However, I might choose Hong Kong over Tokyo.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
However, I might choose Hong Kong over Tokyo. [/quote]
Why’s that?
If you’re going over for babes, don’t go to China.
The culture of sex-selection abortion has created a sex ratio imbalance. Chinese men are now heading to Thailand, Malaysia to find girlfriends.
Approaching the old Kai Tak airport was always exciting. I think this is where the 9/11 planners got the idea.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
However, I might choose Hong Kong over Tokyo. [/quote]
Why’s that?[/quote]
It’s a prettier, more interesting city. Better food. Subways are less crowded, cost of living is lower. I went to HK once when it was still a British colony, and again after it had reverted to Chinese rule, and it hasn’t changed that much. If anything it felt less crowded, and you didn’t have to come in for a dive-bomb landing at Kai Tak airport in the middle of downtown.
Not a huge Tokyo fan. Except maybe for Ginza and Akihabara and Shibuya. Hong Kong is Ginza, Akihabara and Shibuya, plus Shinagawa, all on one little island.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]farmerson12 wrote:
What are some laws in Japan that would make Americans or any Westerners for that matter, say “wtf”?[/quote]
You can pretty much drink anywhere: in the park, on the train, walking home from the train station. And people do.
The laws regarding multi-national marriage child abduction are WTF type stuff (like when a Japanese woman marries a Canadian and then “steals” the kids and moves back to Japan)
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I remember hearing about that. I’ve also seen stories where parents just flat out abandon the kids. I saw a movie based on that. It was really good. I wish I could remember what it’s called.[/quote]
Dare mo shiranai
Nobody knows
it was a good flick[/quote]
Thank you. Srs.[/quote]
Wouldrecommend/10
I really enjoy Nobody Knows. Japanese family dramas always get to me, not sure why.
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
As I posted in the other thread, we’ve got it happening here in the States, too. My agency has had a couple pop up, though I’ve never been directly involved. All boys.
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Let me guess…they’re all white aren’t they?
[quote]conservativedog wrote:
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
As I posted in the other thread, we’ve got it happening here in the States, too. My agency has had a couple pop up, though I’ve never been directly involved. All boys.
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Let me guess…they’re all white aren’t they?
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Well yeah, if you never left your room, you’d be all white too.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
[quote]conservativedog wrote:
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
As I posted in the other thread, we’ve got it happening here in the States, too. My agency has had a couple pop up, though I’ve never been directly involved. All boys.
[/quote]
Let me guess…they’re all white aren’t they?
[/quote]
Well yeah, if you never left your room, you’d be all white too. [/quote]
Well played.
There has been an educational emphasis showering girls and minorities here in the states with opportunities to further their development. As a result women have become superior in academics and especially at the next level are taking many more well paying jobs. Something has to give.
Withdrawing and setting goals a little lower seems to be the path a lot of young white anglo males are choosing. I believe there are some studies looking into this. It seems to have started with girls and minorities being elevated in social stature in the last thirty years.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
With Japan, there’s a part of me that’s afraid I’d just get sucked in and just generally lose touch with American culture. But at the same time not really fit in with Japan… and then basically feel out of place everywhere.
Of course I somewhat feel this way already.
Is that a legitimate concern?[/quote]
Yes. That said, with Skype and better communications in general, things are getting better all the time.
After my first stint over there, coming back was quite the shock. I recall landing in Detroit for a layover and finding the first “American style diner” to grab something to eat. My waitress was a 250+ pound, rude, black woman who sat on my table as she took my order.
I was home!!!
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]LoRez wrote:
With Japan, there’s a part of me that’s afraid I’d just get sucked in and just generally lose touch with American culture. But at the same time not really fit in with Japan… and then basically feel out of place everywhere.
Of course I somewhat feel this way already.
Is that a legitimate concern?[/quote]
Yes. That said, with Skype and better communications in general, things are getting better all the time.
After my first stint over there, coming back was quite the shock. I recall landing in Detroit for a layover and finding the first “American style diner” to grab something to eat. My waitress was a 250+ pound, rude, black woman who sat on my table as she took my order.
I was home!!![/quote]
LOLOL
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]farmerson12 wrote:
What are some laws in Japan that would make Americans or any Westerners for that matter, say “wtf”?[/quote]
You can pretty much drink anywhere: in the park, on the train, walking home from the train station. And people do.
The laws regarding multi-national marriage child abduction are WTF type stuff (like when a Japanese woman marries a Canadian and then “steals” the kids and moves back to Japan)
[/quote]
I remember hearing about that. I’ve also seen stories where parents just flat out abandon the kids. I saw a movie based on that. It was really good. I wish I could remember what it’s called.[/quote]
Dare mo shiranai
Nobody knows
it was a good flick[/quote]
Thank you. Srs.[/quote]
Wouldrecommend/10
I really enjoy Nobody Knows. Japanese family dramas always get to me, not sure why.[/quote]
I think it’s just because they address issues in a very happenstance manner. The support systems for the characters are substantially less than those of their Western counterparts. It makes the plight for stressful to measure.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]farmerson12 wrote:
What are some laws in Japan that would make Americans or any Westerners for that matter, say “wtf”?[/quote]
You can pretty much drink anywhere: in the park, on the train, walking home from the train station. And people do.
The laws regarding multi-national marriage child abduction are WTF type stuff (like when a Japanese woman marries a Canadian and then “steals” the kids and moves back to Japan)
[/quote]
I remember hearing about that. I’ve also seen stories where parents just flat out abandon the kids. I saw a movie based on that. It was really good. I wish I could remember what it’s called.[/quote]
Dare mo shiranai
Nobody knows
it was a good flick[/quote]
Thank you. Srs.[/quote]
Wouldrecommend/10
I really enjoy Nobody Knows. Japanese family dramas always get to me, not sure why.[/quote]
I think it’s just because they address issues in a very happenstance manner. The support systems for the characters are substantially less than those of their Western counterparts. It makes the plight for stressful to measure.[/quote]
Yeah, could be the importance of family relations too, and the repercussions of a thing held so closely to suddenly start to fall apart. Tokyo Story makes me cry.
So someone earlier touched on losing touch with American culture. Has this, for the most part, happened to you guys? Do you ever watch the news, visit, or just remember how our population responds to different events(Hollywood, politics, etc) and think “Damn Im glad I left”? Or do you ever really miss it?
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]farmerson12 wrote:
What are some laws in Japan that would make Americans or any Westerners for that matter, say “wtf”?[/quote]
You can pretty much drink anywhere: in the park, on the train, walking home from the train station. And people do.
The laws regarding multi-national marriage child abduction are WTF type stuff (like when a Japanese woman marries a Canadian and then “steals” the kids and moves back to Japan)
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All pubic hair must be blurred in pornography.[/quote]
Wrong.
Or at least it depends on what you call “pornography.”[/quote]
Somehow, I’m actually intrigued enough about the borderline that constitutes censorship and legal passes, please expand.