically, we pronounce it 'mæθs'.

>>123
>Is it wrong to use "while" instead of "but"?
Yes. At least in that position in the sentence.

While [phrase A], [phrase B that contrasts with
phrase A].

>>126
I see. Thank you!

>>125
What about Biology and Chemistry? Those aren't plurals, as far as I'm aware.

>>128
They may be shortened to Bio and Chem.

Here's a question, then, since I feel like being Devil's Advocate:
If "mathematics" is being treated as a plural, and I say the followng?

"I studied maths today. They were very hard."

Or should I say - "I studied maths today. It was very hard."?

>>130
It

but I don't think that proves anything.

If I said "I made fried eggs today, it was very hard."
that doesn't mean 'eggs' are singular, it means the the
'it' refers to the /act/ of making fried eggs _not_ the
fried eggs directly.

In the same way "I studied maths today, it was very hard."
the 'it' refers to the act of studying, not the maths itself.

>>128
Even though you can correctly stem them with 'ies', they are in themselves a
form of plural, as they deal with multiple concepts. As the word "some" is an
indefinite article (can be used to show that there are a number of things), and
is often used as a prefix to these terms, you can assume that they are pluralised:
You don't say "a chemistry", but you do say "some chemistry". The same applies to
other -y stemmed subjects of Greek origin, such as 'history' and 'astronomy'.

>>131

So you would say "Maths are hard", but Americans (and Canadians as well, I
suppose) would say "Math is hard"? Is this because the commonly accepted
North American abbreviation has entered common usage so deeply, that it
has been rendered singular?

If I didn't abbreviate, would I say "Mathematics are hard" or "Mathematics
is hard"?

>>132

I don't disagree with you per se, but remember Stephen Hawking's book?
"A Brief History of Time"? Is that title grammatically correct?

>>117
Both. I'm sorry, I know I go on and on sometimes, but when I see videos
like that "We Want America Back" thing, I worry that people will assume
that all Christians are like that, and it's just not the case. Although
I'm probably being too defensive.

>>125
Or it could be that I'm just defective! When I say "th" my tongue is up
towards the front of my mouth, under my teeth, but when I when I say "s",
it's farther back in my mouth (against my palate) so I can't put it
together to make a "ths" sound.

We use "math" as sort of an adjective too: math homework, math class...
"maths class". There is NO way I could ever manage that.

>>134
Yes, that title is correct, but why is that so? Hmmm...maybe because
he was writing about one history (that of Time)? Although my
American dictionary gives "histories" as the plural form, so maybe
we treat that word differently.

Perhaps "history" as a name for a subject is a different part of speech
from "a history" or "the history" of one specific thing?

I've also heard things like "the biology of the sperm whale" or "the physics
of motion", which seems to make them singular. Perhaps the same applies
to them as well.

>>134
Hmm... the singular is often used when you're talking about the history of something
specific, as 米人 just mentioned. "Many rock groups have a history of drug-use".

I might have to lame my way out here and say it's one of those rules in English usage
which doesn't really make much sense, even to us native speakers.

>>133
You can use either. It all depends on context and whether you use it with a singular
or a plural article.

>>137
That sounds about right. I assume they're still all nouns, so the
they are the same parts of speech, but they have somewhat different meanings.
"She had a long history of offenses against the English language.
Therefore what she said could not be trusted."

>>139
Sorry, that extra "the" just snuck in there--please disregard.

Sean Lennon speaks like a jew.
He has nasal voice just like his father.

>>113
The Creativity Movement, formerly called Church of the Creator
is state-of-the-art religious group in America, right?

Why not join it? It is more scientific and realistic
group in America.

http://www.vume.com/photos/browse/byuser/violentaj

Japanese people hate Black people. The Creativity Movement is a racialist organization.
Race is the only thing that matters in life. That is why Japanese women whore themselves to
all races except for black people.

I have to confirm the usual thing for ya.
















SLIM SHADY IS IN ALL OF US.

>>142　
The Unification Church would be the best,
if she didn't mind a Korean dude being the Messiah...

>>145
Instead of bread and wine of Jesus, it is Starcraft and cat. w

>>143
Why do you know Mr.Matt Hale(Mr.Makoto Hara) is a japanese?

But You'd better go to Roppongi or air base areas like Yokosuka.
You can see a lot of japanese brainless girls with Black people.

イギリス人、what does it take to enroll University of Manchester
to study medicine? What's the qualifications?

Is it a good university? How good? Top rated?

Like in Japan, is a university student's major in UK decided before
entering Uni? I heard in U.S., you decide your major two years after
you enter university.

>>148
Manchester isn't top rated, but it a popular one, and somewhat distinguished. If you'd
like to know more about current medical course rankings in the UK...
http://tinyurl.com/2nnxfz

As for entry requirements for Manchester's undergraduate medicine course, the information
on their site confuses me. "Students from outside the EU should offer international GCSE
examinations and A2-levels or International Baccalaureate" - I don't know much about these
international courses. However, domestically, an AAB at A2 Level is the minimum requirement.
One subject must be Chemistry, and another must be another science or maths. On top of that,
the UK Clinical Aptitude Test is a requirement, with testing available internationally too.
More information at... http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/home/

The UK doesn't really have a major and minor system; we just have various specialist degrees.
The university application process usually begins at college (age 16-18), where we narrow
down our studies and pick three or four subjects at A-Level (Advanced Level). Obviously, each
university has a different entry requirement, so it depends on these exams whether we're
accepted or rejected from the universities of choice. We apply just after the first year at
college.

>>149
Thank you for all the trouble.
I should have said before that I am not thinking about studying abroad.
I happened to find a blog of a perspective student who is supposed to
enter the university. So I was just curious. Sorry.

I'll read the links you posted later.

>The university application process usually begins at college (age 16-18),

I'm kind of confused. When you say, college, what do you mean?
You mean, it is equivelant of high school, judging from the ages (16-18)?
My understanding is that you usually enter university at the age of 18 in UK.
My understanding is that differenses between a university and a college is
there are plural departments in uni while there are one department in
college. Probably my understanding is based on US school system and
wording of it.

Al Gore won the Nobel prize, wow!!
If he becomes the next president of US, a lot of environmental
problems may be sloved.
GO GO Gore!!

>>150
The British education system (not counting pre-school) kind of goes something like...
▪ Primary School (4-12) - SATS exams
▪ Secondary School (Highschool) (12-16) - GCSE exams
▪ College/Sixth Form (Senior Highschool?) (16-18) - AS/A2-Level exams
▪ University (18+) - Undergraduate degree +
You got it, we just word the stages differently. To us, a university and a college are
two different things. Some of out colleges that offer A-Levels do team up with universities
sometimes, and offer degree courses for students who are unable to relocate or commute far.

>>152
Thank you very much for your explanation.
Now I think I understand what you meant.
It's kind of hard to remember school system overseas.
Again, Thank you for your response.

So quiet here tonight.
Either people are out on the town (because it's Saturday night) or perhaps
they are sleeping in (because it's Sunday morning).
Or maybe just sleeping.
Anyways, it seems as good a time as any to post the story of my neo-Nazi encounter.
But I'm afraid I've built it up too much; nothing really happens in the end.
It's just one of those weird things that sometimes happens to you in life.

Anyways, a long, long time ago, when I was in my first year of university, I needed to work
during the summer break to earn money to help pay for my education. Because it was expensive,
and I don't come from a wealthy family. But there was a recession on at that time, so
the only work I found was at a small non-unionized machine shop in my home town. The conditions
there weren't very good, and they paid poorly, so besides the college students, only the desparate
or the otherwise unemployable ended up working there. There was the lady from town whose husband
had left her and the kids; there were the alcoholic supervisers, there was the bitter and nasty one-
legged woman, there was the elderly machinist who had lost his job, there was the Vietnamese family who
had been among the last people out of Saigon before it had fallen; yes, it was quite a collection of
people at that place. And of course, there was the neo-Nazi.

So how did I know he was a neo-Nazi? It was pretty obvious, he wore a
leather belt embossed with swastikas and the phrase "Kill the Jews". He
worked on the lathe, and I never saw him smile during the work day. He pretty
much kept to himself; he never spoke to anyone unless necessary. He never sat
with anyone during breaks--I think the rest of the workers were avoiding him
as much as he avoided them. Because he always had such a grim look on his face.

Now this factory was not too far from my home. On a nice summer day, I would sometimes
walk home rather than wait for my mom to come pick me up. So it happened that
one nice summer afternoon I was walking home with the older brother of my best friend, named "T".
We were talking, and then a Jeep coming from the factory slowed down, until its speed
matched our own. The driver lowered the window and said "Do you want a ride?".
Surprisingly, it was the neo-Nazi and he was grinning in a kind of creepy way.
I didn't say anything--something about him just made me feel
uneasy--but T said, "No, we're fine." without looking at him. "Are you sure?" he asked as
he continued to drive along beside us. "No, really we're okay." T answered. And so the
neo-Nazi hit the accelerator, and sped off.

It felt like a strange encounter, but the creepy neo-Nazi never spoke to either T or myself again.
So I didn't think any more about it the rest of the summer. But then, the
following New Years, I ran into another person who had also been working at the
factory that summer. "Did you hear what happened to So-and-so? The Nazi guy?" she asked.
"No," I said. "Well he committed suicide--blew his brains out with a
gun." she said.

I have to say that at that moment, I felt kind of sick. Not with grief, but a feeling
that maybe I had avoided a very nasty experience. With such a violent person, and
who had been in possession of guns, what would have happened if we had taken a ride from
him? And what if T hadn't been there that day? Maybe nothing would have been different,
but I still feel a little weird about the whole experience.

Anyways, that's the story of my neo-Nazi encounter. Sorry if it was disappointing.

iz tihs a true storiieee???

>>157
Well, the quotes are from memory, so they are not word-for-word
perfect. But yes, the story is true.

>>158
I promise I will definitely read your posts thoroughly, so would you be able to tell me
what's going on with the Red Sox right now? The stupidest NHK just cut off the
broardcast of the game. I would greatly appreciate it if you could relay the game
here a little... or at least the result.

I worked at a factory once also. There was a guy who said he wanted
to hurt me, but my bosses wouldn't do anything. Factory life sucks.

Well, I guess that guy was just following in the footsteps of his greatest hero.

I just found out the Red Sox lost 6-13 to the Indians. Gagne can take the season off now...

haha, I used to work at a supermarket. I hated it. I met one pedophile,
one honest to god murderer, we were held up more than once by the same
whacked out drug addict, and I saw a guy get hit by a back dock trolley
pallette and sprain his ankle.

The most annoying thing about the pedos and gunmen was that even though I was just
15-16, I only realised, after I found out they were who they were after
they were gone, that they talked to me because they thought I was one of
them. I am not good looking, and I have long messy hair and an unshaven
face. The killer even told me about a book he was trying to publish, but
no one seemed to want to publish it. How sad!

So, 2ch, how do I change my looks to become an attractive virile stud, and
stop scaring the women off with my "I'm going to rape and then kill you and
no one will ever know" looks? Preferably without killing myself or becoming
a Unitarian.

>>163
Just wear a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt.
A tough guy in cute clothes.
Chicks love that kind of stuff.
Perhaps.

>>164
Do not forget to hand out candies. Women love a man who can hand out such gifts.
Especially young ones.

>>163
Are you just joking or you want serious comments?
If you are serious, my advice is;

Clean cut your hair. If you want to keep it long, then at least you should
comb it every day and try to look neat to show that you care how you look.

Shave your beard and whisker mastash or every hair on your face except
eyebrows and eyelashes. (For your preferance you can shave eyebrowas
and eyelashes, too. hehe)

If you don't want to, at least you should trim them. Try to impress others
that you gorw beard or whiscar or whatever as a fashion statement,
not to make a impression that you are just too lazy
to shave them.

Do exercise for you to look fit and a bit muscular. You son't have to
look like a football player but looking fit and shipshaped make
others have good impressions on you in my book.

You must be lazy enough to do pushups and situps. Take advantage of the
time when your PC is ready to be used. I mean you don't have to wait for your PC to
boot in front of PC. Do pushups or situps while your PC is booting.

You don't have to set aside time to do situps and
pushups. You just do them when you have time in a day. You sure have time to do
that during CM breaks when you watch TV or whenever.
Do it everyday make it a habit to do exercise like you brush your teeth
or take a bath or jerking off.

Don't tell me you don't have a habit of washing your teeth or taking a
bath or jerking off.

Hope this helps. ^_~

Maybe grow all the hair on your body so you'll look like a fluffy bear?
That will make girls want to hug you?

>>168
http://tinyurl.com/2fswdq
Yes. I really would like to hug him.

>>163

Become a Unitarian and then kill yourself.

Eat Uni instead.

>>163
I would recommend emulating the image of a movie star you like!
Good luck!!!

>>172
what if he has a horrible sense of emulating the image.
even he thinks it's Tom Cruise, he could only become
an actor of scary movies.

From tomorrow, Tuesday "HEROES" will be aired
in Japan. Not a regular channel, the "Super drama channel"
I'm talking about. Is that nerd-looking Japanese guy cute?

>>174
Americans think Masi Oka is cute like a child. He can look sexy sometimes.

>>174
His "YAHOO" shout is annoying. Outside of show, he is so typical American in
loud way. Waving arms at audence in talk show and shout at them to make them
cheer back. It sickening.

on no....that type. banana then?
he has a little bit of Japanese taste
but is an American. only that type of guys would
appeal American? I hope one day, the typical Japanese
nerd of the nerd would become a big star in U.S. lol

i personally like that guy.
i think he is funny.
did you guys see him on conan?
he was so hilarious :)

but i love conan o'brien more than i love that guy from heroes...

he has a japanese accent.
i love how he is so proud of where he comes from.

>>178

conan? meitantei conan?(detective conan)?
heh...no idea....you "Love" you can easily "love"
one of the minor actors LOL

reallY? I thought he is American.
He probably has some different kind of pride
of being Japanese. We, Japanese don't really
have the same kind of pride that he owns.
(he is american whose ethnic is Japanese).

he probably confirm himself as being different human, Japanese
among majority of white people in America.
when there is a mean of comparison, it's easy
to have a pride. but as for us, we are not pride
of being Japanese. when I see around the world,
I feel we are a bit different and some part are efficient
but some part are stupid.

I can tell he slightly has a Japanese accent in this, but maybe he leaves it that way on purpose?
I heard that his real job is a IT tech or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9VdessRXoE

>>183
really? IT guy. That's why he has a real nerd looks lol

lol "shimpo" and "chimpo" episode is a typical one.

>>177
I've probably told this story before, maybe a few threads back, but back at college,
I had a friend and study partner in physics who was Japanese. However, he had been
living in Canada for the past two years. Nobody here knew the term 'banana'. One day
he'd forgotten his lunch, so someone offered him a banana. He thought they were mocking
him, and he got really, really angry and threw a chair across the laboratory.

As for Heroes, it's a pretty decent show in general. Didn't expect to enjoy it, but got
hooked a bit. You may cringe a little at some of the stuff he does, but I guess he's also
a sort of relief character.

>>183-184
I heard he worked as a programmer for Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) at Lucasfilm, for
visual effects.


On another topic, though, they've started re-running 風雲!たけし城 on TV here. They showed
a foreigner special episode, and it was actually embarrassing at times, watching people
from my country.

>>185

>風雲!たけし城 on TV here. They showed
a foreigner special episode, and it was actually embarrassing at times, watching people
from my country.

puhahha ふいた
イギリス人さんyou are funny^^
"re-running" 再放送のことそういうんだ。。。
I didn't know that words.

Zachary Quinto is the epitome of manliness.

>>187

Zachary Quinto's eyebrows alone could win the UFC heavy-weight title championship.

ummm....Aachary Quinoto is a good looking guy...^^
I'm really looking forward to seeing the drama.

>>189
Yes, in all seriousness, it is an excellent show.

It makes Mondays almost bearable.

...Almost...

>>190
It's only at around episode 20 of series 1 on TV here. Fortunately, some kind person
uploads it and posts it here just a couple hours after it airs on North American TV.
http://search.your-provider.com/tv_shows.shtml

>>191
THANX A LOT!!

I am refugee, so to speak Net cafe refugee.

I want to withdraw to bank. Therefore, I have been planing the stratage.

>>193

＞I want to withdraw to bank.

what does it mean?

lets see...

To step on steep road!
thank you

hello guys, Sakurai IS gonna join us in chatting about Kameda's penalty.
Any comment of yours?

Do you believe that 9.11… watch 10ch on TV

>>197
I knowwww I'm now watching it! wow wow wow!
so that was all fake? O_O

I want a timemachine…

Go ask Doraemon.

I watched "Sekai-Marumie" too!
Is it true that England has something to do with 911?!

Go ask Bush.

>>191
Kind is synonymous with illegal in British English.

JK

>>196
Thanks to Inernet, long before the penalty was determined, 2channelers
had been/is casting a doubt about how strong Kameda brothers are.
It's good that thier father lost his liscence as a trainer because
he knows anything about boxing. Kouki should be trained by a skilled
trainer, not his father to be strong. I'm not saying I'm a fan of Kouki.
Actually I hate him because of his bad attitude. But if he change his
attitude, and become a better boxer, I don't mind rooting for him.
He is just 20 and if a skilled trainer teaches him hot to practicce
boxing, he may be able to a good boxer who deserves to be a champion
in a real sense.

As for Daiki, It's natural that he ended up being suspended his
pro boxer liscence to think what he had done to Naito in the match.
If he change his attitude, He may be able to be a good boxer.
But under one condtion. He also have to leave his father.

O he knows nothing about
X he knows anything about

Ohot to
Xhow to

And lots of other mistakes. sorry

9/11 was caused by JewCorp, a confederacy of Zionist corporations.
They used an evil jewbeam from their magical sky castle (in space)
to destroy 9/11.

We'll have to go on an RPG adventure to stop them. The final stage
is the sky castle, but first we have to traverse through eight different
worlds each held under an iron grip by an evil rabbi. The second stage
is a desert, because the second stage in these games is always a desert.

>>196
Rinri commettee (ethical committee) announced that
they have disrespected the world championship match.
I think so too. The match was a respectful world title match
that we all had been waiting for. So he shouldn't behave like that...

They deserve the penalty. He is young so he still has
many chances in the future. Hopefully he think over what he has
done and become a better boxer in the future.

As for Sawajiri Erika's bad behavior in public, people made too much fuss
over it and I've heard that she wants to quit her actress career.

I guess she's also about 20 yrs old. I don't think the bad behavior
on the stage was as bad as meting out the penalty of quitting. She seems to believe
that she's the greatest actor already even she's still a freshman
that is maybe caused by her surroundings who have been praising her
too much and made her a big fish in a little. Some middle aged
men say she's cute to behave selfish like that....so maybe the "wagamama"
behaviors give some positive impact to the public in a way...

But I guess she should be more modest from next time if she wants to
get the good roles in movies and dramas.

According to the magazine, she behaved bad because

1)she didn't like the dress
2)she was in a bad mood because she had a fight with her boy friend(that 42 yr old guy)
3)she hates "joshi ana", female announcer in general.

3) Me too. I don't like female announcers who think they are
actress or something. They are supposed to behave as the workers
behind the scene. well...everybody has the role and we are supposed
to know who we are...and behave accordingly.

KIMUCHI! I'M LOVIN' IT!

>>207
....and what is your role in the society?

http://www.filmbrain.com/photos/uncategorized/survive_style_5_2.jpg
What is your function in life?

I don't like this thread. It's schitzophrenic and unable to focus on any topic

The Bay Area in America is weird. It's got a lot of sushi resturants,
teishoku places, Japanese super markets, karaoke boxes, Ainori
is on TV there, and there is even a maid cafe.

Is it really America?

Maid cafes? In MY America?

It's more likely than you think.

...I need to visit this Bay Area.

no. you can't come here

Ambiguity is saviour for Messiah.
No baby is a devil to his angel.
No man is a punk to his punk.
The knight of white rose, HAIL HAIL HAIL!

Mickey Mouse is the American Messiah.

Harry Potter is the British Messiah.

Who is the Japanese Messiah?

>>213
More likely than centipedes in someone's vagina? No, no I don't think so.

Sailor Moon is the Japanese Messiah.

I don't believe a figure of the only one that save the world.

Bay Area is not your typical America, but it has typically American things inside.

SPONG BOB is very cute.

I didn't watch Boxing title match on TV.
But was 40 percent on TV.
They like watching Boxing on TV in Japan.

I like all sorts of sports.
K1, soccer, I even watch Ping Pong since
there is a cute ping pong player in Japan.

Ai Fukuhara?

nope. well she's cute too
but I meant...the other pro one.

http://www.ssen.jp/naomi/

i was watching tyra banks show the other day and there was this
asian girl who got an eye surgery to make the folds wider.
i know that is very common in japan and korea.
i also noticed that girls have nagative attitude about being chubby.
why do these girls or japanese people in general hate themselves so much?
i don't think it's healthy to think that.
of course obesity is not a good thing but i don't think they have any self-respect at all.

do you not think that girls who think they are beautiful are happier?

i think they all should believe they are beautiful and people will start believing it, too.
happiness is not about opinions of others. it's all about you.
i know that feeling too because my parents are japanese and i was raised that way.
they would always put me down somehow.
i am so proud of where my parents come from and i respect the japanese and their patience.
i just think people would be happier if they had higher self-esteem.

what do you guys think?

She looks like a R&B singer there..but fairly cute for a ping pong player.

>>217
There you go, spreading rumors about your southern neighbors.
For shame!

Gaah, the Red Sox are losing. Why do they ALWAYS do this????
It's making me feel very grumpy.

>>225
While it's true that Japanese sense of modesty go too far sometimes,
it is very difficult to strike a good balance of self-esteem and spoiling
oneself.
We (Japanese) tend to look at negative sides of ourselves and our nation, and
try hard to make it better. I don't think that kind of effort can stem from
blindly loving oneself or one's own country.
I think it's important that one has the abiity to face the harsh reality of
oneself and country, and to criticize them objectively, instead of
spoiling them by loving them blindly.

>>227
Matsuzaka threw nice pitches when in big games in Japan, but he seems to be
in toruble showing his pressure ploof nature.

The bigger a game the better he throws. Something is wrong with him.
I thought he would get 20 wins in the reguloar season of the big league,
but he got only 14? 15? wins. Still he was the only pitcher who stayed
fit and in rotation of Red sox's pitchers throughiut the season.

What's the reaction to him among Red Sox's fans? He is considered to be
doing pretty good? Or He pitches worse than every Reds fans expected?
I guess he was expected to do better by fans because of the huge contract
with the club.

My reaction is; Has he been doing well? Yes, he has.
Does he pitches well enough to deserve the big contract?
No, but it's jsut the first year. If he gets accustomed to big league
games, chances are he playes better the following years.

>>227
Do women talk about Red sox's games in daily conversation?
You are a rare case?

>>227

Hey, hey, I heard it on the internet... Hence, it is true.

The internet doesn't lie.

Furthermore, baseball is a poor man's cricket. Just like a muffin is a poor man's cupcake. There, I said it.

>>209

>....and what is your role in the society?

Since you asked...but I don't want to reveal what I am doing. of course
we shouldn't esp here. lol

Well...I am not a president of a company and I am one of
just ordinary workers and modest person who wishes to be a better
person day by day. But the point is, we all have our role. We
are not supposed to show ourselves bigger than our real size. (exaggerate
one's own importance). I am not a super model or genius so
even a prince comes to me and says "I love you" 100 times, I won't
really believe it and just live plain everyday life. Down-
to earth people won't easily believe the 美味しい話。（the tasty
talk, bluff, lies etc..)

>>232
No prince on a white horse would come to you.
It's a moron on a drooling donkey that come to you to pop the question.

>>233
heh...in that case, I just have a chat with him
but I won't buy the said magical facial cream from him that makes
me looks like Nagasawa Masami but costs 100,000 Yen. lol

>>234
No facial cream could make you, who look like Yamada Hanako, look
like Nagasawa Masami. So all you can do is to put the donkey's poo on
your face for makeup. That would at least make you popular among
flies.

>>234
you need to wash your mouth with that donkey's poo water.^^
that at least makes you less hungry to eat flies. good luck

>>230
I'm normally not that much of a baseball fan, but this is Red Sox
Nation and they are in the playoffs. So everyone is following their
progress (or lack thereof). All I can say is, thank God it's just
baseball and not cricket, so the torture endures for only a few hours
and not days at a time.

>>231
You have a point--I always believe everything I read on the Internet,
especially if I see it here. Then I know it just has to be true.

I'm not much of a baseball fan, even though I used to play when I was younger,
but still have to admit that it's a definite improvement on cricket. When it
comes to watching sports, it's almost on par (sorry) with golf.

Has anyone who says cricket is better than baseball actually
been to an all day cricket match? And watched the game, that is,
because as far as spectator sports go, cricket is better because
you can spend the whole day drinking, doing mexican waves and
making beer snakes with friends. Cause if you actually watch the
entire game, and not just the highlights, it's as boring as ass.

Hi! I'm new in this thread.

How about talking about "Nikubenki"(A term of channel 2 It means Japanese sluts who open their legs to white or black guys easily)in Channel 4

I need to have more opinions about them (^^)
Go to the link below, and choose a board where you can use both English and Japanese.


http://4-ch.net/4ch

Yeah I'm sure you're new here...

A poor-man imitation BBS. It look to be many of anime and pervert manias.
Also many native speaker with bad native speak skill.

Lucifer of illusion is the dark Lord for the KKK.

♪KKK took my baby away〜♪

Tenko of illusion is the die hard the OPP.

Hi, is anyone here now? I just want to chat with someone.

>>245
I'm here... bored out of my mind. What's up?

Hi, Canadian. I'm Japanese. It's 11 in Japan. What time in Canada now?

>>246
I'm not 245 but let me ask you something.

What is your identy as a Canadian?
I mean, what do you think is the shared common values among Canadian nationals?
What factors represent typical canadian?

....if you know what I mean.

>>247
It's 10:11 PM. Is it 11 in the morning there?

>>248
Well, I think it's our multi-culturalism. There are so many different cultures living here, I think that makes us stand out somewhat.
Other than that... maybe Hockey? lol

>>248
What are the shared common values among Japanese people?
I just want to know.

>>249
Yes, It is 11 in the morning.

>>251
Hey, wait, then shouldn't you be at school or work?
Or are you slacking off? For shame, twn, for shame!

>>252
I'm just slacking off. Sometimes I'm terribly busy and even have to work on holidays. But I'm not busy now.

>>253
Ah, I see, so you're just taking a well deserved break. I know what you mean about being busy though. Even though my job is only part-time (I'm 16 and still attend high-school), I am sometimes forced to work around or on Christmas Eve and other holidays.
It's horrible having to work on holidays. I just want to sleep, eat, and watch stupid daytime television.
Ah well, I need the money.

>>249
When you have to express what typical Canadians are like in a sentense or two,
what is it?

>>250
Maybe delligent, humble, hard working, don't reaveal what you really think
in public and among close foriends or family members you reveal
what you really think on the bottom of your geart. It works to prevent
confrontation with others.

>>253
You must be a SOHO worker.
Maybe a translater or something.

>>254
You're 16, wow, I envy you. Don't ask me how young I am? OK? What is your part-time job, like working in a fast-food restaurant?

>>255
That's tough... But, generally, I'd say...

Canadians are friendly and accepting and tend to not take everything so seriously.
We are also nationally proud of the fact that we are not the United States.

That is just my opinion though, so I dunno.

>>257
Haha, okay, I won't ask you your age. I actually work in the produce section of a grocery store. It's not that hard of a job, but the hours are pretty long considering it's part-time.
I usually work three or fours days a week, from 3:30 to 10:30... Plus school, it adds up.
And my boss creeps me out. D:

What is your job?

>>258
Ah. I see. Thank you. You are not the U.S. lol But you are influenced by it very
much in many ways, right?

Let's say there are two people. One is American and the other is Canadian.
Can you tell which is which after, say ten minuite conversation with them?

>>255
We used to be deligent, humble, hard workers, etc. but not now, I think. Things have changed a lot. Japan has been Americanized too much. People have lost a sense of public duty here in Tokyo or maybe in other big cities.

>>260
Well, maybe. If I were to ask them questions regarding their stances on gun control, war and immigration, I think it would be pretty obvious.
We may look the same, talk similar and eat the same foods, but our political views differ greatly. For example, the Canadian army is sent only as peace-makers.

You're right, though, we are heavily influenced by America, but only because we have such a close trading relationship with them. We have many American companies and goods here.
But still. I think we differ in many ways that are more important than just products and services.

>>262
Interesting. Our military forces, which is called self-defence forces
are only for defense. It's kind of similar to yours.

I take it that if you don't go into the topics like gun controle
or other kind of serious social topics, You can't tell which is which.

>>263
I guess not. Unless the Canadian was from around Newfoundland. Eastern Canadians tend to have heavy, British-like accents. Or Quebec, in which case it would be a French accent.

You're right, though. In casual conversation, it would be hard to tell the difference.

Canadians seem more moderate in many ways than stereotypical Americans,
or the images about the US at least. The gun-control issue is typical; Canada has more
guns per capita but far less crimes, which simply makes me assume Canada is
safer or Canadians are nicer. Just a general idea.
So, I don't know what it's like other than the statistics though.

I have to go now. Pleasure chatting with you both.

>>266
I see. Newfoundland is the place where red hair Ann's story is based on,
if I'm not wrong. Yeah, I enjoyed chatting with you, too.

>>265
I see.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=awiW8UC3CWY

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5FSDHIleA

ﾜﾛﾀ！！！
アメリカのコメディアンが・・
日本英語で。。

the american comedian is speaking japanese english
and he is acting .

He with HIGE
He is similar to GOGH

>>259
And my boss creeps me out. D:

I don't understand the meaning of the above sentence.
All the dictionaries I consulted show "creep" as an intransitive verb and noun.

(From OALD)

creep: verb

1. (of people or animals) to move slowly, quietly and carefully,
because you do not want to be seen or heard:
I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.

2. to move with your body close to the ground;
to move slowly on your hands and knees

3. to move or develop very slowly:
Her arms crept around his neck.
A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me.

4. (of plants) to grow along the ground or up walls using long stems or roots

5. creep (to sb) (BrE, informal, disapproving)
to be too friendly or helpful to sb in authority in a way that is not sincere,
especially in order to get an advantage from them

I'm going to vote in Saimoe!
I'm going to vote for Konata, of course.

>>269
that slang means きもい

>>271
Is that so!? Thank you anyway.

I usually work three or four days a week, from 3:30 to 10:30... Plus school, it adds up.
And my boss creeps me out. D:

What does "D" mean?
It seems to me that his boss makes him work very hard, so he cannot walk but creep (judging from the context). Am I wrong?

He meant to type :D but he typed D before :
That'S typo.

As for creep me out, look it up in your dictionary, you faggot.

you must be severely retarded cos you would smile when someone is being creepy..

or another creep...

OK, let's change the subject!
Does anyone have something more interesting to chat?

In the novel I read before, one of Japanese character was
named 'Tokugen Numatada' or so.
It's funny for Japanese name.

>>276
WHAT IS YOUR JOB?

>>278
I'm jobless. How about you?

>>277
I must be severely retarded.
I just don't get the point.
Why is it funny?

The smiley face was probably paced at the end to imply irony.

>>278
JITAKU KEIBIIN

I want to come to japan but I dont have enough money! What a pity!!
My dream is to move to tokyo someday!!!

From where?

it does not matter from where. I study japanese everyday! But little progress

>>281
>The smiley face was probably paced at the end to imply irony.

Just like Soap Bubbles, a nursery song?

Bubbles flew
flew up to the roof
then disappeared

Winds,
stop blowing please
Coz, we're blowing bubbles

私も博物館に行きたいと思うます。
this is the sentence from the study book. I can understand it.

X　思うます。
O　思います。

yes you are right dude :) thanks

english is very easy compared to japanese. Everyone can learn english but only few can learn
japanese.

words like violence
break the silence

wanna be a sailor

>>289
Do you explain the difference between the particles "wa" and "ga" in Japanese.

Zou wa hana ga nagai.
= An elephant has a long trunk.

violence makes no sense
tolerance builds conscience

>>293
no not yet.
Kono neko ha me ga aoi.
Am i right?

My most important dream is to move to Tokyo.

Any guys from Tokyo? How do you like your life in tokyo?

>>295
Perfect.

>>296
>>297
Why to Tokyo? Is there anything special in Tokyo?
I'm living in Tokyo.

I wanna move to Paris, but I don't speak French.

French kiss will suffice.

>>300
but remember, the French are assholes.

>>302
Yeah I hate Frogs.

frogs are from France?

>>304
They eat frogs. However that's not the reason why they are assholes.

because I saw tokyo in many movies and it become my favourite city!
I want to live there... So beautiful

This following sentence is too difficult for those
whose major is (or was) not science, isn’t it?
This is one of the questions in TOEFL reading.
I want answers from native English speakers as well as Japanese.

In the ideal world of dynamics, devoid of friction and collisions,
machines have an efficiency of one – which is to say
that the dynamic system that comprises the machine merely transmits
the whole of the motion it receives and does not lose or use energy in the process.
A machine receiving a certain quantity of potential energy
(for example, from a compressed spring, a raised weight, or compressed air)
can produce a motion corresponding to an “equal” quantity of kinetic energy;
in this case, exactly the quantity that would be needed to restore
the potential energy the machine has used in producing the motion.
Perhaps the simplest example of this phenomenon is one
in which the only force considered is gravity
(such as applies to simple machines, pulleys, levers, capstans, etc.).
In this instance, it is easy to establish an overall relationship
of equivalence between cause and effect.
The real world of physical machines is much different, of course.
Nonetheless, the conceiving of a realm in which there is no friction
is necessary to set forth the practical basis upon which
the actual efficiency of machines – simple and complex – can be measured.

>>307
This takes me back a couple years to physics at college...

I'd agree that such a passage may be a bit too complex for someone still
learning English and who also isn't really scientifically-minded. Though
the wording works just fine, people who have an understanding of such
concepts as friction, potential and kinetic energies, including force
transfer, would have an advantage in understanding this. They would be
able to link these concepts together, whereas someone else might struggle.

Soccer, Egypt vs Japan. Japan leads, 2-0. Yay Okubo!

>>308
Thank you for your reply.
I'm still learning English and I don't have any knowledge of science,
so it's too difficult.(T_T)

>>309
Is this football match official or a friendly?
We have a match against Russia today for the Euro 2008 qualifier.

>>310
I can see how it would be difficult. They certainly throw some people in
deep when learning... I have a friend at Sophia University studying
English, and she was given tasks to do about legal and political
philosophy. Even I had some trouble understanding some parts...

But as for that paragraph... what do you have to do with it?
Translate it?

>>311
I have to choice one answer among four choices.
So I depend on my intuition, but there's a limit on the intuition.
How can I make it possible to understand such sentences that include
difficult or technical volabularies.

>>311
that's nice! it's a friendly cup.

1-4. Japan leads. I guess Japan will win. ^^

Euro match has much more worth watching but ummm...Japan is doing good for this time.

>>313
Okubo's doing especially well this time! That's quite a lead.

>>312
Hmm... hopefully they won't go into great detail about the actual
vocabulary, and instead focus upon the structure. If all else fails,
it might be worth reading up on the basic theory behind the vocabulary.
If you'd like any help with that, please do say.

Japan is belonging in America.
At all decition depend on Bush.

Do the visitors of 2ch understand to Japanese litercure?

Let's try !

ko no ne ko wb ma zu i.
This cat ( )


wa ta shi wa ko no i nu wo ta be ta i wa n.
I want( )

I want to argue about Japanese .

I live in oosaka.
The local comit crime. burnning...betting in PACHINCO and so on.

>>316
I do not know this cat well enough to decide whether it is awful or not.
As for this dog, it looks malnourished, so I don't really want to eat it, sorry.

Daruma san ga korinda
OgURA WA KATURADA

>>317

Betting in Pachinko parlors is a crime now?

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Sophia University has the best looking co-eds in this entire nation.
That's a fact. I envy you, Englishman. I strongly envy you.
I just hope her name isn't Yuki.

>>262
About half of Americans would have the same feelings as Canadians.

>>314
Thank you!
I'll study hard...

海外ってどうやって行くんでしたっけ？飛行機とか船を予約すれば
いいんだ。これは神が海外外国に行けっていってるのかもなー

I don't know how to transport to abrord.

lol

Hey, did you see the press conference of the Kameda family?

I thought it was silly. Coz even it is an apology interview,
Kouki didn't say a word and puts his head down and dad barely said something but
he repeated the word "Toriaezu"(取り敢えず）. "Toriaezu" means "let's just say"
or "tentatively". So what he meant was he doesn't really think
they are wrong. Only for this time, tentatively he says sorry
but not truly expressed sorry by the words. But the funny thing
is that they seem like feeling elated by all the fuss before whenever I see
them on tv but then suddenly became so depressed. Where is Asashouryu?
He is lucky that no media pay attention to him anymore...lol

All af the national people really hit the roof to TBS.
TBS say that I think so.Why?

>>326

Do planes not exist where you're from? Shall I send one to your house?

My dad's a pilot, you know. Pilot Harry B. Igdick, of the 41st Squadron.
He's also a part-time boxer and likes cats.

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual.

Never watch any video clip of Genisis nor Fill Colins.
Just have his voice stimulate your imagination.

His bald big head is nothing but disturbing your imagination.

>>331
I agree! Though, it was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility.

At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument.

>>332
I like his supremes cover.
Love can wait or soemthign like that.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=rVaw8WivNr8

susudio? or other songs are beautiful invisible touch...
Melody and voice is beautiful.

>>334
A great, great song, a personal favorite.

Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds.

Hey, I'm just curious..has anybody here heard anything at all about that
Lindsey Ann Hawker case anymore? I would have assumed they'd catch the
killer by now, or find his dead body somewhere. Either way, I'd have
figured there would be some more news. Hard to believe that a barefoot
lunatic could flee the scene of a murder, with police on-hand, and get away
scott free.

I am just leaving. I have to return some videotapes.

>>334
If you like the original Supremes, you might like this mix with an acapella breakdown in the middle.
I never heard this before.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHODsoZZPY

I guess someone made it. Never mind. It's good though..

>>338
Thanks for the link.
Acapella is great, too.

TIME TO REMIND YOU GUYS ALL AGAIN







SLIM SHADY IS IN ALL OF US.
O'COURSE IN YOU, TOO

I think Phill Collins is also cool in the "Do they know it's Christmas" video.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=qsqsiJRiCY0

btw, does anybody know who is the guy smilling and point at the camera around 2'42"-43"
into that video?

My working shop strike at three weeks.

Threfor,I am hungry.
I have been thinking that I will catch a fish in the lake into Himeji Jou.

The largest capital cost in fishing is for a feed. But I have few money.
First of all,I must cupture a bird.

i have no clue what you're trying to say but kinda started to like it

Yeah, I strongly advise you to get
a tasty fish in the ponds. There are a lot
of fishes in the pond, lake and sea. Go try to watch
the "Ougon densetsu", 黄金伝説。Taka&Toshi caught
many big fishes and cooked very well in an inhabited island.
After you are satisfied and happy, birds surely come to you
and sing, But if you'd eat frogs, birds won't come to you coz
it smells very bad.

ttp://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/densetsu/

>>344
Wow, how are you using the internet? And why??

I'm going to have a private English lesson with my own
trilingual teacher.

How much do you think the fee for two-hour English lesson is
reasonable ?

>>348
Your English is already so advanced that I think whatever that
person might teach you, you could simply read from a good book.

>>346
Actually frog is not that bad.
I ate them once and was ok and I didn't feel weird until somebody
told me it was a frog. lol Swarm is good too if you cook with soy
sauce. There are all eatable if you'd cook them as otsukemono (pickles).
bugs are eatable too. so why don't you try to catch them or just
sit down in front of a convenience store with your homeless looks,
they might give you a handout of leftout onigiri or something.^^

↑the message was to iedeneko guy.

>>348
Yeah, I think so too. Your English is already like a native speaker,
so you must have an advanced text book. You have a private
English teacher? the teacher probably ask you a high tuition.
As for me, I've never thought of having a private lesson since
I am not that rich! ^^:

I found an awesome AA for a template of >>1.

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Jesus Christ is the Lord God of Israel and Jewish Messiah

↑really?

The English language part of Sophia University (FCC program) where all is shit.
It is a place for returnees who couldn't get into a real university in
Japan and want to use Sophia's name for their future.

The teachers are lazy and don't really care. The students are lazy
and don't really care. The whole program is shit.

The regular Sophia is probably okay.

I don't fucking care if they're lazy or hardworking.
The crucial thing is that they're all goddessly beautiful.
Sophia University is unequivocally the best.

And don't fall into that dull "returnees are all stupid and irritating" line, please.
They're often more interesting characters than colorless indegenous girls.
And by the way, a returnee being stupid and irritating, actually makes her even more desirable.

I've been thinking about applying to Sophia University, 上智大学, but I don't think I'm quite ready.
I wonder what you need to be accepted. I should probably improve my Japanese before I attempt to get in.
Although it seems like a good place to study the language.

To Sophia University, 上智大学?
Why not to Sophia University, 上智大学, Софийский университет,
جامعة صوفيا?

>>353
Actually, when I wrote, "(and my urine, if you like)" the AA crossed my mind.
I thought using the AA would go overboard やりすぎ　and make that chatters
feel disgusted so I passed. What a nice person I am!
Plus, I felt bothered to look for the AA in 2ch.

But everything goes in 2ch so maybe 1 in the next thread would use the
AA. Who knows?

It would not be so bad if was a "special edition", but I do like the friendly
tone of the usual one. Anyway, can he really fill 35 cups with his urine? Some
would be empty and offend those who pick them up.

Don't worry. I'll get tanked and get ready for that. You'll have free booze.

>>359 >>361
Can we please get away from the cat urine?
Have any of you ever owned a cat? And had to clean out the cat
box? Yuck.

The other day I went out to lunch with a friend. I learned that
eating the same thing for lunch or dinner on a daily basis is a
sign of an addictive personality. I'm doomed.

And now for something completely different...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UrMUqTtu-4

I understand that you want an AA of Pikachu peeing, but it'll be hard to find it...

>>362
I'v owned a dog and when he peed in my garden, it smelled really bad.
Maybe that's the case with a cat, too.

You mean you unconsciously order the same food everyday for lunch or dinner?

Red Sox is hanging by a thread to make it to the World Series.
The last two games are played in Boston. I hope they'll make a miracle
happen like whe they turned the table from 0-3 to 4-3 games victory
a few years ago.

THe next game is starter is Silling and probably the last game's is
Matsuzaka. If he pitches in the last game of league's championship,
then I hope he proves he is the man.

>>364
Do you know there's a board in 2ch for AA craftsmen?
If you ask a AA craftsmen there to make a AA of Picachu peeing,
one of them would make it. That's a piece of cake to them.

I've got nothing to say.

Well if you want a shit education, then by all means enter the FCC campus
of Jochi University.

Sure they're will be lots of good looking women. But most of them
probalby won't fuck you anyway.

So you might as well study more and go to a good school

And besides I wasn't only talking about female student,

I meant all Sophia FCC students

Plus FCC is full of white guys who just want to fuck Japanese girl,
and foreign otaku, and even Chinese.

what shit!

Yes, Jochi University is the best.
Best location, best academic standards, best sexy co-eds,
and the best foreign students, including our fellow Asian friends.

Jochi University is THE place to study here in Tokyo.
Simply, the best.

>>364 >>366
No! Pikachu can't pee! He'd probably be short-circuited, and die...

>>365
If I am eating alone, I eat the same food every day, until I get
sick of it. Then I eat something else and so on.
These days, I'm eating sushi for lunch, every day. But it's
expensive, so I need to learn to make it myself.
The Red Sox...grrr. But I hope Matsuzaka does get his chance.

>>367
A doppleganger?

>best sexy co-eds
kwsk

>>373
Sorry, I actually know nothing about sexy Jochi co-eds.
But my Otaku friend always says to me that thay smell mesmerizingly good.
I think you can trust him on that one.

"they smell mesmerizingly good"
That is my friend sniffing after girls scent in the train, of course.
Not in bed, or in his arms or anything.
He's a pathetic virgin, just as I am.
Or, I think he is.

hmm.. a rosy sweet scent with a slight hint of zesty body odor.
if you have a chance, please ask him if he smelled anything like that..
it would make the best educational environment on earth.

btw, i'm no way hentai.

ゆうこりんのファンがいなくなったの？

We've changed our mind and become Susanne fan!

No, dont' give up on precious Yukarin! I'll asphyxiate!

comp efor ltha isy edinJ llb oy Itism nbya ywil tIwi eempl apa anyb embe ear
rofth eDec

なんかこのスレめっちゃつまんなくなったよね、最近。
議論できなくなったね。しょうもないこと（上のＡＡの絵とか）
言う人が増えてきて。

↑English please.

Anything goes here. Period.

>>383
Including >>382.

yes you can even whine like a female dog.

>>381
You are one of those who can just whining but not even show any alternative.

I used to go to jochi.
I fucked a few co-eds. They were all hot. And had big tits.

A couple were total bitches and that guy is right, they were lazy and
very materialistics.

But great tits! And pussy too!

Challenge of the Day

Any mathematicians out there?
I was doing a 9x9 sudoku puzzle this morning, and it occurred to me that
there must be a finite number of final solutions for this size puzzle.
But I'm terrible at math (or at maths, if you like). So I can't figure
out that number for myself.
Anyone know the answer to this?

I only know 'love' means 'nothing' in tennis.

Who is the best AV actress now? Aida Yua, Aoi Sora, Shiraishi Hiyori
all have retired from dvd. So who is the best now?

Do you hear what I hear?

I'm curious too.

>>391
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
"Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite,
With a tail as big as a kite."

Well, I may have figured out a solution to the Sudoku problem.
Anything to avoid cleaning the house.
But as I said, I'm terrible at math, so it won't surprise me if
someone proves me wrong.
Answer below:

For any given unit where each number only appears once
(row, column, mini-matrix), there are n! possible combinations,
where "n" is the number of individual squares in that unit;
and for a 4x4 matrix, for any given fixed unit (I used rows)
there are 16 possible solutions. This could represent a simple
n(squared), but could also be n(to the power of √n).

So for a 4x4 puzzle, there are 384 possible final solutions.
And for a 9x9 puzzle, there would be 264,539,520 possible solutions.
(Assuming my math is correct.) I'm too lazy to check my result for
the 9x9 matrix.
Anyways, it's a lot of puzzles. No wonder there are so many Sudoku
books out there.

I went to the local library today.
I came across with a lot of attractive women and girls in their low-rise jeans,
unguardedly crouching to check the books in the lower part of the shelves.

But since I'm a true gentleman, I didn't stick behind them and enjoy the
marvelous sights of big chunks of sexy female butt-meat and give myself
a physical arousal. We are not instinct-driven beasts. We are rational
and thoughtful, civilized human beings. I'm going again on Sunday too.

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

And years of hard labour is waiting for you, Oscar.

>>394
I can almost see you at your kitchen table, tackling your Sudoku
puzzle in the Boston Globe with a #2 yellow pencil in your hand,
while sipping some Campbell's clam chowder in the warm New England
morning sunshine glazing through your windows. You look calm and happy.
Laundry half done, dishes in the sink waiting to be handled,
and you spot a couple of young squirrels chasing each other
in the trees in your front yard. You think about your children ....

Just a thought. Sorry if I spooked you out. There's no need to.
I hope you have a good Saturday evening, ma'am!

>>398
↑ nice imagination, lol~~

>>398
This is not the events.

I can see you at your kitchen table, tapping your pen
on countertop in frustration. You cannot concentrate
on the math problem because squirrels are chasing each
other outside in the rain. You become annoyed. You
grasp the pen tightly and storm outside, angrier than
above clouds. You run at squirrels, and attack them
with pen. You stab them until they no longer twitch.

↑ you're lame.

↑ you're you.

When I was 11 I used to watch squirrels fight during class because there was a tree right by the windows. One time a squirrel went right by the window, so if it was open it would have fallen in. I was half creeped out and half wanting to take it home.

>>402
Of course he is!

>>394
I'm not familiar with sudoku so I can't tell if your solution is right or not.

You say you are bad at math but you are better than me.
Mind you I can count just to 20.
I always use fingers and thumbs of both hands=9
Fingers and thumbs of both feet=10
And my penis. That amounts to 20. Numbers more than 20 is many to me.
21 and 1000 means the same to me. They are both just many.

THe reason why the number of thumbs and fingers of my hands is 9 is that
I used to yakuza. As you might know when a yakuza makes a big mistake
that works against his criminal organization's benefit, he has to take
a responsibility by by cutting his own little finger.

I stole some money my boss's wallet and I ended up cutting my little finger
off.

>>398
It is the Boston Globe! Are you from around here?
Also you are right on target with the half-done laundry and
the dishes in the sink.
But I'm not crazy about canned clam chowder...

>>400
Even if I wanted to stab a squirrel, it would be impossible. They're
too fast for me.

>>405
Really? Ugh.
So when you were stealing money, you only knew that you had at least
20 円? That's only about 17 cents in US money.
It doesn't seem worth losing a finger over.

Those crazy Red Sox are trying to force a 7th game by winning tonight.
They're up by 8 runs, bottom of the 7th.
If they win tonight, Matsuzaka will pitch in the final game to decide
the AL championship.
People here say that Matsuzaka performs best under pressure. Let's hope
that's true!!!!!

>>米人

Nice to meet you.
You are not Japanese?
How did you know this board?

>>405
What a scaring story you're talking about!
I hate yakuza because I once had a terrible experience that I was almost
beaten to death by yakuza.
Long time ago, while I was walking downtown, the man in front of me started smoking
and tapped his cigarette. a spark was flying down toward me and hit my body.
I was really pissed off so running up to him .But he looked like yakuza.
So I couldn't say anything and run away right away from him.
But he was much faster than me......

>>408
Wow! amazingly interesting!
I want sequel!

>>406

Well, actually I didn't know how much money I was stealing.
But I do know paper bill is worth more than a 10 yen coin.
I stole 20 paper bills so at least I did know that was more than 20 yen.
I did know it was MANY yen.

>>408
All you had to do was to ask him a math quiz.
Basically, he could only count to 21. (depending on how many fingers he
has lost though) While he is adding numbers with his fingers and thumbs
you can run away from him.

Some yakuza use his tongue whe they add numbers, so be careful.
in that case, they can count to 22. (again, depending on how many fingers
they have lost so far.)

I heard that my old friend, whom I used to played with sometimes,
had a "Konjo-yaki" on her hand.
Does it mean she became a member of Yakuza? I'm really sad.
Everyone change to some extent as they get old,
but some people change too much.

It's crazy to associate konjoyaki with yakuza.

Hi...

I'm a gaijin.

>>413
You can't talk to me like that.
You are so rude.
If I have a mistake, why don't you just say "That's not correct."?

I'm gonna nail down and slice you like an eel!

>>415
I'm not >>413, but...
You mean konjyoyaki is a proof that he/her is yakuza??
that's crazy.
Some immature young boys or girls do it to prove his/her "courage".
Of-course, it's irrelevant to yakuza.

>>406
No, I'm closely watching you here from Yokohama.
You look great in your L.L.Bean casual coat.
And thank God it isn't Lands' End.

>>417
Thanks.
I see what konjoyaki means.
But I don't like the term "crazy".
It means「頭がおかしい」, right?
How do you use the term "crazy"?

>>417
her→she

>>419
Probably, you are 頭がおかしい
really simple.

>>418
I'm amazed by your detective work and detailed description of
typical holidays of housewife in Boston.

I assume you are Japanese who has lived in U.S.

>>419
Crazy just means in that case, 馬鹿げてる。
I didn't say you are crazy.

>>422
You're right.
I lived in New Jersey, when I was a kid.

>>424
That explains why.
The post was so eloquent and detailed that you sounded as if
you had been peeping at her through a window.
I would go far as to say that was kind of creepy.
Please take this as a compliment.

↑crazy

Do you know what does マニエロ"mani ero" mean?

I just heard that new word from my friend. It is a word which waas neoterized
by Japanese girls (probably...).


It means manly and erotic. But in this case, manly is not the right
word...probably a beautiful woman dressed as a man and at the same
time very sexy. Like a lesbian look, but it appeals men. Can you
picture those kind of women? lol

まんこペロペロ

>>427
Yes!
Takarazuka!!

>>429
You are right! A cool woman masquerading as a man is
Takarazuka woman! They are all so cool and sexy! oh Yeah!

takarazuka!!! I love them! ^^

maniero is the good word for them! ^^

How did you guys do in the Eiken test today (or yesterday)?

>>431
As for me, I have not taken Eiken since I passed 2 grade five years ago.
I do not hate English, so I know I should take higher grade.
But I do not feel like studying now.
I do not like studying English for some tests, but I love to use English (though my English is not so good. w)

Which grade did you take this time? and How did it go? I think you did the best you could and I hope you'll pass it !

>>427
I know there are plenty of characters in manga and anime that fit that description.

>>433
really? such as?

Asashouryu did it again! damn! seems like he doesn't know
his present situation. He's been suspended but appeared on
TV. Hosoki Kazuko (a fortune teller) paid a visit to Mongolia.
He has never spoken to anybody in public until now but on this tv
program, he talked a lot. Silly sumo wrestler...

>>434 Maybe....
Souseiseki?
http://wittsu.hp.infoseek.co.jp/picture/souseiseki+hasami.jpg

The Red Sox won the ALCS.

That was a quite comeback from 1wins 3losses.
Anyway they has made it to the World Series to face against Rockies.
Matsuzaka and Okajima are lucky guys who can play in World Series
in their first year. Not many players can play in the WS in the first place.

As a baseball fan, it's exciting and amazing to see two teams which both
include a Japanese player(s) play in the big stage.
Rockies has Kazuo Matsui. I like his agility and sharp batting.
He struggled to play well in big league in his first and second year
but he finally shows his great potential as a playr in the bright
dayright. Good on him.

Go go Red Sox. Hurray hurray Rockies.

reminder of the day





SLIM SHADY IS IN ALL OF US......

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OH〜 SHIT

　（　＾ω＾）　　　　this will do
　 （⊃⌒*⌒⊂)
　 　/__ノωヽ__）

Yeah, yeah, party time.

Funny sunny day
cunny pony pays off
coz Tony's Sony's walkman are broken
runny nose pennie's worth
Honey rolly passes by
gimme gimme that's what I want
Telly Telly I'm asking you
For Poley Moley altogether

ah.. ok

If you think you are bored to death, check this out.

Hollywood movie stars on Japanese TV CMs.

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpHl5yzArRQ

>>444
thanks! the CFs were amusing lol
I remember Harrison Ford was popular in CF before. All the
stars look so relaxed. CC Lemon is tasty.

>>444
Just to expand your post a little...
http://www.japander.com/japander/index.htm

Even more.

>>435
Yes! Rozen Maiden rocks. ^_^ I seriously thought Souseiseki was male
until they explicitly referred to her as Suiseiseki's "sister".

...right, now I shuffle back into the otaku-shadows...

>>436
Yeah, the Red Sox. I stayed up to watch the game last night, and today
I'm like a zombie. On Wednesday night, they go up against a really good
team, the Colorado Rockies, and they better stop messing around and
FOCUS or they will get shut out of the World Series.

>>438
Put on some clothes you shameless hussy.

In other news, recently J.K. Rowling outed Albus Dumbledore. I'd always
thought of him as vaguely asexual, like Gandalf or Santa Claus, but
it turns out that he is gay. Maybe I'm wrong about Gandalf and Santa too.

>>448
Don't really know much about Dumbledore, not really being much of a Potter
fanatic, but I thought everyone knew that Gandalf was gay. Santa swings both
ways, but prefers those who are much younger than himself. Sorry if any of
this distresses you.

>>448
Yeah.
The Rockies accomplished sweepstakes in the devision and league
champion series. They sure seem to have a momentum. But according
to media, too long break after winning their league championship works
negatively for the Rockies. This years World series will be a milestone for
Japanese baseball.

I looked up "hussy" in my dictionary and it says it's an old term.
Is it used commonly? Or is it kind of old term which is rarely used
by young people? "You shameless whore" could be used interchangably?

What about Donald, Macdonald's character?
Is he gay?

Where does the idea that Santa Claus is gay come from?
I have a image that he is old friendly granpa and can't imagine
he is having sex with a woman. But that doesn't lead to he is gay.

I thought Santa was a disguised pedophilia.

>>449
So I missed the whole Saruman-Gandalf subtext...
Well, that would explain a lot.

>>450
"Hussy" isn't used commonly; only in expressions like "shameless hussy"
used for brazen females (brazen meaning "contemptuous boldness" according
to my online dictionary. So one could also be a "brazen hussy". But,
rap artists aside, it's still considered rude in most circles to refer
to women as whores or ho's.

>>451
Do you mean Ronald McDonald, the clown who shills for the hamburger
chain? The thought of him having a sex life is disturbing. Come to
think of it though, the Hamburgler, the large purple french fry guy,
they're all male...very suspicious.

>>453
I have to be careful not to use the term then.
Thanks for your explanation, you brazen hussy.
JK hehe

Thanks for your explanation, ma'am.

>>453
Yes, I meant Ronald, not Donald.
The other two characters you mentioned are introduced
in Japanese market, I think. I googled to get some info of them.

>>454
You're most welcome! But I'm afraid I'm a law-abiding type,
so I can only aspire to brazen...hussihood? hussiness? hussidom?

Sadly, I have to go for now...too much to do today. All the things
I put off over the weekend can no longer be avoided.
But before I go...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzd6oCP3FKk
The immortal Eartha Kitt. But wtf with the cameo????

Can't touch this !!! http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=VmCYcpNhxrs

X are introduced
O aren't

i choose X

>>457
He dances well but somehow he doesn't look cool but look comical and funny instead.
Maybe because of his hairstyle, clothes, glasses.

I like his mom? knitting behind him. She looks like she doesn't care
what he is doing. lol

I liked this board bette when it was idol talk and av actress talk
and that silly guy who called himself the knigh of kimura kaera.

And the time when the person Wayne was coming here and he would be
greeted by "Fuck Off Wayne."

now it's pretty boring here.

hosoki kazoko needs to be punched in the face.

>>461
Hey, Fuck Off.

>>463

Why should I?

You fuck off instead

Fuck outta here. You said you like it.

japanese av is better than american av i think

No i said that I liked the time when people greeted Wayne with
such a remark

I know. I was just trying to have fun with you.

ワタクシハ　ガイジンノ　ユウレイデース。
ニホンジンハ　ハローウィーンヲ　ドウ　イワイマースカ？
ゴセツメイヲ　オネガイ　シマース。

ナニモ　シマセーン　オワリ

Do you guys think its okay for a porn star to become a mainstream
celebrity. I'm refering to like Iijima Ai or Aoi Sora or Oikawa Nao.
It just seems odd to me that someone can go from a career of fucking
on tape to being on a regular household celebrity. It's like everyone
can forget that they used to get cum on their face for a living.

I don't think its really a bad thing, just interesting.

I just don't think it could happen in the US. Sure there are
famous porn stars, like Jenna Jameson or Tera Patrick that everyone has heard of.
But they'll never get the chance to be a mainstream
celebrity, like in films or television. It's like they're tainted.

So what do you think?

スミマセーンガ、オワリハ　マダデース。
イワワナイノハ　ナゼデースカ？
コトシハ　トリック・オア・トリートシマショウカ？

ニホンのユーレイ　夏にアクティヴ　デース
コワイ話シテ　夏にCHILLシマース　エアコン　イラナイネ
冬サムイヨ

デモ、冬ジャナクテ　秋デショー。秋モ　チョット　サムイ　デースガ。
サテ　ソウイウ　リユウガ　アルノナラ　ハロウィーンヲ　イワワナクテモ　OKデースガ。
モシ　チルドレンガ　オ宅ニ　キタラ　CANDYヲ　アゲマショウネ。

Hi! I'm bored, so I'm posting here. A lot of people in the West have been
bored since Yotsuba Channel and many other imageboards have been brought
down by Direct Denial of Service Attacks. It's a pain, because
I wanted to get more Dungeons & Dragons material.

What do you do when the websites you frequent are down?

>>471
I don't think that's necessarily true. Paris Hilton is a celebrity,
yet sex videos starring her have been leaked onto the internet.
She's the only one I can think of like that, though.I agree that
it's odd that someone who's starred in porn or has done other
strange/disgraceful things can become a household name.

>>468
Oh I see. Its a kind of sarcasm.
Funny

>>471

Paris Hilton is sort of a different case since she was famous
first and then had a sex tape released by a former lover. She
didn't want it released, and fucking on tape isn't her job and
what made her famous. In short she wasn't a porn star first and
later a regular celebrity.

So while I agree with you, I think it's a different situation.

>>477
Hadn't thought of that. Touché.

>>461
There's just no pleasing some people.
Is this the sort of thing you mean? Except it's mostly American celebrities.
Also, it's funnier if you are good at English. Otherwise, you can just
enjoy the pictures.
http://www.thesuperficial.com/

Apart from Japan I can only think of Shu Qui from Taiwan who
used to make porn and is now a pretty big actress in Taiwan and
Hong Kong.

I guess the Japanese can just look past a person's less than
clean background--as long as they're a super hot chick and half-way
interesting as a talento

Shu Qui is cute

Paris Hilton is a waste of flesh.

Yeah, this thread is boring.
You guys should talk about something interesting.

Let us talk about the Fourth Reich. The rise of Neo-nazis through hand-picked
genetic selection. And a new Hitler made from the bones of the old one.

I know. Let's talk about how there are TOO MANY KANJI.

As anyone who remembers their childhood knows, you have to learn the alphabet before you can learn to put them together to make words.

When that alphabet consists of 2000 letters of my worst nightmares, things get a little irritating.
Oh well, only about 400 more to go. I'm on kanji 1655.

>>485
Kanji aren't really letters, nor do they consist an alphabet.
But I feel your pain.

Of course it doesn't end after just 2,000 kanji.

Man, Adobe reader sure updates slowly.
I want to work on my character sheet already.
Guess I'll make dinner while I wait. Mmm, salmon.

Are there any tabletop RPGs that are popular in Japan?
The only reference I've seen is the 4koma at
http://iitran.secchan.net/img/res/543.html#2362 (Japanese)
and http://iitran.secchan.net/img/res/543.html#2363 (English).
I guess Record of Lodoss War might count too.

>>485
that's great. as for me, the more I use computer,
the more I forget kanji. when I used to write handwriting
letters a lot and read novels a lot, I guess I knew
more kanji. we can easily convert from hiragana to kanji when typing.
that deteriorate our knowlege. I should take 30 min everyday
to write diary (not a blog) in order not to forget kanji anymore.
maybe just a simple few lines of diary.

>>461

>I liked this board bette when it was idol talk and av actress talk
and that silly guy who called himself the knigh of kimura kaera.

And the time when the person Wayne was coming here and he would be
greeted by "Fuck Off Wayne."

now it's pretty boring here.

knight of kimura kaera and Wayne? who are they?
when was it? I've been browsing here often but I don't
know those people...

Goddamn, salmon is delicious. I don't care what anyone says, salmon
is the tastiest fish there is. If you disagree, you're clearly an idiot.

Are you a bear?

>>490
seeing your comment, I think you really have nothing to do ;]
coz you exaggerate the comment of what salmon tastes.
as for me, I work very hard to build up my vocaburaries
for hours. hehehe...while you were only talking about salmon lol

Due to your bad brain, vocaburaries built up in your brain will
collapse immediately. poor fellow! It'll be always in vain whatever you do
because of your "green peper " head, which means "being empty".

Holy shit! We've beaten HIV!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071020103343.htm

>>493
whatever lol

BTW, you must have a very good brain unlike me.
so I need to learn how to study english from you, master!^^

>>492
Yeah, I'm pretty bored. Fortunately for me acquiring vocabulary in an alphabet-based
language is much, MUCH easier than in a character-based language, so I'm all set. Thanks
for your concern though <3

Although I probably should practice my Hebrew more. Been meaning to do that.

>>497
Do you like Woody Allen?

>>497
wow Hebrew! you must be very smart!
I am still crawling around the intermediate level of
English. if I gain one vocaburary I forget another one
next time. maybe because of my green pepper head!!! lol

>>492

Lol 'vocaburaries.' Make sure to check your Engrish.

Maybe Japan should add another 5 letters for L. Or R.

>>499

Well, I'm sure your English is better than my Japanese, which is pretty much lower-intermediate.

>>498
Some of his earlier stuff is okay. I haven't seen much by him, to be honest,
so I can't form a strong opinion about him. I do think his relationships
with very young women are creepy.

I'm more of a Mel Brooks fan.

>>499
I'm actually not so bright with languages; I have a learning disability that makes it
harder for me to learn new ones. I've been studying Hebrew since I was little, though,
so I can do okay with that. Still, I could do to expand my vocabulary some.

One nice thing about Hebrew is that every word (excluding some names and locations)
trace back to a three-letter root. It makes understanding new words easier, I think.

I saw an interview of Hide Nakata. Murakami Ryu was
interviewing him. Hide has been travelling since he
quit soccer. According to him, he hasn't been hungry since
he resigned a soccer player. So only one meal at night (he said
3-4 days/week he eats only one meal)is enough. I found that's
interesting. Is it his stomach or brain? that tells him "hungry"
But his IN and OUT is systematically be etched onto the brain
for a long time so without the hard exercise which he had been
doing while he was on active duty, his stomach doesn't need
food anymore. And he said he probably lost muscles but the weight
keeps the same. He also said he feels said to lose his muscles.
But he looks quite content just being one of the ordianary traveller(??)
or celebrity...ww

>>498
woody allen is one of my favorite film maker.
he has a really good sense of humor and penetrate human.
his english is easy to hear for me. Jewish people's english
must have a clear sound. (or New Yorkers)

>>502
Get Smart, LOL~~
I remember seen reruns of the show everyday on TV while I stayed in the US.
Brings back memories.......

>>503

There's some mistakes in there.
resigned a soccer player > resigned AS a soccer player
found that's interesting > found that interesting brain? that tells him "hungry" > brain that tells him "(I'm) hungry?"
systematically be etched > sysmetically etched but the weight keeps the same > his weight is the same.
feels said > feels sad
one of the ordinary traveller > an ordinary traveller

Whoops, I misspelled systematically while you got it right. Silly me.

>>506
oh thanks! but where is your opinion about Hide? lol

>>503
Interesting. How long has it been since he quit soccer? I know eating only one meal a
day is supposed to slow down your metabolism, so if he keeps eating like that
for a long time, he might gain weight. But just the fact that he needs so little food
is amazing.

Never heard of him. I don't keep up with soccer, in both America and Japan.

>>510

huh? really? that's strange..haha

>>502, 505
I also like the Woody's early works, such as Annie Hall and Manhattan,
but not the recent ones where he masochistically portraits and
plays himself a once-famed film director.
In any case, whenever I see his films, I feel like visiting New York,
that's for sure!
And for some reason, I feel that autumn and New York go very well together,
mayby I'm subliminally influenced by the famous jazz tune, lol

Woody Allen is dead for all I know. When's the last time he made a movie?
*checks imbd*
Okay, different question. When's the last time he was in a GOOD movie?

>>509
I don't know if it's little food or not.
maybe he might eat a lot of food in one time.
the point is his IN and OUT =　eat and burn is systematically
memorized in his body or brain. I found that's interesting.^^

>>512
exactly. 自虐的（masochistic、self-flagellating）
this word explains him.

>>514

I don't think you can put maybe and might in one sentence. So just take either one out.
I found that's interesting > I found that interesting OR I found that to be interesting.

Anyway, I eat a lot. I'm REALLY skinny and light, but I can eat like a pig.

>>511
For some reason, soccer isn't very popular in the U.S. I find it odd, since
the World Cup is a big deal in almost every other country.

It might be because our team isn't very good, haha.

>>513
I think Woody's movies are considered 'classics' now, and even if he
doesn't produce good films now, that doesn't discount the fact that
he USED to make interesting or different movies in the height of
his carrier as a movie director.

>>513
he sure is genius.
but depend on the mood. he is not a person
who constantly demonstrate his true abilities.
so he is not in a good condition these days, I guess.
but until the time he dies, he would show us more and more greatest
films. He needs to get more inspirations. That what he gets
from everyday life...

>>517
I guess soccer is not American-taste sports. we need to
stare the pitch and wait for a long time until they get a goal. that's
irritating for American. probably.

Since this isn't a "Let's correct other people's English!" thread, I'm not gonna annoy you and correct your mistakes anymore, unless you want me to.

After checking IMDB, I'm not so sure I've seen any of Woody's films...but I've never been much of a movie person.

>>516
OK OK thanks

>>520
I couldn't say. Baseball also moves slowly, especially if you're at the game
instead of watching it on TV. I do know my younger brother is a big soccer fan.

Come to think of it, soccer's very popular among today's youth. So the next generation
might be bigger soccer fans than today's generation.

buy physically, soccer requires more
runnings. Hide said he usually lose
4-5 kg in one game. Yeah, younger generation
like soccer more than older generation.
I see many kids playing soccer in Japan.

>>516
Are you ギャル曽根?
She can eat about 7 kg or 15 lbs of food at a time but metabolize it without gaining.
You could make a lot of money off contests and battles, if you like. And famous too.

yeah, power eaters are getting a lot of attention in japan these days.
All-you-can-eat restaurants are also very popular with both men and women,
but at the same time, dieting (=losing weight) is always on the agenda.
Very ironical....

I watch this sled（スレッドわかんね） everyday, but I can't master English...

Just on the topic of sport, England hasn't been doing very well lately.
We lost to South Africa in the finals of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday,
and Lewis Hamilton didn't win the F1 Championship title this year either.
We might not even qualify for Euro 2008 in football!

To be honest, though, I don't really care.

>>527
thread, that is.

>>528
You are not an athlete type, then.

>>529
When playing, I find sports such as tennis or badminton more fun and convenient.
You only have to ask a friend. With team games, it's much harder to get enough
people at the same time to make it worthwhile...

>>530
Make 11 children of your own, then you can become a soccer team coach, lol

>>529
Thread...Thank you.

I can't speak 教えてくれてありがとう in English＼(^o^)／
“Thanks for teach me”?

sayのほうがよかったかな

>>532
＼(^o^)／ = owata: finished with an unwanted result, being in trouble, screwed,

>>532
Thanks for teaching me.

>>531
Excellent idea! Maybe even make 22, so no matter which team loses, one
will still win.

Now to find some spare parts and start building them...

I'd like to ask you people from overseas about what your first encounter
with things Japanese was and how you felt about it.

My guess is,
People in their 40's and over= Akira Kurosawa's movies
in their 30's and 40's = Sony walkman and Japanese automobiles
30' and 20's =Nintendo video games, Ninja turtles
20's and teens=Japanese anime
teens and younger=puffy(Ami, Yumi), Pokemon

My first encounter with something American was, maybe M'cdonald or
Coca Cola. My first encounter with something British was maybe
Royal family on TV. My first encounter with Australia must have
been Koala or kangaroo. My first encounter with Canada must have been
Rocky mountain and mother nature in Canada on TV. Not sure about
other English speaking countries... I'm in my thirties by the way.

>>489

Dwyane and the Noble Knight of Kimura Karea, as well as the 36 year old
wharehouse worker who really liked Hillary Duff and Hermione from Harry Potter
where all very presnet about 2 two years ago.

Those were funny, absurdist times on the board

ttp://hss.fullerton.edu/sociology/orleans/symmetry.txt
For Johnston, the real fun starts after the judging is finished. By collecting people's ideal faces and comparing them to average
faces, he can measure the distance between fantasy and reality. As a rule, he finds that an ideal female has a higher forehead
than an average one, as well as fuller lips, a shorter jaw and a smaller chin and nose. Indeed, the ideal 25-year-old woman, as
configured by participants in a 1993 study, had a 14-year-old's abundant lips and an 11-year-old's delicate jaw. Because her
lower face was so small, she also had relatively prominent eyes and cheekbones.

"Indeed, the ideal 25-year-old woman, as
configured by participants in a 1993 study, had a 14-year-old's abundant lips and an 11-year-old's delicate jaw. Because her
lower face was so small, she also had relatively prominent eyes and cheekbones. "
Woah, no wonder anime girls are so popular!

>>527

Well, I read some 2ch posts, study Kanji every night, listen to Japanese music, and watch NOT subbed anime and I can't master Japanese. So I feel your pain.

>>541
What are you, Bill Clinton or something?
Squinting your eyes sympathetically toward >>527?
That's so oldschool 90's, dude. It's all over, man.

Nowadays in the new millennium,
it's all "Allahu Akbar. Oh, and death to Kanjis".
Things indeed move fast.

>>489 >>538
Well it's too bad those people aren't around anymore, but that's
how life is: things change, people come and go. Although if you
guys were telling Wayne/Dwayne to "fuck off" every time he posted,
I can see why he left sooner rather than later.

>>537
My first encounter with things Japanese was after my grandparents
returned from my grandfather's business trip to Taiwan and Japan.
They brought me back a happi coat, some strange-tasting ginger jam
for the family, jasmine tea and taught all 3 of us kids how to eat
with chopsticks. Outside of the family, my first encounter with
Japanese culture was in college, where I saw the movies "Rashomon",
"Seven Samarai" and "In the Realm of the Senses". Sony Walkmen
(Walkmans?) were also introduced when I was in college, but they
were too expensive for most students, including me.

>>537

My first encounter with something Japanese??
Gee, chances are I was born in a hospital full of Japanese medical equipment.
I'm twenty-years-old by the way.
As for Japanese culture, Kurosawa's Ran made a big impression on me, but before that
I remember studying about Japanese history in social studies before that.

My first encounter with Japanese?

Um...my sister showed me a Japanese episode of Escaflowne.

My first encounter with America was when the fleet of Comodore Perry
came to Japan in 1853.

>>546

Uho.

Kuni-wo akenasa〜i.
Perry

>>546
You've aged well. You don't look a day over 100.

The Japanese have such wonderful life-expectancies.

>>543
Sounds like a fond memory in your childhood. Happi! You coulod have wear
it on Haloween. I heard that i-pod, portable audio player is very
popular among youg people throughout the world. Things have changed.
Sony has lost its momentum. And I heard about i-phone craze, too.
I heard some Apple fanatic in Japan bought it even though they can't
use it as a cell phone.

>>544
haha That might be true. There was a time when Japanese products were
a symbol of bad quality but things have changed and now in a labor room,
there must be devices made in Japan. You've seen Kurosawa's movie!
I didn't expect to hear from a young man like you that you've seen it.

>>545
I didn't know the anime. Anime seems to be a cultural ambassador
these days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZvm3-CTdY

>>546
You must be the oldest person in the world.

Is anyone here good with a computer? I put my memory stick in a slot
way too big, and now it's stuck in there. I tried turning the laptop
on its side and shaking and tapping it, and I can't get all the screws
out and get the panel off. My vacuum wouldn't suck it out, but the good
news is my computer is way clean now! Oh, and tweezers won't fit. Nor
will tape or a sharp pencil or tape on a sharp pencil work.

Im jelous of >>546's popularity.

>>522
I'm hopeless when it comes to PC.

My advice is open the window and throw it away, screaming ARRHHHHHHHH.
Go out and find the memory stick where the PC is supposed to be
scattered. Hope this helps.

>>554
You're right.

That you're hopeless, I mean.

>>553
Please don't make me laugh. It was a kind of joke.
I like jokes. This time I made an ordinary one.
But I'm especially good at saying bad things about others because I have a mean spirit. lol

>>551
What is your memory stick's favorite food?
You put it on a 3m thread and place it carefully right in front of
the slot. Don't move and hold your breath. Chances are the memory
stick get out of its place to nibble the food. If it comes out,
don't be in a rush.

You pull the thread with the food on its end slowly and let the memory stick
follow the food. Wait until it comes within your reach and bang!
Catch it.

Good luck!

Gee a stuck USB stick? What did you do to get it stuck?

Maybe if you squirted a little oil in there, with the power turned
off and the battery removed?

I guess no one here can help...

Very simple. Take it to the shop you bought the computer at.

No, just try to memorize everything in your head, instead of
relying on the memory stick, as simple as that!

I just found this news interesting.

The breast cancers has become a global concern.
the hightest incident rate is of course...U.S.A

U.S. 101.1
New Zealand 91.9
france 91.9
Israel 90.8
Canada 84.3
Australia 83.2


Russia 38.3
Japan 32.7


Mozambique 3.9 (lowest incident rate)

western habits,
fatty foods, lack of exercise and obcesity, all of wihch may
raise the incidentce of breast cancer.

What is the clue of lowest incident rate in Mozambique?...^^

Maybe they've got the smallest boobs.

I'd invite a person I hate to my house.

When he enters my house, I'd rush to him with the PC and
Smack him to dead. PC would be broken in pieces and all you should
do is to look for the memory card.

I hit my friend I hate and you would find the memory card.
This is what is called kill two birds with one PC.

>>563
lol no~~ they've got big breast, I guess.
maybe the life standard is very low, they cant
get enough nutrition.

Mozambiques average life expectancy must be 40 years old or so.
So, before they suffer from cancer they all dies.
That's my opinion, though.

>>566
Ah maybe that's the fact. ^^;

spread of U.S. and European life style is contributing
to the breast cancer boom. seems like red meat,
shrimp, fish, candy, desserts, bread and milk cuisine showed 60%
more risk than tofu, vegetables, sprouts, beans, fish and soy milk.

But it looks like Asian women tend to have denser breast tissue than
other women...
I don't know what the hell is this denser tissue but is up to
five times as likely to develop malignancies...I also dunno what
the hell is this malignancies...but it sounds dangerous....www

>>558
if you want to take USB off, take it off. just go to
the shop where you bought. Somebody would help you.

>>568
It wasn't the USB, and I finally got it. Thanks anyway!

>>569
heh, if that was not the USB, what was it...

I saw HEROES recently. It was fun. But I found the friend of
Hiro's Japanese was very bad. I mean that was obviously
non-Japanese' speaking Japanese. I found the single mother who is a nude
model on internet? is beautiful. Hiro's part is always so
relieved since other parts are always so tensed...lol

>>538
Holy crap, I remember that warehouse idiot. I've been coming back here
for that long.
Now I'm depressed... No hope, no hope for meeeeee...

What's the meaning of warehouse idiot?

meaning he's one of them

You know, low paying job, moving heavy boxes around and stuff.
Not much brain power required for the job, it's just manual labour.
If they're anything like the fools they hired in the back parts of
the supermarket I worked for as a teenager, they're pretty stupid.

Kiss my arse!
Let us be glad!
Grumbling is in vain!
Growling, droning is in vain,
is the true bane of life,
Droning is in vain,
Growling, droning is in vain, in vain!
Thus let us be cheerful and merry, be glad!

Who would've thought Mozart could've produced such genius.

>>570
It was a little picture card.
Yeah, Ando's actor isn't Japanese. He doesn't claim to speak Japanese at all.
Hiro's part is definitely a comic relief. That's why it's so sad when he's sad!

Wow! 576 is the only person who posted here today.
I wonder whether or not there used to be a single day when noboby posted.
( I guess the sentence above is grammatically incorrect.)

I remember warehouse idiot too! I've been coming here since april 2005.
I am so old! Actually 21...

I wish I could move to Tokyo. It is my biggest dream.

>>579
Why Tokyo?

I think I saw this convo before tho.

>>580
Yes it was me actually. Because Tokyo is ultra modern city I always
dreamed about living in such beautiful city like Tokyo. I always liked
all things japanese and I learn japanese a little. In other words I am weeaboo :)

>>581
Yes, Tokyo is the place for all the dreamers.
But then, it is going to suck you up till the last drop.
Still, it is a very beautiful city.

You'd come to realize what Tokyo is really like if you could live there.
It's totall your delusion. It's no so beautiful.lol

Tokyo looks too big. Your trains must be crowded alot.
Man, the stories of horrible farts on crowded trains the japanese could tell us...

Fuck off guuuyyyyys!

Living in tokyo is my sacred dream. I sometimes want to cry because I am far from tokyo.

>>586
a) Live in tokyo as a homeless.
b) Keep up your current life.
Which do you wanna choose?

>>587
why homeless I will find a job in tokyo in the future

C) Live in Tokyo at Imperial Palace.


I'm not 586 by the way.

I know a lot of people who found a job and now are working in Tokyo

>>589
Can you imagine how much of stress you will receive?

>>590
Try hard, young man!

>>592
are you from Tokyo?

>>591
Stress? Like Masako-sama?
No way. I would evict all royal family members and live with cute
girls there. If you wanted to work as a servent, I'd hire you.
I'd allow you to date one of my girls every day but instead
you'd have to shampoo my dogs once a week. I'd buy a labrador retrievers.

First I will go to Tokyo as tourist. After it I will try to find a job
there...

Or maybe instead of tokyo I will go to Australia

>>596
That could be a nice idea but keep in mind that prices and living expenses
there can be more than that in Tokyo.
Do remember that there is no significant economic growth for past 10 years in Japan.

>>595
Where r u from?

I am from Moscow

>>599
Upload your Matryoshka doll!

OKAY!
http://www.goldengrail.ru/i/big/583.jpg

I too once had the dream of living and working in Tokyo. I went to Graduate
school for three years and then began working (illegally) for a record
company. Then I graduated from school and found out that the records
company couldn't sponsor me for a visa (they were too small and, I later
found out, didn't pay their taxes!). So I scrambled to find another job,
but all I could find were Eikaiwa jobs. Since I'm against the Eikaiwa
business on a lot levels I refused, even though it would have meant I
could have stayed in the city and country I loved.

So now I'm back in America. And it's not so great.

>>601
So beautiful! How much are they in RUR?

>>602
At least you're not in Moscow like me. Moscow is for some people nice city
but I hate it. If i were you I would choose Eikaiwa job. It is better than nothing.
My plan is to move to Australia learn english (by living 2-3years) there and go to Tokyo as english teacher.

>>603
I dunno maybe 1500RUR (50$)

>>604
Yeah I probably should have just gotten an Eikaiwa job and suffered for
a while. There might have been a chance that I'd been able to
find a real job eventually. Especially if I alreadh had a visa.

Actually I found a job, they just didn't want to sponsor a visa
for me. That sucked at the time.

Hello everyone,
Im a student of the University of Utrecht from The Netherlands.
And im doing a research in emoticons/smileys focused on the difference in Japanese and Western smileys.
My major is multimedia, communication and information sciences. And i was wondering if one of you know where i can find a thread where a lot of Japanese emoticons are used.
Because i need to use a thread with a minimum of 25 posts. (the topic doesnt matter, the only thing what is important is that people are using the emoticons/smileys in there posts as usual)
I've looked on several threads but i cant find any thread where people actually use the smileys.
Please can you help me? Thanks (^o^)

Hello everyone,
Im a student of the University of Utrecht from The Netherlands.
And im doing a research in emoticons/smileys focused on the difference in Japanese and Western smileys.
My major is multimedia, communication and information sciences. And i was wondering if one of you know where i can find a thread where a lot of Japanese emoticons are used.
Because i need to use a thread with a minimum of 25 posts. (the topic doesnt matter, the only thing what is important is that people are using the emoticons/smileys in there posts as usual)
I've looked on several threads but i cant find any thread where people actually use the smileys.
Please can you help me? Thanks (^o^)

Aren't those little emoticons usually used in email and cellphone chat?

When I become an English teacher in Tokyo, I'm going to teach the kids the wrong way.

For example, instead of "Hello", I'd tell them to say "CUNT-PENIS". I would have them recite this constantly.

Oh, how I would laugh and laugh.

>>608
When in 2ch or some other BBS like here,I(Japanese) always use AA instead of emoticons/smileys.
I use emoticons/smileys in email especially exchanged with close friends.

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ええかワレ、611の言う通りやんけワレ。
人それぞれ個性があんじゃワレ。
多少言葉が不自然でもワレ、バカにしたーあかんどワレ。
最近日本語が乱れとる言うけどワレ、そもそも正しい日本語なんかないんじゃワレ。
亀(父)も猿(NOVA社長)も同じ河内〜(浪花)〜和泉の40代のおっさんやけどなワレ、
もう東京から帰って来んなやワレ。

　＜中略＞

ほな、張り切っていこやんけワレ！

>>608
／^o^＼ﾌｯｼﾞｯｻｰﾝ

キタ━━━━━━━━(゜∀゜)━━━━━━━━ッ!!

Do your own research Dutch boy

Mind you, I'm not complaining, but...
Whenever I see people writing in Japanese on this thread, it
reminds me of when I was a really little kid (5-6), and my parents
would spell out everything that they didn't want us kids to know.
As in:
She's been W-H-I-N-I-N-G all day. I think she needs an E-A-R-L-Y-
B-E-D-T-I-M-E.
or
I put the C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-S in Y-O-U-R-C-L-O-S-E-T,
okay?
But of course, I did eventually learn to spell and was able to
break their Secret Adult Code. (And someday I will understand enough
Japanese to read your posts without spending 30 minutes on translation.)
Come to think of it, such a thing would only work with Roman Alphabet-
based languages. I don't think it would work in Japanese.
How do Japanese parents keep secrets from the kids when they are
talking to each other? Do they just wait until the kids are in bed?
It's my research project!!

Oh and how could I forget to mention that the Red Sox won another
game last night against the Rockies. They're 2 and 0 for the Series.
Next game is Saturday night in Denver. Dice-K is pitching.
All of Red Sox Nation is holding their breath. Could it be that they
will win two World Series titles in one lifetime? Stay tuned...

>>616
Who would have thought that there would be people speaking
Japanese on Japan's largest BBS.

lol

Nova is bankrupt and many teachers will be screwed out of their
wages and probably evicted from their apartments.

The Japanese government doesn't care, because they don't have to
care. It would be the same in any country I think.

But it's shit like this that (and some other stuff as well) that
really put me off of accepting a job in Eikaiwa.

>>616
Interesting story.
As you grew older, you might have pointed out your parents' misspelling.
Like, "No, daddy, it's C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S, not C-H-R-I-S-M-A-S."
In case of Japan, maybe parents get their kid distracted by TV or
toys and they talk something that they want to be secret to their kids.
Or talk abuot such things in low voice or whisper.
Or after kids go to bed, they talk about such things.

While I want Matsuzaka to win the next game for him to regain his trust from
his fans but that would mean Red Sox's 3 wins 0losses. That would make
World Series less interesting. So I want the Rockies to win the next
game. Ideal score would be Rockies' 1-0. Then, Matsuzaka could avoid
criticism from their fans (He allows only one run.) and make World
Series interesting at the same time. Happy medium.

>>620
why don't you try JET program?

Matsuzaka was not worth the money. He's overrated.
Basically he does well the first time he meets a batter, but then
everyone figures him out really quickly.

If he doesn't shape up, he'll be like Shinjo and get booted to the
minors. Then he can return to Japan a hero since everyone will
pretend that he didn't flop in the MLB

>>622
To apply for JET you have to spent less than 3 years total in Japan.
I've spent 4 1/2 so I'm disqualified. Even for the office jobs
in local government offices.

>>624
I see. Do you speak japanese?

>>625
Yeah. I passed 2 kyuu of the JLPT. I can read most things (newspapers are still difficult for me)
and understand most coversations or what's on TV.

I handle myself fine in normal conversations with friends, but at times
I stutter and get flustered when I have speak politely or discuss serious subjects.
But I usually get my point across.

I usually don't have a problem writing though.

Wait, so you have to be in japan *less* than 3 years to be a
teacher? Why, so you don't have time to learn you're being screwed
over.

Because if thats true, I could very well get off my fat NEET ass
and travel to Japan to read a bunch of crap in front of a bunch of
stupid kids.

>>627
every native speaker can apply for a JET program

>>627

The time requirements are for JET. But generally Eikawa places prefer
if you don't know any Japanese and don't know anything about Japan.
I guess that makes you more authentically foreign or some shit.

たくさん勉強したので、漢字のテストがよかった。

>>626
Did you study japanese by yourself or with teacher?

>>629

You can apply, but if you've since in Japan for a total of three years 1999
(not necessarily consecutively) then your ineligable.

So I guess everyone should be okay then.

Hell I guess I'm okay, now that I think about it. They must haven
lightened up the rules or something.

>>632

Both

>>632
Whoops I meant "since 1999."

And since I lived in Tokyo from 2003 until the end of 2006
and from 2000 to 2001 in Osaka, I guess I am ineligable.

So JET is not an option. Which sucks, because I'd kike to be a CIR I think.

Whats the pay like? lol, I might as well try for it, I'm not
doing anything else.

Do I have to dye my hair blonde and have a big nose?

>>635
No.

I've heard you are required to have at least a bachelor degree or equivalent to apply for JET.
I may be wrong because I'm Japanese and not eligible to begin with. lol

>>635

No. but it couldn't hurt.

All eikaiwa teacher want is Japanese woman or anime. It is job for
slacker, such as dog having a job as dog. No help for society.

>>639
Sounds like the job for me!

LOL. I am in Moscow and I study at some kind of local eikaiwa school.
there are foreigner english teachers. Our teacher live in Russia because
he has married russian girl. lol

Evil eikaiwa school teachers are all over the world. lol

Actually, since the biggest eikaiwa empire, NOVA, just collapsed today, there might be
a big demand of decent eikaiwa schools soon and more opportunities for teacers as well.
I wonder what will happen to the industry.

what will happen with all NOVA teachers?

will be deported.

No they will leave japan by themself. not deportment.

Lets get excited

or they will form a gang that forces people to learn english.

Shit Happens.

>>635

The pay varies. It really depends on where you are sent. It's generally
liveable though.

Eikaiwa school's teachers are not "teachers" because they teach you nothing.
They are someone to talk to you only if you give them a lot of money.

>>639

All Japanese men want are underage women and stupid hair-cuts.
All Japanese women are new shoes and handbags and foreign men.

I want to marry japanese girl and move to japan!

>>651

Because that's all the Japanese business men who run the eikaiwa
industry want from foreigners. they don't recruit like real teachers.

Plus a lot the Japanese students don't really want to learn anyway.

Why did NOVA fail? Does anyone know exactly?

another sunset in tokyoooo

>>653

I't easier to marry a Japanese woman if you're already in Japan.

>>657
I know. But i am not in japan. I will go as tourist first.

>>658

you're just another white guy with an Asian fetish.

>>659
Actually I like white girls better, but marriage with Japanese girl can
get me a visa

mmm... I heard of buying a Russian wife before but never heard of buying a Japanese wife...

I am not talking about buying. I just want to meet japanese girl and fall in love with her. Then move to Tokyo.

>>659
It depends on person
Dont misunderstand about japanese women
and Dont forget there have been a lot of stupid guys like you who are more handsome than you
besides there is a community of women and foreigner guysespecially in Tokyo
I guess what you can do to go out with japanese bitches is using the internet that is Skype or yahoo messanges or something.
I know a lot of guys who couldnt go out with then .they ham come the way from Europeor America.
if you wanna make love with japanese bitch. you must consider to make good plans .
with out no plan you wont get bitches even if you are white .

why bitches? I dont want a bitch. I want a nice japanese girl :)

mmm.... There should be a fairly big Russian population in some cities with the port for
Russia-Japan ferries. I forgot which but you can visit there easily, I guess, so you'll get help.

it is 3:56 in japan. Only 22:58 in Moscow.
Why you dont sleep? Insomnia?

It's weekend.

I study on Saturday :( Tomorrow I have english, french and lecture on history of asia and africa

Good luck. Are you in highschool?

no in University. here in moscow

>>664
it cant be.
you wont catch the girl you are expecting during your trip.
in your trip time .it migu be a short trip .right?
so do you think foreigners go out with women who are nice and really attractive in such a short time ?
and addition . the number of HIV patients are get increase among foreigners and japanese women of cause they are bitch.

I mean not during trip time. Maybe meet japanese girl in my native country.
There are some girls in my country

Excuse me for that. Moscow looks like a beautiful city but I guess
the grass is always greener on the other side. I'd love to visit Moscow.

Anyway, time to go to bed. bye ;)

good luck .
if you really make love with women in japan.
in my opinion. it would be good if you talk to japanese in your contry.
if you couldnt it . you wouldnt talk to women in japan either

>>673
I am just a hardcore weeaboo. I learn japanese by myself. lol
I know about 300 kanji now. want to know more. I am hopelessly in love
with japan :(

I hate your way of thinking.
I want you not to use the phrase like " fall in love with".
Your top priority is to move to Tokyo and Japanese girls are the means for that.

dont be serious .boy.
take it easy . you can do itif you hope that.

>>676
Have you even been before?

Do most Japanese really believe in reincarnation?

>>676
Stupid, ignorant weeaboo. I wish I could be there to see your face when you realize Japan isn't anything like it's portrayed in your shitty "anime" shows.
It's a city like any other. A big fucking city.

Lol...the only fucking English thread on 2chan and its filled with fucking weirdos

>>682
This is the internet, my friend, and the internet is filled to the brim with fucking weirdos.

>>683
True...taking 4chan as an example

>>684
Partially true.

Some of us who were there close to the beginning aren't quite so weird. 4chan started out as a carbon copy of 2chan run by a then 16 year-old moot. Then FYAD discovered it and turned /b/ into FYAD Lite.

It's funny because in the time preceding FYAD's discovery of 4chan, anonymous posting was actually discouraged. After FYAD it became the norm.

Then some malicious fools decided it would be funny to advertise 4chan on Gaia Online. That pretty much caused the flood of undesirables that tarnished our name.

After a lot of infighting and struggling to keep ourselves together, all the real /b/tards fled to /a/ (the original /b/), 2chan (MOTHERLAND), and 7chan (which has become a pile of fail).

The remaining few of us sometimes frequent 2ch (GRAND-MOTHERLAND).

>>660

That's funny I thought only Russian women tried to marry people for a
visa. I've never heard of a man trying it.

Well I guess a lot of the African men in Japan pick up Japanese women
just so they can stay in the country, so you might as well too.

Still makes you an asshole.

damn

HALCALI'S YUKARI is cuter than HALCALI'S HARUKA

>>621
Oh man, I can't even spell in English! I'm going to lose my native
speaker creds...

Do you ever have one of those days where everything you do, every single
little thing somehow turns out wrong? And by the end of the day, half of
the people you know are angry or at least irritated with you? Yesterday
was like that for me. Thank goodness it's over.

>>686
There's a mom in our neighborhood who's originally from Russia. She's
been telling the neighbors that she was a mail-order bride. I assumed
she was doing that because she has a weird sense of humor and she's trying
to freak people out. But maybe she's actually telling the truth.

Is it just me, or does Ainori seem very unrealistic?

Do you think that if I write to Sanma and his tv show,
and tell him my dream he'll make it happen even though I'm not Japanese?

Hey What's up!?

nothing new

僕の右手

This thread was much better before 4chan showed up.
Sanma is also an idiot.

Who is Sanma?

Sanma is a famous comedian in Japan who has very large teeth and has
been on tv since the 70's.

He is also a super playboy and can score women 20 years younger than
him.

Also he has an ego bigger than Munt Fuji. Just getting near
it would make me want to commit suicide.

Sorry...
х Munt
о Mount

700GET

>>698

So you've met him? Please tell us more about your personal
experiences next to his ego

>>701
Are you a Sanma stalker, and wish to know his intimate
and personal details?

I mean how can three guys and four girls ride around in a van,
exploring the world--and getting drink with each other--and nobody
hooks up? No one even makes out. Not even a quick nervous kiss. Or hand holding.

And these are adults. The producers must really keep them in check.

>>702

Well you speak like you know him so well, so I thought you could
entertain us with you knowledge.

I mean you must know if you're so sure his ego is bigger than
Mount Fuji.

Otherwise you'd just be talking out of your ass.

How could Fukada Kyoko be chosen to play a "Yama Onna?"

Her chest doesn't seem so big

>>689
It's one of those bad hair day, maybe.

>>704
Someone who thinks so highly of themself as a comedian
when in fact they are unfunny either has massive ego
complex, or simply has mental health issue.

I dont have any friends. I am very lonely boi.

Do you think Nova's bankruptcy is anything to be happy about?

>>707

Well you think he's unfunny--as do I--but the rest of Japan seems
to think he's hilarious.

So perhaps his ego is justified--if it even is as big as you say.

Unless you get to dictate what's funny and who deserves their ego
for the entire universe that is...

>>709

Not really. It's bad for a lot of teachers just trying to get by.
But it does draw attention to how messed up the eikaiwa industry is.
So that's sort of good.

2005年度ハロウィンパーティー主催者の関係者、drunknanpa.comの友達。
NOVA英語教師の白人の乱交に参加して、フェラでいかせる女子高生の動画。撮影されて世界に晒される。
http://riaar.blogspot.com/2007/06/amateur-interracial-orgy_10.html
76 名無しさん＠八周年 2007/10/27(土) 01:30:11 ID:CH06VAKh0
2005年度ハロウィンパーティー主催者の関係者、drunknanpa.comの友達の高校英語教師。
日本人女子高生のハメ撮りを、仲間と１００人近く、英語圏のサイトに投稿。他にも多数あるよ。
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=video&file=xxxporn.cn_24.10.2006_004_chunk_1.wmv
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=video&file=xxxporn.cn_24.10.2006_004_chunk_2.wmv
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=video&file=xxxporn.cn_24.10.2006_004_chunk_3.wmv
206 名無しさん＠八周年 2007/10/27(土) 01:43:42 ID:CH06VAKh0
http://www.btmon.com/torrent/hei8rou
日本人の女子中高生、人妻のマンコを２００人以上ほじり倒したと豪語して、そのハメ撮り画像、動画を
ネットに投稿し続ける東京在住オーストラリア人hei8rou君。googleでhei8rouで検索すればハメ撮りが見れるよ。
今はミュージシャンの真似事と飲み屋の用心棒が仕事。
http://www.myspace.com/heihachirou
japマンコの扱いには手馴れたもんですよ。

日本人完全敗北ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ
肉便器ざまあｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ

>>710
That is okay, because I do get to dictate who is funny
and who is not.

Seriously though, most people I know seem not to
like him. Perhaps people are swayed too much by liking
what is popular, and just say they do to keep up their
appearance.

>>709

The Nova shutdown is really bad for everybody - the customers
are screwed out of their money, and the staff are out their wages.
All of the foreign teachers are going to have issues with their
visas as well.

>>714
It is not like staff did proper work, and so customers could
have spent money on air and gained just as much.

Yeah, I've got a question for the Japanese people here.

Why can't you guys pronounce anything without throwing an o or u at the end? You're always like "I lubu za wahldo!"
Americans may have a shitty accent when it comes to Japanese, but we can still pronounce Japanese phonetically correcty.

>>716
We are also known for our charming way of asking questions,
and our cute inability to spell in our native tongue correcty...
corectly...correcly...never mind.

>>717
Bravo, 米人, bravo!

aw shucks.

>>717

Well, I can't argue with you there. Just look at an aol chatroom and you'll have all proof you need we can't spell our own language.

Well, while I was here messing around here, I missed Daisuke Matsuzaka's
hit that drove in two runs--doesn't look good for the Rockies, although
it's still early in the game. So long!

Hello, guise. I'm very ronery at the moment. Cheer me up.

>>722
if you are lonely, go out and make friends.
try to be a member of a circle or something
and try to make yourself busy.

I am lonely too. I only have penfriends

What kind of job gaijin can get in Tokyo?

Once upon a time, one merchant had sold dildos and fleshlights.
He said "Every chicks will squirt by this dildo,
and this fleshlight makes every men cum."
Then, one guy asked, "What if I put the dildo into the fleshlight?"
He replyed "Nothing could be vain like that."

I dont get it. Maybe becuz I am stupid

This is batman
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/193/batsv8.jpg

>>728
good job. but you want to be like that?

>>724
first of all, if you feel you are lonely, that tells me
you have plenty of free time. If you are too busy, you wouldn't have
time to feel you are lonely. So make yourself busy. Go to school
and learn new things everyday! meet new people who would inspire you.

yaranaika?

Matsuzak won. That was a relief. But I lost interest in World Series.
It's almost impossible for the Rockies would come from behind.
Maybe sweepstakes can happen.

Small tip. Matzuzaka and Rockies' Kazuo Matsui was a teammate of
the Seibu Lionsb in Japan.

I am learning japanese and i must tell you that kanjis are hell.

1st gymnopedie by Erik Satie is the most beautiful melody

>>731
uho?

>>733
When I was a kid, I felt the same way. I thought why bother to learn
kanji characters. Why don't they have all printing materials written in
Hiragana only? Is there any need to learn Kanji when all they have to do
is write all in Hiragana?

Now that I learned kanjin, if something, say, newspaper articles, was
written all in Hiragana only, it would be extremely hard to read.

I am learning English and I must tell you that the first letter
of a country name should be capitalised. When referring to one's
self, the 'I' should also be capitalised.

>>731
Ahhhhhhhh！

I have a question for gaijin-san.

What was the reason to start learning Japanese?
Is it because of anime?

>>731
yaru?

I think Japanese have kanji brain. That's like
a image brain (using the right brain). We take thing that
is going to make a visual picture in our head when we hear
a word. If you
say a word like "gekido" (rage) we get more like a
visual picture "激”and "怒”not having a word like "げきど"。if we
see the hiragana written as "げきど”、we can't imagine
what it is like...but seeing 激怒、we immediately know
what it means. Even some children can't read these words,
they would know the meaning from kanji.

○whenever we hear a word, we take the thing
that is going to make a visual picture in our head

>>736
I think those who begin with a capital letter are kind, nice,
warm-hearted, sincere persons.
On the other hand, the others who ignore this rule are nerds, geeks,
perverts,dorks, pedophillacs. And thier rooms are always messy
because they are lazy.

>>737
No it is my interest in japan.

>>742
Where are you from?

>>743
Moscow. I am the same guy from yesterday

>>744
You can't badmouth Russia and Vladimir Putin on the net.
They are watching what you write on the net.

I wonder how you get to know 2ch. This is FAQ pointed to foreign chatters
here. Sorry if you feel enough is enough.

>>745
lol of course I can badmouth Putin nothing will happen.
Russia is no longer totalitarian state.

this is from my japanese textbook:
窓の外の景色を見ながら食べた。

>>746
Oh yeah? I doubt that. KGB is still active behind the scene.
It's not long time ago that Ukraine president, who is anti Russia
was almost killed by poisoning during the campaign for presidency.

I read somewhere Russia's TV stations are no more democratic.
Governments censorship is carried out and programs they air has to
be in favor of current government.

>>748
you're right about television, we dont have good TV our television is
sponsored by Kremlin. And I agree that we did a lot bad things. But in general
we are no longer totalitarian. In the USSR days I could not chat with you, because it was forbidden.
but now I can chat with japanese and I can go to japan freely.

>>746
What do you think about the movie "Rockey 4"?

At what age does typical Russian lose their vergin and in what occasion?
Many Japanese nowadays lose their virgin in their teens. For many Summer vacation
is the time when they lose their virgin. But students who goes to top
rated university is diligent and don't have time to hang out or
go out with girls so, they tend to lose their virgin in university
or later.

>>750
I havent seen that movie. But i guess it is "bad" russian boxer VS "good" american.
Ordinary movie of the coldwar era. I am very very westernized russian, I really like american and
western europe. Russian lose their virginity maybe around 15-17. I am student of good university and I lost my
virginity at 19.

What do you think about The Yamanote Halloween Train ?

Rocky4
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rocky4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLzSWN96nDA

>>751
Moscow university student? I know it's the top uni in Russia.
Where do teens in Russia have sex with a girl? Outside in the snow or
boyfriend's or girlfriend's house or somewhere else?

>>754
yeah, i am student of moscow state uni. :)
I hate that place... :(
Of course not in the snow. we only have snow in moscow maybe for 4-5 months
december january february march.

>>755
You must be an elite then. If you study hard, you will be able to
become KGB agent or work in Russian government.

If Putin find you chatting here, you'll be sent to Syberia. Be careful!

I adore Russian girls' blond pubic hair.
If Putin saw this post, I would be sent to cyberia, and have to buil
railroad for the rest of my life.

>>756
I personally want to move abroad after I graduate.

>>757
Then you should be an diplomat or something.
I love Anna Kournikova far more than Sharapova.
I love her more when she was a tennis player.

>>758
why diplomat? I can get work in foreign company easily.

I like Sharapova better

>>759
Diplomat is more prestigious job than working in a foreign company,
no matter how big the company is.

I was caught in the act by the police.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptpTm0Q3NNA

>>760
Sharapova's nipples sticking up under her tennis shirt is gorgeous.
Yummy.

>>761
But if you're diplomat you cannot choose where to go. and it is hard
to be diplomat in russia because there is special uni which graduates become diplomats.

>>763
Oh yeah? I thought if you graduate your university, your choice of
your carrer is infinite.

Then in what country's corporation do you want to work for?
What percentage of russian high school students go to uni?

>>763
ANother question.

Who is the moist popular and beautiful woman in russia's show business now?
WOuld you put a link to her website?

>>764
But diplomat is very prestigious job. It is hard to work as diplomat.
Many russian boys and girls go to uni. Today studying in Uni is more popular then it was in Soviet Union.
Because people understand that without uni they are nothing.
I dont know maybe for american company but I want to find work in japanese company. To work in Tokyo.
Are you from Tokyo btw?

>>765
these girls are pretty popular
http://www.nuvirgos.com/en/gallery.php?root=2&item=20

>>766
Nope. I'm from western part of Japan.

>Many russian boys and girls go to uni.
I doubt that. Maybe your high school is good one and students there
go to uni. But average russian's rate of move on to university is still
very low. Your high school is exception. You live in the capital of
Russia and don't know anything about rural areas. Rural kids don't go to
uni.

>>767
Thanks for the link but she looks like a porn actor.
She doesn't look innocent. Sharapova and Anna Kournikova are far
beautiful than her in my opinion.

What Japanese companies are know to Russian?

>>769
maybe car manufactures. like Nissan or Toyota. and Sony of course.

I could suck my own cock and squeeze my cum juice out in the case

>>768
I heard that today in russia there are 13 millions students. that's very high.

Does anyone want to chat?

another year's over
new depression began

>>770
Do you know Mazda?

>>775
sure

DON'T FORGET DAIHATSU.

I have friends and I'm still lonely. Am I doin it rite, guise?

>>778
If you're so lonely, maybe you should head back to 4chan and
make friends there instead of typing intentionally incorrect
and retarded English here, which isn't helping anyone.

On Loneliness and Friends
Way way back, when I was in high school, I used to think there was something
wrong with me. Because I didn't have a lot of friends and I didn't like huge
social events, like dances, parties, etc. And so I felt lonely a lot of the time
because I wasn't like most of the kids I knew.

I've since realized that I'm among the minority who gets exhausted by the presence of too
many people, who actually enjoys being alone sometimes, and has only a few people that
are truly considered friends. The word for that type of person is an "introvert".
It doesn't mean I am better or worse than the majority of people who are more social
than I (the extroverts). It just means that I am wired differently.

Once I accepted the truth about myself, and stopped comparing myself to other people, I became
a happier person, and I now enjoy the company of the small number of people I trust (my family and
my closest friends) as well as the time I spend alone without worrying about it.

If you feel you need to see more people go out and find people who share a common interest with you.
(Since this is 2-ch, I must say that it should be a LEGAL interest, and hopefully not involve
Nazi wanna-bees). That is the most likely avenue to find a friend.
And try to keep a positive outlook. People are naturally turned off by negativity.
Good luck!

So, are you happy now?

I too used to think there was something wrong with me, depression,
loneliness, social anxiety, etc etc.

Then i realized that while i might not be able to make myself feel
better i could at least make everyone else feel as miserable as i do.


Thats when i turned to evil. Trust me on this, misery loves company
and when there is no happy people wandering around with their friends and
families and smiling and laughter, (as i loath to even mention it) to
remind you of how terrible your life is as a NEET or Otaku or whatever you kids
call yourselves these days, things seem a whole lot better.

>>781
The Red Sox just won the World Series.
I am VERY happy.
'Night!

Oh and >>782, if it's misery you crave, let me recommend Denver.

>>784
What is the "Denver"? is that the name of the state?

I think it means that he should participate in a tryout of Denver Broncos.

I'm studying hard for TOEFL examination!
Please help me!!!

When we Japanese encounter an unknown word when reading a Japanese book,
we can guess the meaning of that ward thanks to Chinese characters.
For example, when we encounter the word "強力",
even if we don't know the meaning,
we can guess that it means "strong power"
because we have knowledge that "強" means "strong", and "力" means "power".

How do native English speakers guess a meaning of an unknown word?

>>787
You asshole be better stay confined in Japan.

>>787
Only the way is to memorize
some basic kanjis. if you'd study one text book
for primary school students, most of the basic kanjis
are there.

is it a TOEFL test? is there a TOEFL kanji test for foreigners?

>>749
are you from Moscow? are you Harmless Kitten?
if so, hey!! I miss you! I used to talk with you a lot before
thru ICQ!^^

I mean, how do you native English speakers guess an unknown English word
when you're reading English book.

I suppose they guess the meaning of an unknown word from the context.

>>787
強力is not the "strong power"
it means "energetic" "powerful" "compelling" "mighty".

>>787
well, yes but still we can guess close to the
real meaning.

>>793
I'm sorry.
I wanted to make my example easy.
It was not good example, I admit...

>>794
How? Please tell me!

Denver, the last dinosaur! He's my friend and a whole lot more!

umm..that's nice.

about the way to guess the answer for the exam, if it's an
examination through computer-scored answer sheet.(マークシート式),
usually 4 answers are given and one of those are usually impossible,
2 are similar but it might be the disguise and the last one would
be the answer, but sometimes either of two similar ones is
the anwer. Sometimes the one that you wouldn't imagine (the impossible
one)would a right answer. I don't know what am I writing right now.

Anyway, the last and only way is to be honest. Just study hard.
that's the only way to succeed. good luck! I'm going to take a
test soon too! so I've been reading many articles these days^^

↑one of those is*
the impossible one would be the right answer*...
sorry many typos.

>>797
Thank you for your interesting advice.
I'll study hard...

>>785
Denver (city), Colorado (state) is the home of the losing team in the
World Series, the Colorado Rockies. So I'd expect they are pretty
miserable today.

>>795
Oh, we have our ways of figuring out what an unknown word means!
Many of our words have Latin roots, so you can sometimes
guess a meaning from the stem or any prefixes or suffixes attached.
For example, when I first turned on my electronic Japanese/English
dictionary, there was a sub-dictionary called "Oxford Collocations".
I had never seen the word "collocation" before, but I could guess what it
meant from the prefix "co-" meaning together, and of course, "location"
meaning where something exists. So that feature let you find words often
used together.
Or we could guess the meaning of an unknown word from context, as >>792
says. For example, consider the sentence "She's got the colliewobbles."
Now, you may not know what the colliewobbles are, but it's
clear that it's some kind of illness, and you would look for clues in
following sentences to learn more about it.
If all else fails, we would look a word up in the dictionary.

>>795
Just as 米人 explained, many of our English words have Latin or Greek
roots. Take the word 'submarine':

sub: Latin prefix meaning 'under'.
marine: comes from the Latin word 'maris', which means 'sea'.

In this way, you can also deduce the meanings of words such as
'subordinate', 'subliminal', or terms such as 'sub-par'. 米人 used
the term 'colliewobbles'. The 'collie' stem is derived from the term
'colic', which is to do with the colon or abdomen, and of course,
'wobble', which is to sway uncertainly. So 'colliewobbles' as a whole
means some sort of uneasy, swaying feeling in the abdomen, which is
exactly what it is.

>>790
nope...

>>800-801
I'm not a person who asked the original qustion, but your explanations
are really interesting. Thank you.

米人 wrote
>For example, consider the sentence "She's got the colliewobbles."

Now I understand you can guess the meaning of the word, but what
about pronunciation and where the stress is put on?
Can you guess right pronunciation and where the stress is put on, too?

>>803
We usually just go along with the normal rules of pronunciation
depending on the spelling. Taking the word 'colliewobbles' again,
you can guess the 'c' is hard, since it is most common that way.
The 'o' is phonetically /ɒ/, since it is followed by a double
consonant. The 'ie' following the consonants is the phonetic /i/,
as 'ie' usually is.

Because the whole word is made from two words stuck together, you
treat 'collie' and 'wobbles' almost separately. What I mean is, you
would not treat the 'w' of 'wobbles' as part of the 'ie' at the end
of 'collie'; you would say it as if it were hyphenated as 'collie-wobbles',
and treat them as almost separate words (but with less space between the
two when saying it). Stress, however, depends on dialect. Some people
might place stress at the beginning of 'collie' and also at the beginning
of 'wobbles' as if it actually were two words, but others may just stress
the beginning of 'collie'.

I'm very sorry if any of this confuses you. I must admit it tangled me up
in places too.

>>800-801
Thank you very much!
I think I need to study Latin words.
Do native English speakers learn Latin in school?

>>804
Wow!
How did you acquire the knowledge of normal rules of pronunciation?

>>780
>>782
童貞乙

>>805
Latin used to be widely taught in schools here. However, it has died
out in the curriculum over the past couple decades. It is now thought
of as a dead language, and has since been replaced by modern European
languages as a subject. Catholic schools especially used to teach Latin,
as the Mass (church service) was still performed mainly in Latin up until
about 40 years ago. These days, it is mainly only historians who know Latin,
though some biologists have some understanding of it.

As for pronunciation...
I guess we just pick it up as we develop our learning of language,
growing up. We just pick up patterns in spelling, and more often than
not (because of some irregularities in the English language), it can
be applied to other words. In 'Received Pronunciation' (the British-
English pronunciation which is accepted as standard), for example,
if an 'e' is followed by a double consonant, it is pronounced as /ɛ/,
but when followed by a consonant and the vowels 'e' or 'i', it changes
to /iː/. This is different in American-English, however, since Merriam
and Webster decided to drop a lot of double consonants to single ones,
such as 'traveller' to 'traveler'...

...I'll try and explain this later, because it's 1.30am and my mind is
almost dead. The clocks went back an hour last Sunday, so it feels like
2.30am. Sorry!

Hey、chatの割にはみんな長文すぎね？

sleeping lol

it's so hard to take a nap in middle of the day
for me. do you guys sleep in the afternoon?

>>810

Well, it's 5:20 in the morning here in New England, and I'm about to go to bed, (since I'm a NEET)
So technically, yes.

>>808
lol!!!!!
native of English がchattingときは長文ぽいね

I'm a 32 year old guy, who's currently working in singapore.

I'm >>803.

>>804
Thank you for detailed explanation.
>treat them as almost separate words
I thought so. As long as you know how to pronounce collie and wobbles
all you have to do is pronounce them together as if one word.
But what about totally unfamiliar words? You native speakers still
have some clues to pronounce them correctly?

>but when followed by a consonant and the vowels 'e' or 'i', it changes
to /iː/.

Oh yeah? What about "eligible?" Is this exception?

>>807
Thank you very much!
You're really intellectual person.
I hope I could make friends with people like you while studying abroad.

>>815
No one in the US would want to make friends with you, yellow monkey
with thick glasses.

>>815
dont listen to >>816 !

>>816
Someone in hell would want to make friends with you, butt crumb.

when you searching in a bad
you light up a fag

What is the best way to learn japanese? I read one textbook but with little progress.

webcams of Tokyo.
http://www.flets-tokyo.com/street/
so beautiful

>>814
You got me there. However, it seems that Latin-based words are a
large exception as a group. Eligible, enemy, epicentre, and so on.
In Latin, the 'e' is always pronounced as /e/, which has slightly
changed to the /ɛ/ we often use in English. You have to be careful
with some words though, such as 'equal', where the 'e' was originally
an 'æ', giving it a more similar sound to /iː/.

Similarly, the 'a' followed by a consonant and vowel in words based on
Latin or Greek also retains its /ɑ/ sound, rather than switching to /eɪ/
which is used for most other non-Latin/Greek words, such as 'ape', 'ate',
'alehouse', and so on. Again, even though 'age' has Latin roots, it is
excepted, as the 'a' in that also comes from 'æ', giving it a sound
closer to '/eɪ/'.

Of course, we don't always know how to pronounce things properly. There's
a clothing chain store over here called 'Primark', and nobody really knows
if the 'i' is supposed to be an /iː/ or an /ɪ/...

>>815
Very welcome. Hope you can find helpful people while studying abroad too!

>>820
Depends on your goal. If you want to master Japanese to a decent level , you'll need to
understand the grammar as well as formal writings. So, once you understand basics, you can start
using a Japanese-Japanese dictionary so you'll get to learn Japanese in Japanese because
they are written easily but precisely. For conversation, you can wach movies, anime or whatever
you like, to get the feel of colloquialism in Japanese. For reading, you just need to read a lot I guess.

>>823
my goal for now is to be able to read texts in japanese...
but it is hard because there are so many kanjis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvIzcWcJHo

>>824
What about starting with a book with less kanji, like for children.

>>826
I read text from the study book. They are easy.

>>822
Thank you for your response.
So eligible has latin origin. I don't know what words have latin roots
or not. Hmmm. I'll stick to remember each words' pronunciation one
by one without learning rules.
To me, it sounds bothering to remember pronunciation rules.

>>827
Probably, you are ready to step up to the next level then.
Or get kanji drill books just to brush up your kanji skills.

>>828
Try saying words aloud, perhaps you'll pick up a pattern. I'll just
try and work out some basic rules too...

Words that end in -ite, -ate, -otion and -ation are the most common
Latin-based words. Note that the first vowel of these suffixes is
always the hardened vowel sound, going against the general rules
for the rest of the word.

Most of us, however, learn new words through hearing them, rather
than reading them, so the best (easiest) tactic is to try and copy the
pronunciation of someone saying it, rather than trying to work it
out yourself.

I guess this is an advantage of having a syllable-based language, rather
than a mongrel alphabet-based language, especially one that's full of
irregularities...

>>824
you guys don't need to study kanij at first.
you don't have a kanji brain, so no need to learn.

>>831
what?

>>832

you need to have a kanji brain first.

I dont know any english grammar and i think knowing english grammar
is useless

>>833
but japanese people dont born with kanji brain first. Their brain get
modified after they learn kanji.

this is phrase from my textbook:
アンナさんは山田先生に文法を教えてもらった。
what do you think?

=_=........
errr...oh well. born with anlphabet-based language
would be too hard to have kanji brain. so learn as you like.
nobody blames you and nobody cares you.

nobody is born with any kind of writing system.

How to get kanji brain?

nono! I would help you when you need any help.
if you want to learn kanji here.
when you have a question, pleas write it here, I would
come here and help you when I am not busy. ^^

>>836
Sounds like a natural Japanese sentense.

I am sad because nobody writes me at my email box :(
this is sucks

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/scene-55634.jpg

>>837
you are confusing a language and a writing system.
English could have adopted kanji if history took a bit different course.

>>842
Nobody is interested in you. That's all.
You'd better subscribe to dating service e-mail.
They will send you lots of messages every day and you'll be happy and
they'lll be happy and the globe goes round and round.

can you translate this sentence for me please:
子どもになかれて、こまりました。
what is なかれて ?

uho

>>846
He/she cried on me.

>>848
can you explain it to me? because 子ども means child

My child cried and I was troubled.

see the link below, the second column
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/japanese/joshu/glist/y2/ch5/gl_y2_ch5_passive.htm

>>846
Passive voice of 泣く in Japanese. The literal translation in English would be odd.
So, >>848 makes more sense.
Or, 'It was troublesome when the baby cried.' or something.

>>850
that makes more sense to me
thanks

>>849
You know the verb なく？（in kanji 泣く）
That means to cry. And なかれる is kind of like なく's passive voice form.
なかれて is changed form of なかれる

Japanese translation would be...
My kid/baby cried and that bothered me.
My kid cried and that made me in trouble.

Thanks you guys! Now everything is clear

A typical textbook example but rarely used in actual conversation

>>856
my main goal for now is to be able to understand written japanese.
Conversation skills are useless for me because I dont know any japanese people...

>>856
I don't think so. But it's sure that if you aren't married and don't have a kid, you don't use
the sentense.

Can you help me again?
あの人は日本語が上手と思われていない
I dont get meaning of 思われていない

>>858
He might have bought or stolen the kid.

上手と思われていない
-->上手だと思われていない is better

>>861
thanks but can you translate the sentence for me

>>859
That person is not considered/thought to be good at Japanese.

Passive again.

thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNooFXV-OYc
free hugs in shibuya

Does anybody here went to eikaiwa school?

I think everyone here has too good English to have been to
eikaiwa school.

Only people with poor english go to eikaiwa school?

People who wish to appear fashionable or want to meet foreigners
go to eikaiwa school. Eikaiwa teachers do not care about teaching.
All they want is Japanese women and to watch anime all day. This
is why Nova shut down.

I see.

>>865
Why is sign in English and not Japanese?

Maybe because they did't want to hug Japanese people.

>>871
maybe because they want to hug foreigners lol

I am sick of all your lyings
I am tired of nonstop cryings

>>873
Yes, these are type of people who go to eikaiwa school.

Do you know any foreigners?

I want to marry japanese girl.

I have foot fetish. I like girls feets the best

>>839
about kanji brain and alphabetical brain.
it's like the difference between the picture and number.
albabetical mind is like the numbers. 12345 so sorting the
numbers 53878 and you get some meanings there.
on the other hand, kanji is like a picture. so let's say 魚
it looks like fish itself. 木(tree) it looks like a tree. these images
are imprinted in your right brain. and alphabetic brain, you'd
use left brain (mathmatical brain) and kanji brain, you need
to use right brain. That's what I think. jsut a rough idea. So
to use kanji daily, you would develop right brain (imagination) more
than alphabet (logic).

I only know about 300 kanji lol. maybe just 200 :)

>>880
Work harder. You need to know at least 3000 kanjis to marry a Japanese woman.

if you know one kanji 木（ki, tree), you can braoden it
to 林（hayashi, grove), 森　（mori, forest), and there are
a lot of kanji that has 木 on the left handed side.

梓杏椅横桶械概柿格核梶椛樺株柑桓棺机棋機橘杵朽橋. 極
櫛桂桁検権枯梧杭校梗構根梱材榊柵桜札桟枝樹楯松. 梢樟
樵杖植森榛枢棲栖析栓槍槽村柁柱樗椎槌栂槻柘椿. 梯杜桃梼
棟栃橡椴楢楠杷杯梅楳柏櫨板樋枇柊桧彬楓 ...

I don't know if those are all related to tree...but some are.

>>881
Why 3000? Official list of kanji contains about 2000

One teacher said
Learning japanese means forget about your youth.
something like that

Why dont you learn jewish language instead?

>>883
Because there is an ancient Japanese secret in the extra 1000 that work like a charm.

>>869
>Eikaiwa teachers do not care about teaching.
>They are just crazy for Japanese animations and Japanese women.


But just a moment.
You are too concerned about their behavior, isn't it?
I don't think actually all of them are awake late at night
to watch Moe-Kei animations.

By the way, I have an anxiety about young people shifting to right-wing.

>>886
Do you know 3000?

Sorry I had a mistake.

You are too concerned about their behavior, isn't it? 　←wrong
You are too concerned about their behavior, aren't you? 　←right

>>888
Not yet. That's why I have no girlfriend

I'm Japanese but I've learned that 相殺 reads sousai, not sousatsu.
These two kanji themselves are very simple but it was hard for me to read this word exactly.

>>891
according to my dictionary both are correct:
相殺 【そうさい】(n) offsetting each other, plus and minus equal zero, counterbalancing, (P)
相殺 【そうさつ】(n) offsetting each other, plus and minus equal zero, counterbalancing

>>892
Oh, really? I didn't know that... Thank you

How about this? 五十歩百歩 Can you read it correctly?

Yeah, the kanji of saousai, 相（each other) 殺（kill),
look like these words have a bad meaning but actually good.
it means to make it even. to deduct the same amount from both parties,
and eventually they are equal.

>>894
my dictionary can :)

>>887
You are right, they are not awake late at night watching animation.
They are awake late at night trying to pick up girls.

Don't get me wrong, I do not dislike foreigners. It is just general
attitude of eikaiwa teacher I dislike.

hey Japanese people tell me how do you learned all the kanji please.
did you write them endlessly?

>>894
Well, most Japanese would say ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ
But judging from the way you question, I guess it should be something unusual...
Is the answer ごじっぽひゃっぽ？ Am I right?

>>899
You are right. Actually I never knew that either.

>I do not dislike foreigners. It is just general
>attitude of eikaiwa teacher I dislike.

Sorry.
My misunderstanding about your point of view must have occured
because of my weak ears
which is tough to hear the breath of the wind.

what do you think about Halloween Yamanote gaijin party?

>>830
Thanks for the tips.

wanna be with you youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

honto kayo...lie lie lie all the time

I am so sad and lonely

strap it on

SLIM SHADY IS IN ALL OF US

I want to love you feel you

>>908
Does that mean if I kill myself, I kill him too?

Or will it just set him free?

I have tits.

NASA

I HAVE A PENIS

>>898
>hey Japanese people tell me how do you learned all the kanji please.
>did you write them endlessly?
basically at elementary school. they assigned us writing each kanji twenty times or so,
(ten at school and another ten at home) and that was enough. young children have strong memory
and we are constantly exposed to kanji.
probably you know that learning to read a kanji depending on contexts takes as much efort as
learning to write.

やらないか？

No way!
I'd rather die than do it with you.

>>897
Hey if it makes you feel any better those kind "Japanophiles" as we call em,
annoy the hell outta us too. Thats why we ship em to your country. The average
shelf life of one of them in Japan in 1-3 months before they realize that
Japan really isn't like all that japanimation they watch and end up coming home
totally disillusioned but often "cured" of their japanophilism (I don't think thats
a word but work with me here).

Of course there are always the ones that actually do find and marry a Japanese
chick. They're usually their to stay and for this i am sorry.

Though it makes me wonder what kinda crazy chick actually wants hardcore social
reject white otaku. My only guess is a Fujoshi with a gaijin fetish.

Yeah, they are rejects from our culture who are trying to be big hotshots somewhere else.
They give gaijin a bad name.

Ｘ japanophilism　
Ｏ Japanophilia

It's ok because we export tons of wannabee hoes under the name of students
to your countries on a regular basis too. So it kind of balances out.

>>919
Well that explains a lot. i joined the friends of japan club at my university
and was surprised to see that out of 13 japanese students 12 were girls, many
with gaijin boyfriends.

Hell one of them was staring me down. And not just a checking out way but a stare
i couldn't even tell what it meant, i mean i've had people who were pissed at me
glare at me like that but i didn't know what the hell she was thinking. Normally
i like the attention, even if asian girls arent really my thing, but she scared the
hell outta me.

I hope you are kind enough to marry her so she won't come back for good.

Did your parents help you to find a job?

I love to dance!!!

nobody is here...

that is my 400th kanji 装

yesterday there was chat but now no one is here ... T_T

It's like a Russian roulette. You can't always get what you want.

Are you from tokyo?

Yes, but you need 500 kanjis to talk to me, 露人.

Aoi Sola was perfect AV star. who can replace her? No one.
It is sad times for AV industry

I always think its funny when Japanese go abroad as "exchange" or
"language" students and instead of trying to really learn the
language and adapt to a new culture, just hang out with other
Japanese and end up learning jack.

Seems like a waste of money.

But then, the Japanese have always been model consumers

yesterday i went to AEON to study English!yay!do u koow AEON?
cuz im really poor english:(

It's November in Japan, but here it's still Halloween, so...
Happy Halloween from me!
Ok, time to go to school and see if anyone dressed up. jaa~<3

>>930
Her boobs is not perfect.
seemingly perfect, but it's a fake!

>>930
She quit? If so, what she'll do instead of AV actor?
She'll be like Iijima Ai?

>>933
Enjoy the party!

>>933
Will person who can't enjoy dressing up and party
be regared as square and creep
and kept away from another?
I'm that kind of person.

Americans seem to yell and have a ball at any situation.
Are there any shy, silent american?

I can't imagine american who look ascance to and cynically laugh
at ,for example, the scene of Red Sox victory parade and
shouting spectators.

I can be friend of him.

>>934

They're definately fake.

Science made her boobs perfect though.

>>937

Of course there are shy and quite Americans.

When I was in Japan, Japanese people would always tell me "You don't
act like an American," or something to that affect. Often they
sounded disappointed when they told me this.

Seems they were giving in to sterotypes a little too much and, initally,
wanted me to play the role of the perfect boistorious American, extrovert.

Those that could look past their preconcieved notions of how an American
should act became my really good friends, those that couldn't didn't.

Of course I do get a bit less shy when I'm drunk.

>>938
I'm particular about tits.
I knew her tits were fake by her appearance.
Boobs who don't look natural are not perfect.

I will also dislke fake tits even if it looks natural!

>>935

She'll probalby be in late night show for now and then become
normal talent like Iijima.

Japanese can forget talent having the career of av in the past.

>>941

It is difficult to have such nicely shaped big tits.

Yuma Asami has nice natural large breasts, but they will sag soon.

>>939
So does it mean there are many many americans who are not interested in
halloween costume play and stay in house, like watching TV
and doing the internet?

>>943

There are such people in every country

>>941
Iijima's tits were far artificial and telling they were fake.
You can know how technology has progressed.