Evidence speaks for itself, and the Rape of Nanking is well-documented, consistently holds together, but those will come and play down the atrocities for the sake of nationalistic pride. Historical revisionism is a cruel, completely non-scientific approach to study the truth of these things. People who deny the incident of Nanking have no other reason to deny the Holocaust, so why don't they? Please make your case now in this thread if you want to defile it that way.
Make your case: Is the Rape of Nanking a true event? Also, is the Holocaust also a true event?
ロシアから夢を追ってきたのか逃げてきたのか知らないが、ニックの親父さんは 今のニックの姿をみてどう思うだろうね? 社会からはじかれて、海の向こうの仮想敵に執着して、クスリに溺れて・・・。 God bless America, may all the underdogs like Nick be saved from the living hell of the promised land!
> Nick told my father he would pay him back a few hundred > dollars a month. So, did you pay him back? I think that is a right thing to do. Even if Emily was a bitch when you were there. as you say.
>>44 I'm not paying him back. He called me after she was hacked, and threatened to both sue me and report me to the FBI, and I politely told him that was fine. By then, I explained to Emily that she had invited me in the first place, but only after 3 days decided she didn't want me there, so for that I said she should pay her father instead of me.
>>45 I don't know, but you should even things up before you break up with somebody, or it will leave an unpleasant aftertaste on both sides for a very long time.
>>46 To me, it felt like she broke our friendship by doing the things she did, and having her father call to threaten me hasn't left me with a very good impression of her parents either. After talking with her mom and dad back and forth, I can tell you her parents arent decent or classy people at all. She invited me on a trip to ditch me and treat me the way she did to get rid of me, and I feel like I don't owe her for that. However, I did pay a month's rent of the apartment where we both stayed in Yoyogi, as well as much of her food, train tickets, and every other little thing while we were there, so it isn't as if I had a free ride.
It would be correct if you said "unpleasant aftertaste on both sides." Don't be sorry, your English is much better than a lot of Americans. :P
>>48 OK. I guess I will shut up then. All I wanted to say was that it is not fair that you can buy a ticket to Japan for $1000 while I would have to pay $2000 if I wanted to get the same two way ticket to the US here.
>>48 If that's what happened between the two of you, I think it's even, yeah, I mean, you paid a rent even though you were there for only 3days(?).
I don't say I've read all about what had happened when you two were in Japan, but I would feel bitter if treated that way.
You believe she'll turn a benign/benevolent/good girl while she's in Japan, but I don't buy that. She can earn money by the youtube partner program or whatever, and from what I read somewhere in her threads, she probably has stupid patrons who give away his/her money to Emily. Chances are, she'll get malicious.
>>52 I stayed in Japan for a little over a week, the latter part of it by myself mostly. Thankfully she spent the last night at some guy's house so I had the apartment to myself the morning I packed and went home to LA. But yeah, I did pay for a month.
I'm not a bad or weak person, but I don't feel like I should have to prove that or elaborate on my life here. I graduated high school a year ahead, although since then I've had my share of family and personal problems, but I've hung on and done my best for the most part. I think it's trashy to list certain attributes of a person when they've been honest about it, and then conclude they're just "bad" because of them. Still, neither of you know me beyond what I post publically, so perhaps I should not care.
>>133 There are, but they're usually just uneducated nobodies living in the South or rural areas of the USA. They have followings on the internet, but they only hold public rallies for media attention, as they only make threats and spread their idiocy.
I think the KKK are active, but almost all Americans think they're a joke. Of course there are people that would hate a non-white president, but these same people would hate anyone that perpetuates policies they don't agree with which are extremist anyway.
>>155 He comes off as honest, principled, and genuine, but his views are fundamentalist and he would almost certainly ruin this country domestically. His belief is that the less government is better, and advocates corporations and the private sector be in control of things like schools, air traffic, etc., and not only is that foolish it's completely fucking stupid.
From what I learned from Japanese media, the focal point of the presidential election is which will win to represent the democrats, Obama or Hilary, as much as to say that the republicans have no chance. What do you think? Honest opinion?
>>157 I somewhat agree with that, however if Hilary is the nominee, it becomes messy since she's extremely polarizing. If Obama is the nominee, I think absent of a major campaign scandal he will easily win since he's shown to be attractive to younger people and independents in a midwest state like Iowa that has a 90%+ white population.
If you wanna dream come true. The people of 2ch is a sleepwalker. Anything cannot act. The KG has not grown up ability of english for one year. You look same. ↓A American,s dream in japan. http://youtube.com/user/nbcsaku
"Nick convinced me that all superstitions are irrational."
"Apparently, Nick wasn't willing to take on the task because it would just add to his burdens."
"Nick, I'm counting on you." "Ok, I'll see to it." "Thanks, I appreciate it." "Don't mention it." He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around. He got promoted at the expense of his colleagues. He should be ashamed of himself.
There's no point talking back to Nick. He's a "dictator", so to speak. -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>354 It's an English vocabulary book entitled DUO 3.0. One of the best selling English books in Japan. You can learn 2600 frequently used English words in contexts/sentences, which means you can learn 2600 japanese words as well.
There are other characters such as Bob, Dave, Jennifer, and so on. I only chose Nicky sentences because you are a Nick. Do you like it?
>>355 It amuses me, I'd like to get my hands on it for the novelty, to be honest. I'm not known to be especially mean, rude, and viciously outgoing like my name is used in the book, in fact my friends know me to be very shy and modest, so I do like being characterized so grossly villainous. lol
I've used Amazon JPN before to order books, so thank you for sharing the title with me.
Well, it isn't as bad as the other ones make Nick out to be, although telling someone to "go on a diet" is unflattering and rude. Because I'm very thin already, people like friends actually ask me why that's so as if I were to give them weight-loss advice which puts me in a weird position...
Haha, i just thought it is Nick that says things like that in the book. (you can't tell who actually says it.)
Anyway, as I said, Bob appears in the book, and I think many Bobs in the world might be indignant if they know the Bob in it is described as a joke. Like this.
"Bob cut in on our conversation, saying "I'm against it!" But everybody ignored him. We skipped his turn on purpose.
He saw someone being bullied, but he turned a blind eye. (↑personally, this must be Nick. lol)
To make sure, all the sample sentences are translated into Japanese. Besides, as this is a vocabulary book, each word/phrase/expression is listed after the sentences so that you can check how to use them/ what they mean in Japanese. I don't intend to advertise the book (I have nothing to do with the publisher of course), but it's a good buy, even to you, since you're learning Japanese. :D
>Now everyone who learns English in Japan with this book will think >of it when I meet anyone. How unfair.
Don't worry about it that much. I know you are sweet. And I was half kidding, you know that, right?
* The book sure is still selling well. The total copies that're already sold amounts to considerable sum, say, 2 million? I'm not sure exactly how many, though.
>>362 Ah, thank you for saying I'm sweet, that's very nice of you. I appreciate that. I know you were kidding, but because I feel sort of like a resented gaijin gimmick on this thread (and the other) sometimes it's too blurry to tell for sure.
The book sounds fun though, I'd like to have it to show to my friends for fun. When I have some money I'll make sure to grab it.
this spring L'Arc going to perform world tour, including France this is the first time for them to play in Europe I watched L'Arc playing in USA anime fes on youtube
>>385 One of my best friends went to the USA show in Boston, and then I was envious. Then Hyde did shows in California and I had to work while my coworker quit her job to go.
However, since then I've gotten to see a lot of Japanese bands play in LA and that Kiyoharu show in Shibuya.
absolutely, no doubt L'Arc is now the greatest rock band in Asia they are going to perform in France, and in England rock fes. they rules Europe? LoL nick seems to like HYDE so much Lol :P
I like Hyde and L'Arc but they're not the greatest rock band in Asia at all. Dir en grey has had a headline tour across America, France, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Britain, and Canada but it doesn't say anything about their music other than it's popular.
Emily doesn't like it when anyone asks her about her ethnicity at all, but she loves it when perhaps a naive peron asks if she's part-Japanese. Thankfully my family isn't Irish, British, Welsh, or Scottish... ww
>>428 I've read articles about that, but in a scholarly context it's hard to accept such things. Nevertheless, religious texts like the Old Testament are the least reliable sources of science or history. Most people think Jews were enslaved under Egyptians and built the pyramids, but of course there is no factual basis for such things in any scientific context.
>>502 日本語で教えることは難しいだろう。It's a complex thing to explain because it has a more noir depth. The relationships and whatnot I experienced when I was with those sort of people are a different flavor, in so much as everyone is "alone" in that environment but inside we're begging for any sort of relationship and deeper feeling of emotional connection. Some of the people were probably runaways or swallowed up by drug habits at 18-20s, so I'm speaking of that context where we are at this very "low" place but connected deeper because of it. I can't explain this in Japanese or even in English in a right way haha.
Getting fucked up together and ending up paranoid with each other. Some disappear, some even die but none of them really gives a shit. That's called friendship for junkies. Don't romanticize it.
>>504 Why not? You just had to be there. With the right person to connect with in such an ugly, filthy scenario it can be a little poetic. Although the briefness and not actually having to live on the street like they do lets me perceive it that way.
What's your opinion about Bilary Clinton? Do you think she won a favor from middle aged women just because she shed tears in public to let them know she also had feelings and emotions, not a woman with an iron heart? I have next to nothing about what she is. All I know about her is she's Bill's wife and she published a book which complains about Starr investigating her husband and giving her family a hard time. No more, no less. So what do you think about her? Do you think she deserves to become president? She really has what it takes to be it? I heard that many people don't like her and that if she represents democrats then republicans's canditate will have the chance to win the presidential election because Machain is considered to be far from Bush, or he's decent, I'm not sure. I appreciate it if you put things in perspective and analize what's going on in the election. Thanks.
>>509 If that's the case, I have to let you know Hillary is leading Obama. She also won New York. By the way, I have this mental picture of Hillary representing old and arrogant America and Obama being a rightful leader. She critisized Obama in a public debate for, like, whatt he said doesn't match what he atcually did. Is that for real?
>>508 She probably did win favor by crying, but it's pretty obvious it's calculated considering she never has done so before and coincidentally the two times she had it was the day before a crucial primary where her campaign and political career are on the line. Honestly, the bulk of her support is from people that liked it when Bill Clinton was president and that's all there is to it. Case closed.
People say they like Hillary over Obama because she has more "experience", but I think that's nonsense. Obama has been an elected official much longer than Hillary, and even then, Hillary has only been a senator since the end of 2000. Being first lady doesn't count as administrative experience because she had nothing to her name or credit during her husband's presidency except a failed national health care plan. To give her credit for what her husband did is ridiculous, because what's to stop Laura Bush from running for president claiming to be the one behind all the good decisions of his? That's why I support Obama, because of his record, admirable life experience, brilliance, and positivity.
As for Republicans, I'd hate to be one right now. McCain has been loathed by them for a long time because he doesn't follow the party line (which is respectable), but at the same time he's a warhawk that sees no problem with the USA military being in Iraq for the next century. I respect his life and survival in Vietnam, but I can't stand his policies on the war - a conflict with Iran would be inevitable.
Mitt Romney is the most shameless political face I've ever observed, and I'm so happy he's losing and wasted his tens of millions of dollars of his own money. He's switched positions on every major issue each time he's run for a differing office, and being an asshole caught up with him. uckabee is pleasant to listen to but he's a religious fundamentalist. He makes weird and disturbing comments about changing the Constituion of the USA to "god's law" (like he knows what god wants) and denies Darwinian evolution which makes him both a religious idiot and an uneducated one. Ron Paul is brutally honest, likable, intelligent, and is his own man but his domestic/economic policy proposals are some of the most laughable nonsense I've ever heard. Deregulating corporations and having them decide wages, safety standards, etc. with no government oversight? What bullshit fantasy land is he dreaming of? If it's not the government people will be dependent on, it'll be corporations and business entities whos existence is to make a profit. Libertarians come from this idiotic school of thought that the consumer has power over corporations and that's just not true. A Ron Paul America would equal an Industrial Revolution era of Americans at the mercy of corporate entities.
All in all, a Democrat will win I'm sure, although the best chance a Republican has if they run McCain against Hillary. If Obama gets the nomination, the election is over because he'll win it.
>>510 Obama made a sensible comment admiring how Reagan in the 1980s took over the White House, Congress, etc. ("Reagan Revolution") and made an analogy about how Democrats should be doing that now because it's their chance. For one reason or another, the Clintons tried to twist this as saying Obama admires Ronald Reagan, which he wasn't at all. If you don't know Reagan very well, he is the Republican deity because during the 1980s he pushed their agenda greatly. He was also a corrupt asshole who didn't give a shit about the poor or middle-class ("reaganomics") so a Democrat admiring Reagan would cast shock from other left-leaning people.
>>511 About her tears, I agree with you. From what I know, she was rumoured to run for the presidential election 2004, and she denied doing that (in fact, she didn't). But she's laid the ground work for long, i mean, everything she does now or did in the past is/was well-thought-out. She would cry where she was expected to.. I see many democrats still dwell on the era when Clinton was president. Good old days, huh? That being said, basically, there's nothing to do with her, isn't there? Or Bill would be chosen to support Hillary in a cabinet? I totally agree with you in this aspect.
As the news concerning the election is focused mostly on democrats here in Japan, that is, Obama and Hillary, I have almost no idea about republicans, to be honest, up until now. But Mitt Romney sounds especially ridiculous. lol
Hmm, by the way, do you know North Korea hopes that Democrats wins? Democrats are historically quite really very soft on them. Well, I suspect until NK developes balistic missiles which can reach America, the U.S. citizens will never take seriously what's happening there.
>>513 They want Democrats probably because the Clinton administration sat down and negotiated a deal with them we all realized they betrayed. That won't happen again with any administration because that was their only chance given (Democrat or Republican), and current US policy regarding NK is to put pressure on China to deal with it and of course keep our soldiers stationed in South Korea.
I think Bush has been soft on NK because even after they showed off their nukes, kicked the UN out, and tested them he doesn't care but instead invades Iraq saying *they* have those sorts of weapons programs which was untrue. Bush talks tough on a lot of things, but policy-wise he's usually weak except of course to invade Iraq which we all knew even in 1999 was part of his agenda. He couldn't even get up and do his job on 9/11 when he was told we're under attack. He kept sitting reading a children's book unsure what to do... sounds like a weak leader to me.
>>518 You're more politically aware than I thought you would be, Nick. I'm impressed. I suppose you felt bitter during the period when Bush and his neocon fellows asserted themselves.
But I have a say about this : "current US policy regarding NK is to put pressure on China to deal with it."
I'm not sure if this is true... I'm sure you'd know 6-party talks have been held on and off to make sure NK remove their nukes. But how much pressure Hill, whatever his name is, put on NK? He still dreams the dictator will get rid of Nukes easily and said America will erase NK from the evil-contry list. Of course his empty trust was betrayed and now that Bush's time will be up soon, they decided to stop having a decent talk with the current administration. Things are being stuck right there. Why? No offence, but it's because NK knows Democrats will be an easy negotiator for them. Well... I don't want you to take this personally, but Hill is really unable.. He gives another chance to NK.
And the bad news for us is that chinese lobbyists have influence on the Democrat party. I'd say it's tougher to put any more pressure on China. There you have it.
Well, I'm not even a registered Democrat so saying they're weak doesn't necessarily insult me. They are weak here domestically because of things like cancelling hearings on Bush's misinformation to Americans and not standing up against Republicans, even though they're the majority in our Congress.
Beyond NK's nuke testing there's been little to no coverage of them on the news here. There are talks sometimes that are mentioned, but we know nothing happens with them. Personally I think we should just not bother talking with them at all, because we have nothing to gain by negotiating with a nation like them. The Democrats' concern is to get rid of their nukes, but I've suspected that behind closed doors we've been aggressively pushing China to deal with it (like I've said) because the USA has really no leverage against NK more than what we've been doing. I would be extremely surprised if Clinton or Obama negotiated with NK again, as it's established foreign policy to not do such things until we can verify that they've gotten rid of their nuclear program completely. At the same time, we can't necessarily verify that either, but it'd be political suicide for any administration to trust NK again for anything.
>>538 Japanese is similair to Korean? I don't think I can fit another language into my brain, and I don't know any Korean people sadly. If I find a reason to I wouldn't mind learning. I can only say "sarang hae".
韓国語は音素言語です。 それは正確に言えばハングル語です。 かなり簡単な言語なので国際連合(The United Nations)でも 文盲(Illiteracy)の人勧められています。 また、漢字に値する言葉がありません。 したがって、文字数はかなりの量となり不便です。 しかし、言語を覚える理由は必ずしも話す人口の数ではありません。 言語学的にいえば韓国語を覚えるよりも、イスラム語を覚えるほうが 興味深い経験をつめるでしょう。 South Korea is a country that makes the history and the culture of the lie. The Chinese character is the one created in China. However, it was said that the Chinese character was an invention of the South Korean. The Chinese amazed and surprised. It was amazed. 言語を覚えることは必ずしも普及されている点について価値を置くことは意味がありませんが 言語学的に韓国語を覚えるよりもイスラム語を覚えるほうが興味深い経験をつめるでしょう。
For them, pride and the ambition are high people. There is a settling South Korean in Japan. It is Korean residents in Japan. It differs though it tells a lie that it was possible to hang it compulsorily. South Korea is Confucian society. The bribe and the aristocrat were luxurious societies. It is old French. It was poorly at a loss, and it was diverted to after the war and it entered a country in Japan unlawfully. The South Korean in Japan speaks a lot of Japanese. Moreover, there is a lot of running men in the crime. The Aum Supreme Truth religious cult is Korean residents in Japan. Japan is not selected though they have the right that the nationality can be selected. Because it gives preferential treatment by the tax. I seem to want the pension though the tax is not brushed off. It is said that it will be discrimination. Most heinous crimes of Japan are called Korean residents in Japan. It is taboo in the television. It is Korean residents in Japan that speak ill of Japan in Japanese. To come to hate Japan, youtube on purpose pretends the Japanese by using Japanese. Korean residents in Japan might be complaining on purpose to you similarly.
>>550 I don't believe in scapegoating minorities for crime, cults, or economic woes. Even if many Koreans are criminals in Japan and dislike Japanese, it isn't fair to spread that rhetoric around because you discrminating against decent people and that's immoral. I'm born and raised in California so I'm very used to many religious, ethnic, and other minority groups much more than a country like Japan. It's very easy to say "Koreans are bad, this is our country and they should go back to theirs", but that's a position that lacks any sense of empathy, understanding, and deeper thought, I think. Just sayin'.
>>551 1992年から誰もが「eat my shorts」言ってないんだけどwww 子供頃はシンプソンズのテレビ番組が大好きですが、1998年ぐらい 絶対悪くになっちゃった。シンプソンズの映画は全然ダメ;
And what do you think of MRirian coming to Japan as an outgrowth of those boring videos? Japanese are wierd, aren't they? I think all female youtubers will be invited to Japan if they say they love Japan in their videos, which couldn't happen to other non-american youtubers saying they like America. White girls are priviledged. lol Japanese males are pathetic, aren't they?
>>570 I've never been to Emily's live, and if she still did them I wouldn't bother anyway. I think she wore out her gimmick, her star is faded, and she's old news. I don't think Japanese are necessarily weird generally, I mean I'm not Japanese, but isn't there such a thing as foreign appeal, especially from a chick like Magi that's already personifying traits of the Japanese sense of "cute?"
I think Magi is either very smart or accidentally did things perfect. She knows how to get attention with those staring videos, look like a Japanese loli, and looks to still have the attention of people after a while. I'm not really attracted to her or her videos at all (she doesn't interest me), but I do pay attention and speculate what her intentions are.
Hello, Nick, pleased to meet you. I am Mala.Deka.Jr, or otherwise known as Dick. I'm here to tell you about the Mala swordmanship and its mysterious techniques, plus train you as the best Mala fighter. Call me Mala Mater. Your my disciple from now on.
/⌒\ ( ) | | / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ | |< That doesn't do the trick. Jessica is a girl, you know. Only she can get big on Youtube and be in Japan. ( ・∀・) \_________ ) ( (__Y_)
Alright. I think the reason there is no "weeaboo" alternative to French culture is because as Americans, our lifestyle and culture are derived mostly from Western Europe anyway. On the other hand, Japanese culture is totally foreign to Americans, and the only sort of mainstream Japan gets here is through anime and videogames. Because Japan is such a contrasting culture in respect to morals, social taboos, and the way they do things, it's easier for Americans to stereotype Japan (due to ignorance) namely because they've had no influence on our developing culture at all except perhaps WW2.
When an American wants to be Japanese, other Americans will make fun of them because we treat their appeal to Japanese culture as silly since it implies they don't care about or aren't proud of their own American culture or those of their parents. If an American wants to be French or German, we applaud that because since our own culture is essentially influenced by Europe and we treat them as having some sense of cultural sophistication. Americans see Japan as just Asians who have comics, videogames, and are generally just weird. Like I said, if a white American girl is obsessed with an Asian culture for virtually no sensible reason to the average American person, why wouldn't they be made fun of? Most Americans find it odd, and it sort of is, perhaps the same way if a Japanese became obsessed with Nigeria, wanted to learn a Nigerian dialect, and made friends with the Nigerian immigrants you have in Tokyo. However, there is a double standard for Japanese that have that feeling for Korea, Taiwan, or China right? That's because those latter nations have a direct cultural and regional influence to Japan.
>>588 It's not that, but I mean if you go to the regional bulk of the USA like the midwest and south where populations are mostly just white or black (and hispanics are growing) Asian populations are miniscule and hence may be judged for that. I mean if I moved to Japan in a rural part where there are no foreigners, wouldn't that be the case for me?
now foreingers increasing in japan, workers, travellars, students they wiil be increasing more because japan has low birth rate so we need many workers from other countries chinese, vietnamese, brazirian workers contritube to japanese economy, just like mexisican workers in america japan is changing
Japan is changing, but it's still a largely homogenous society of mostly Japanese. There isn't a cultural acceptance of foreigners, and the impression I've gathered by reading and being there is that most Japanese don't treat you as a citizen of the same country you both share, even if you work and live there while being able to speak good Japanese. Whether it's Iranians, Indians, Brazilians, etc. who may very well consider themselves Japanese citizens, I cast a very strong doubt that they'll ever be truly accepted by Japanese society.
As for foreigners or foreign-bloods in the entertainment industry, personally I disregard that as any sort of social progress because their foreignness is precisely their gimmick and marketing appeal. Eiji Wentz (WaT) is famous and popular because he's half-American and has good-looking foreign appeal. I can't say he would have the same chances and success he's had if he were a full Japanese.
However, it's not necessarily Japan's fault, but it's just my commentary.
>>587 Oddly enough, however, younger French people like in from in their teens to 30's are one of the biggest consumers of Japanese anime/manga and videogames. Anyway, as you pointed out, such things are only a part of Japanese (sub)cultures, and I believe there's misunderstanding. Take gothic-lolita fashion for examle. Some non-Japanese people taking infomation only through the websites dealing with it would take it that those fashions are the mainstream, and think Japanese people wouldn't roll their eyes at them, which is wrong. Personally, they would get shocked to know most Japanese people don't wear such clothes to walk out on the street except where such minority people get together. Well, let's get back to weeaboos..
From your description, weeaboos are the people who love Japan too much to look down on their own cultures. In that sense, likewise, we have some Japanese people who love America too much to look down on their own culture and other Japanese people - say, "japamerican" (just my invention). Japamerican is treated the same way as weeaboos here in Japan. They believe america is a utopia or something. Silly, isn't it? All they know about America is hollywood celebrities. Other Japanese will make fun of them.
Having said that, though, just liking American stuff doesn't mean they are American-wannabe, because as for Japanese people, anything goes as long as American pop cultures (in this case) are good enough to pay attention. And this is my take, but American people are too proud of their culture to accept other cultures or they never think of accepting other cultures as it is. No? Then why do Hollywood remake Japanese movies? Because they'd never think of watching subbed-movies in the theater. Only this example reflects American people's provincial mindedness, no offence.
Anyway, I have a good idea. Let's exchange weeaboos and Japamerican for the sake of peaceful life. lol
/⌒\ ( ) | | / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ | |< Let's change the subject and talk about Mala techniques. ( ・∀・) \_________ ) ( (__Y_)
I'm trying not to, I don't like Arudou Debito at all to be honest.
I'm just telling it like it is, not really advocating anything. Arudou is an idiot because he renounces his American citizenship for a country that is a racially homogenous society like Japan and starts suing people and filing lawsuits to force his point of view. Honestly, as much as he'd hate to read this, he should just learn his place in Japanese society and accept it. Otherwise he's embarassing foreigners, especially Americans, by being ruthlessly litigous and annoying.
>>595 I'm from Hollywood, and I'll tell you one thing that is true and will always be: anything and everything done in Hollywood is for money. Trust me, my friend and I who are fans of Japanese films roll our eyes and make fun of the Hollywood remakes.
The only reason Hollywood makes Japanese films is because they're just stealing a story, Americanizing it and making it mainstream, and putting it in theaters because horror films have been the fad here. So, please don't think that's because we wouldn't watch a subtitled film (we do), the industry does it to make money. I've seen plenty of films in their native language with subtitles in a theater.
Also, don't judge all Americans for some. What you learn is that America is a big fucking country, and each region may do things completely different than another. We all make fun of Florida and their people for a lot of reasons, many look down on southerners, and the rest of the country thinks California is a wildly liberal and immoral place. lol It goes round and round.
>>593 Seemingly, America is a contry where its people think of their own country as taking deversity for granted. But is it true? There's always problems between each race, black people are still being discriminated against. Illegal immigrants are problems to solve, too. Hate crimes happen too, such as iraqi people are killed because of the war. America is a country that has racial conflicts. We shouldn't forget that.
>599 Most definitely. Trust me, America may have been founded on immigrants and diversity but we're a long way from being what we preach. We're also more violent and paranoid than other Western nations which is another topic altogether... still, Obama just swept the election primary today, so we may not be all that bad. We're doing better, but there are just so many people and regions here that it's not easy to put a social rest to racism and discrimination.
>>600 Just curious to know, what do you think of giving suffrage to those without american nationality? I think there's no problem to give the right to vote if they have American nationality, whether or not their races are. But What if not american people, such as Mexican or Brazilian or Iraqi, speak loudly to insist that it's not fair they aren't given suffrage? They just want to control American govenment to do politics for them? What if they ask for special treatment and perks other American people can't get? It's not acceptable, is it?
And this must sound ridicurous, but in japan, there are people who claim to get granted sffrage even though they don't have the nationality of Japan. This isn't anything like discrimination, is it?
Just to make myself clear and easier to understand, let me give you an extreme example. I'm sure you know there are more than a billion people in China, and let's say America admits to it that Chinese people can vote for the presidential election even though they don't have American nationality. Then the Chinese communist party would send hundreds of millions of its people to America in order to take over American politics, wouldn't they? That'd be ridiculous.
I strongly believe, as far as suffrage is concerned, the right to vote should be given exclusively to those with its nationality.
I agree because it's common sense. Non-citizens shouldn't have any right to vote, simple as that, although personally I welcome anyone who wants to come to the USA to work and have a better life.
My own father came to this country almost thirty years ago without knowing any English but he was granted a scholarship for martial arts, and was fleeing from the Islamic Revolution in Iran in '79. He didn't know anyone here, worked the worst labor jobs just to eat, and took night classes to learn English. However, over time he was able to learn English, graduate school, and move to LA to study physiology. He doesn't brag about this but I admire anyone that did what he did, and he's proud to be an American, and just before he married my mother he was granted citizenship. These are the kind of people I want in America, personally.
The other part of this argument is that because perhaps Mexicans come here illegally, work, and don't commit crimes they should have driver's licenses and voting rights. As much as I have respect for immigrants and whatnot that doesn't make sense. Become a citizen first. To solve the immigration problem in America, I personally believe we should offer pathways for the illegals here to learn English, have jobs, have no record of felonies, and let them become citizens if they want to be Americans. I'd rather have them than the immigrants that come to America that don't speak English, don't care about our culture, and think they can just live here for the benefits and not want to be Americans... that's a huge problem in Europe and Scandanavia already which is why I bring it up.
I don't mean to rant, but I'm just laying out my views honestly since this conversation has moved this direction. :P
>>605 >he's proud to be an American, and just >before he married my mother he was granted citizenship He has my respect, too.
>I'd rather have them than the immigrants >that come to America that don't speak English, don't care about our culture, >and think they can just live here for the benefits and not want to be >Americans... You bet. I agree. That's a well-balanced thought, I believe.
And as for North Korean people living in Japan, sadly, but I must say they are like the ones that you wouldn't want in your place.. I don't be so judgmental, trust me, I also think it's a good idea to have people in Japan who like Japan. But it's verified that North Korean people sends money that they earn in Japan to North Korea and help their country develop nuke weapons and death- threaten Japan.. In other words, they hate Japan. Still they ask for saffrage.. It's not acceptable, personally.. It's a complicated and delicate problem.
Anyway, as for Brazilian people, as far as I know, they are able to get Japan's nationality with ease. And some Japanese people help them learn Japanese. And I think that's a good thing.
>Obama just swept the election primary today I was leafing through today's newspaper, but the news about the election was nowhere to be seen. Did Obama win?
Yeah, I think we have reasonable beliefs then, and I imagine they would be sensible to regular people as well who are educated on this subject.
There was a three state primary/caucus today (Washington, Louisiana, and Kansas) for Democrats to vote for the nominee, and Obama won all three states with ease which gives him both momentum and a delegate lead. The results just came hours ago, so it may be in your newspapers later.
I've been an Obama supporter the day he announced his candidacy, although my parents and family were for others, so I'm pretty happy that he may pull it out now. He hasn't won it yet, but he's certainly on the way to and I'm hoping he does it. After 7-8 years of George Bush screwing up the USA in almost every way I can think of, I hope Obama wins and I can travel overseas not embarassed to say I'm American.
>and Obama >won all three states with ease which gives him both momentum and >a delegate lead. The results just came hours ago, so it may be >in your newspapers later. Yep, the news is in today's newspaper, but it says that Hillary is still leading Obama. Is it wrong? According to the news paper I have in hand, the number of delegates Obama's got is estimated 1039 while that of Clinton's is 1100.
>>618 It's hard for even me to say, because our electoral process is grossly complex and confusing. The news pundits on television try over and over to explain and simplify it, but 99% of Americans don't get it. We have a primary system of electoral delegates (votes cast) and "super delegates" which are individuals affiliated with the Democratic Party who pledge their own vote for President. The problem is that super delegates, I think 20% of the primary voting, may actually be the ones that decide the nominee which is extremely non-democratic and half the party will cry foul. I keep reading sources that say Obama is ahead in delegates, but Clinton is ahead when super delegates are tallied, but even then it could change depending on the upcoming primaries that stretch all the way toward April 22 (Pennsylvania). The delegate counts are different for every news source I keep checking, but I'm just going to say Obama is ahead because he has the momentum and popular vote. Sorry for the long explanation.
■南京大虐殺は中国共産党による反日プロパガンダである。 Nanjing Massacre is anti-Japan propaganda by the Chinese Communist Party.
1. 1937年の南京攻略戦において、日本軍による虐殺行為は無かった。 In a battle of Nanjing of 1937, the massacre by the Japanese armed forces was not taking place.
2. 南京攻略戦当時、南京の人口は約20万人だった。 When a battle happened in Nanjing, the population of Nanjing was about 200,000 people.
3. 中国軍はナチスドイツの軍事顧問団により指導され、近代化されており強力だった。 The Chinese armed forces were taught to the military adviser of Nazi Germany and it was modernized and was strong.
4. 中国軍は約5万人だった。 The Chinese army was about 50,000 soldiers.
5. 日本軍は開戦当初、約10万人だったが、南京攻略戦時には多数の戦死者を出し、7万人に減少していた。 About 30,000 Japnanese soldier were killed in battles, and the Japanese armed forces became about 70,000 soldiers.
6. 南京攻略戦終結後、南京の人口は約27万人だった。 When a battle of Nanjing was over, the population of Nanjing was about 270,000 people.
7. 結論: 南京で虐殺は無かった。 Conclusion: There was not the massacre by the Japanese armed forces in Nanjing of 1937.
>>781 It's just the definition of Celsius. In Celsius, the melting point of the water is defined as 0 and the boiling point of it is defined as 100. easy to remember, huh?
MORE than two thirds of Japanese people do not support their country's whaling in the Southern Ocean, a survey reveals.
And 87 per cent of the Japanese population were surprised to learn their tax money was being used to subsidise the increasingly-unpopular whaling operation.
The survey, commissioned by Greenpeace, found that while 31 per cent of people backed whaling, 25 per cent opposed it and 44 per cent had no opinion on the issue.
Why the slaughter must end: Graphic footage
The figures were more stark when it came to whaling on the "high seas", as opposed to coastal whaling, which is viewed with nostalgia by many Japanese.
More than 70 per cent of the Japanese surveyed disagreed with high seas whaling.
Even among those people who said they supported whaling, 40 per cent were against the high seas operation.
Greenpeace Australia whale campaigner Rob Nicoll said the results of the survey differed markedly from those in a recent poll by a Japanese newspaper.
"While (that) poll seemed to find the majority of Japanese people support whaling, they failed to distinguish high seas whaling from coastal whaling, which has a nationalistic and romantic traditional notion for many," Mr Nicoll said. オーストラリア 終わったな このバランスのなさは韓国並み 残念ながら遠い隣人として付き合うことになる。
>>843 ネット使うの頃から><って見てた。 In other words, since I've used the net (1995-1996), I've seen emoticons used before there was a concept of wapanese. I don't think they invented it, although some like ^_^ or XD and whatnot are prominent because many people on the net these days are teenage girls and/or weeaboos and/or idiots.
I think you should try harder. >_< is older than the internet, sir.
Nick is very cute. I will fuck Nick sometime. When will Nick visit Japan? When Nick visit japan next time,I want to see Nick. I want to go to bed with Nick.
You're under no obligation to answer this if you don't have any idea about Taiwanese and Chinese mainlanders, but as you are in a relationship with a taiwanese girl, I guess you have discussed this topic at least once with her. My question for you today is, what do you think of Taiwan having a seat in UN. I'm sure you know America is against Taiwan holding a plebiscite to decide whether or not Taiwan should be independent officially. America has been putting pressure on Taiwan. Why? Everyone knows America began the Iraq war in the cause of sawing the seed of democracy into the ground of Iraq. In a nutshell, America is supposed to be a biggest supporter of democratic nations. And Taiwan is a democratic nation. Why do you think America is supporting Communist China instead of Democratic Taiwan? I'd appreciate it if you could have logical expalanations for this contradiction.
(Personally, logically, America is not a country that thinks highly of democracy from the begining. American people prefer to be like they are justice, but that isn't true at all. No offence, but America should stop pushing their standards to the rest of the world. * I didn't mean to talk about american politics at first, but I can't think about Taiwan without touching it.)
>>895 It comes down to trade, business, and money. China is an emerging economic power that will compete with the USA in perhaps a couple decades from now, and it's in America's interest to benefit from from them. It isn't a complex or exciting explanation, but don't be fooled into the idea the American government is in it just to spread democracy, which is what we call neo-conservative idealogy. Iraq was never about removing Hussein and "spreading freedom", it came down to a combination of American geopolitical benefits (regional control, oil) and huge business interests regarding infrastructure, oil fields, etc. If you study the history of American foreign policy around the world, we've had no qualm about removing democratically- elected leaders to install fascist pro-USA regimes in our interest. This is the case for Chile, Iran, Iraq, Nicaragua, etc. With that said, the fact that Taiwan should and deserves independence doesn't mean anything compared to the insurmountable economic/business interests that we have in China. It's that simple.
>>897 Scumって何かゴミとか青味泥とか滓とか・・・ Land of the scumって日本語で「ゴミの国」とか「青味泥の国」とか 「滓の国」など・・・
you interested in ジェロ. his debut single so popular. this weekend its daily rank is 2th and 3rd maybe it will rank 5th? weekly chart you can find the result this midweek
I talked about Jero in my LJ to bring up the subject of foreigners in Japan. I already downloaded the single, and it's okay, though I'm not one to listen to enka. But good for him, I think he's talented.
I also noticed it's strange he's beating Utada Hikaru on the Oricon Single Chart, too.
I know enka-singers coming from korea, india but american enka-singer so rare perhaps ジェロ Hip-Hop new enka style? makes young ppl buy his single CD young ppl usually dont listen to enka LoL
>>966 The truth of Emily is in that page based on screenshots of her own LJ and my conversations with her. I don't write, edit, or have an account for ED. The article is mostly recounting her history and presence on the internet, which is more or less true, but nothing speaks for Emily's character except her own words which you can read there.
I took screenshots of and exposed her last "secret" LJ, which she then deleted, but naturally I uploaded the screenshots and someone else edited the article. If you can read English, I'll let those speak for itself.
>>991 そう、僕はcapsuleの大ファンだ。 オススメの曲は〜「Starry sky」とか「Eternity」とか「Catch my breath」 とか「Sound of Silence」など・・・まぁ、全てのアルバム良いぞww It's like electro-pop。Their earlier work is "pico pop"、渋谷系 サウンドみたいだな。