Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 200

Ahaha, that's hilarious. Yea I browse and submit stories to Japundit all the time.
I'm glad you learned something from my comment =).
>>951
No, its not my own blog, just a social news site: www.japundit.com
I should have also mentioned in my comment that the Japanese have high quality TV access on some phones
while in the US this is almost non-existent.
>>947
It's race/ethnicity I think. In Japan everyone is of Asian descent(obviously) but in the US we have everything, and lots of them.
Blacks, Whites, Asians, Indians, Hispanic, etc. Among these groups there are sub groups as well. For example, where I live there are large Irish and Polish groups.
Both are white but they have different cultural histories etc. Asians from every Asian continent. A huge Chinese population but also Japanese and Korean. There are just so many different cultures in my city
that it feels strange when I get thrown into a society with only one major ethnicity.
Maybe saying "I missed diversity" is a bit too extreme. Maybe instead I should say, "It felt a little strange being the only white guy around."

Britain is racist nation

>>953
Anyone who calls others racist is racist desu~

>>953 According to one study, the city I live in is the most ethnically
diverse large city in the US. I am used to seeing people from every race.
When I was in Japan I got used to rarely seeing white people, and hardly
ever seeing black people. When I got back I had to consciously resist
staring at non-Japanese people. It was pretty strange.

>>952 >>955
Ethnic and cultural diversity...
As a man who hasn't been to US, I'd ve overwhelmed by such diversities.
Crystal's story about risisting staring at non-Japanese is really funny.
I'd be like that if I went to the US.

And maybe then you understood why some Japanese people stare at
foreigners by having put yourself in our shoes.

>>952
Is there any changes regarding atmosphere after Japundit changed to social news site?
Edward stopped podcasting of Japundit, too. People submitting
articles and comments are kind of old there, in their thirties and forties
and older. I thought young people like you would not rather stay there.
I've seen blogs related to Japan written by much younger people and
I think they draw your attentions more.

>>956 Isn't it 5:20 AM there? What are you doing awake? lol
Anyhow... yes I understand the staring. When I was in Japan I got stared at
a lot. Once, I went to an onsen and there was a little girl exclaiming to her
mom "アメリカ人、アメリカ人!" and pointing at me, lol.　There I was, half
naked with a little Japanese girl pointing at me, too funny. I just stood and
smiled while the mom tried in vain to shut the kid up. :P
That wasn't as bad as what happened to a friend of mine at the same Onsen though.
He's a big tall guy who is fairly overweight. One of the older Japanese men who
saw him in the Onsen yelled "Sumo!!!!" at him and ran over and hugged him. My friend
was completely naked at the time. Luckily the Japanese man wasn't.

As for staring, the biggest thing I noticed when I went to Japan is that Japanese people
don't try to look away from you if you catch them staring at you or stare back at them.
Most Americans will only stare until you look at them ,and then they will stop and pretend
they weren't looking.

>>956
Actually I think it's more appealing to a younger crowd now since it's
not limited to blog posts written by older writers. The stories have a wide range in topic
so I think it's pretty good. I do miss Edward's podcasts though. He has an amazing radio voice.
I don't think the site gets much traffic sadly(stories usually only get 7-9 votes)...

>>957
Good morning. One early bird over here.
That's funny that your friend was challenged to a Sumo match.
I hope he didn't throw the guy into the Onsen too bad. As for staring,
it depends on where you go too. If you are in a big city like Tokyo or
Osaka, you don't get that much attention I think, simply because we
are a little more used to seeing foreigners everyewhere and also tend
to keep our apathetic attitudes towards others in general. The same goes
with Japanese people I think, if a starnger stares at you for more than
five seconds, it means either "I love you" or "I fight you".

>>959 ... hmm well maybe for foreigners the 'love you or fight you' thing is
different? If someone is really worth staring at, do Japanese do so?
I was in Tokyo for a little while when I went to Japan, and I didn't get as many
stares as some of the other places I went.
BTW I don't think my friend was really challenged. :P From the story he told me
I got the impression the guy was just calling him a sumo cause he's so big. Also,
if he did want to wrestle my friend he would have lost because I think my friend
mentioned he was just a skinny older guy. : P

>>960
Yeah, I'd bet the guys was pissed drunk and got such a weird idea
that your friend would understand the word "Sumo" at least. lol
Personally, I don't stare at someone unless she's so stunning that
I can't take my eyes off, so this might be one of the cases you had:P
I don't think they realize how rude they come off sometimes, even
though they don't mean anything offensive. Unfortunately, just that
some foreigners stand out, I think.

>>941
Oh, I remember you are living in California after reading your post.
Umm, California is west side of continent and I know cultivating crops isn't popular there.
But, if my memory is correct, rice is planted a lot compared withてぇ other part of America.

>>943
Why North Louisiana is unko?
What is the difference between them?
I'm glad if you let me know it and what is the most pupular crops cultivated there.

I have to go to take a test from now, so I will post on the next thread ...

>I don't think they realize how rude they come off sometimes, even
though they don't mean anything offensive.

By this, I mean some Japanese people don't realize how rude they
come off when staring at a foreigner, even though they don't intend
to intimidate or offend them. I guess some of us just do it out of
curiousity. I should have written it more carefully. Sorry I just woke up.

>>945
South Louisiana

>>962
North Louisiana is not like South Louisiana

the REAL Famous Louisiana is South Louisiana
North Louisiana is like the opposite of Japan

Dull culture
stuck in the past (1920's)
Racism is something that can appear
Lack of diversity (you will be lucky to find a gaijin)
Lack of knowlege on what is going on in the other side of the world (the whole world knows what is going on in America)

yeah...............
it is the polar cultural opposite of Japan.
i feel like im in the 1920's - 1970's
when im offline

The happyest times of my life
5 weeks
3 weeks in year 2000
and
2 weeks in 2007
in the country of PANAMA!
Panama feels like HOME!
i was never raised there
　 人
（＿ ） unko.................
（＿＿）

Yes, having never been to Louisiana, I can safely assume that the state is
FUCKING TERRIBLE. Like most of the south, it is poor, grey and brown, depressing,
and culturally backwards. In fact, I think the farther south you go, the worse it
becomes in general (of course there are a few affluent pockets, but really quite rare).
Florida is among the worst of the southern states. Actually, it is probably a tie between
Florida and Mississippi.

Don't go south unless you are just going to Florida for vacation. Never. Ever. Go. South.
Tennessee is alright. It is just between the south and north. It has the best of both I think.
Never go to Memphis though. NEVER go there. I went there on a few occasions. Once was to stay
at the Peabody hotel... which is a really fancy hotel. It is famous for its "duck march". On
the roof of the hotel they keep a ton of ducks and at the beginning of the day they
march the ducks down to the entrance fountain where the ducks play for
the rest of the day. They get the ducks down there using the elevator.

Step outside the Peabody though and there is a 50% chance you will indeed be robbed.
My sister went to medical school is Memphis. When she was there, there was some neighborhoods
where policemen were guarding the entrance of them, not allowing anyone inside because they
"were too dangerous" at the time. Also, my dad has been nearly robbed 3 times there when he
went on business.

Summary: Never go south and especially not Memphis.

>I can safely assume that the SOUTH is
FUCKING TERRIBLE. Like most of the south, it is poor, grey and brown, depressing,
and culturally backwards.

Fixed!

South Louisiana is different
it has more culture them the rest of the south

DON'T EVEN MENTION TEXAS!


RAGE

I been living in this poor, grey and brown, depressing,
and culturally backwards part of USA too long
I LOVE USA
just the Shitty culture i cannot stand

I don't know how many times sparky mentioned his whereabout.
The same question and the same answer.

【sparky(4 ^ヮ^)】 ミ田 ◆AZWpeumso should change his name to
【sparky(4 ^ヮ^)】 North Louisiana ◆AZWpeumso.

>>969
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

>>946
This isn't nothing to do with the content of your post, but it's first time
I have seen "smorgasbord" used in writing that I learned from My Word Coach(DS).
I thought I'd never run into it then.
It's sort of moving, I mean, because it was not a waste of time. lol

3.28 GB (3,528,294,400 bytes)
O_O
C:\My Documents\My Pictures

That is just maddness
i have over 9000 pictures
Most of them ....
Originated in Japan?

>>972
Change it.

Size on disk 3.32 GB (3,571,089,408 bytes)
O_O
C:\My Documents\My Pictures

That is just madness
i have over 9000 pictures (14,600 files of just pictures)
Most of them ....
Originated in Japan.

>>974
Change it!!!

Size on disk　11.2 GB (12,097,417,216 bytes)
O_O
C:\Windows

That is just madness
i have over 51000 creepy files
All of them ....
Originated in Microsoft Corporation (Windows Vista).

Size on disk　2.65 GB (2,853,273,600 bytes)
(wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)
C:\Windows\

That is just madness
i have over 17,000 Y2K files
All of them ....
Originated in Microsoft Corporation (Windows 4.90.3000 AKA Millennium Edition).
http://4chan.b33r.net/my%20pictures/+meeeeissmall.bmp (screen shot of properties)

>>977
Change it.

White girls say Korean guys are perfect because Korean guys are smart and tough and cute and sexy and gentle.
I'm proud of it. :)

Remember! NEXT THREAD IS:
Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 121

>>978
nope

>>936 As for internet on cell phones, there are variations in that too.
Some cell phones have no internet at all. Usually these are the cheap ones, with few features, that you get free for starting a new contract with the cell phone company.
Some phones have a very basic browser. Maybe you can only get to a few sites, and they lose a lot of the formatting and maybe pictures are gone too.
There are several levels like this.
Higher-end phones can provide a full internet experience.
Mine can visit any website and display it just the way it would on a computer. I can zoom out to see more at once, or look close so I can read things.
There's not any flash support yet, but I can visit Youtube. Or photo sites, or social sites like myspace or facebook, or catch up on this thread even!
(unfortunately, I haven't managed to post form my phone. There seems to be a problem with cookies).

>>980
Cut it out. The thread's going on 201.

>>983 But it isn't 201. This thread is a lie. The last one was 119. This one is supposed to be 120.

Should be Part 102, right?

>>985 The last thread was 119. This thread is call 200, but it's supposed to be 120.
The next thread should be 121.

I think what happened was, whoever made this thread got confused and though the last one (119) was actually 199.

>>984
Continuity is the most important.
We are on 200 now and where should we go next? Obviously it's 201.
I'll build 201 when this one is used up. Count on me.

Look at >>6
200 was a mistake. This thread is supposed to be 120. The next thread made should be 121.

>>987 Continuity has been broken. I think it would be better to restore it.
Besides we're talking about it now. so when people check the end of this thread they'll know what happens.
Well, only if we come to an agreement, that is.

>>986
Sorry, I was just kidding.
Btw, what does your handle "jook" mean? Is it the same as "juke"?

I'm about creating a new thread which is part 121

>>987
If you say so, then it's wise to build "part 201 (121)" as the next one.
I'll leave it to you.

comming soon

>>990 My name, jook, is pronounced the same as "juke" but it's not a real word.
It was the name of a parody product from a TV commercial long ago.
If I remember correctly, it was actually a commercial for Sprite, but there was something about Jooky soda in it as a joke.
Ever since then (something like 12 years now probably) I like to use the name jook for online things.
For some reason, I prefer it to be all lower case. I think my name is wrong if you write Jook instead of jook.

here we go.
Chat in English (英語で雑談) Part 121
http://academy6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/english/1228622587/

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>>1
You idiot!
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You made me cry....

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