Birth of a (Pongi) Nation

[Caustic Saint]

"Nah, the appropriate term for a fuckedwaygook is "ESL teacher.""

Oh...so I am not a fuckedwegugin then. OMG! What am I??
So Caustic, moving from Seoul to Tokyo?

Wait, you're in Korea and you're not teaching ESL? What the hell are you doing here? Seoul's a dump compared to Tokyo!

But, yes, I'm making the Korea-Japan transfer towards the end of this year. I've done a good bit of time in Korea off and on since '95, and it's time to give somewhere else a go. The whole purpose of this stint in Korea is to build up a nest egg to get settled in Tokyo. I made my second trip over there last month and will make one more in May. Can't wait until I'm there for good.

[altar]

I was in the animation biz, I'm on a break (thanks to chinese competition ) that looks like a career options assesment...
Spent a year in Tokyo like 10 years ago, I can understand most people will prefer it to Seoul but don't you find Koreans easier to get along with?
I'll also be going back and forth to Tokyo soon because I'm preparing some short documentaries for a French cable channel.

[GomiGirl]

The whole purpose of this stint in Korea is to build up a nest egg to get settled in Tokyo. I made my second trip over there last month and will make one more in May. Can't wait until I'm there for good.

You'll need the nest egg Caustic.. the change in the cost of living in gonna be a rude shock. But now you have lots of friends here that can show you the ropes.

[altar]

actually, some things have become real expensive here too recently

[Caustic Saint]

Spent a year in Tokyo like 10 years ago, I can understand most people will prefer it to Seoul but don't you find Koreans easier to get along with?

I haven't dealt to much with Japanese folk, but I'll still say "no." I find it's the rare Korean that's pretty cool. Most of them are uptight, xenophobic pricks. At least in Japan I don't have to deal with the staring and the constant muttering of "waygook!" that I get here. I've found being ignored to be one of the most refreshing things about Tokyo.

[Big Booger]

Spent a year in Tokyo like 10 years ago, I can understand most people will prefer it to Seoul but don't you find Koreans easier to get along with?

I haven't dealt to much with Japanese folk, but I'll still say "no." I find it's the rare Korean that's pretty cool. Most of them are uptight, xenophobic pricks. At least in Japan I don't have to deal with the staring and the constant muttering of "waygook!" that I get here. I've found being ignored to be one of the most refreshing things about Tokyo.

Ask Pongi about his world winning makeover show. He takes your average bloke, decks them out in Pongi-ness and then follows them around to see if the stare factor increases. It is loads of fun

[altar]

" I haven't dealt to much with Japanese folk, but I'll still say "no." I find it's the rare Korean that's pretty cool. Most of them are uptight, xenophobic pricks. At least in Japan I don't have to deal with the staring and the constant muttering of "waygook!" that I get here"

Oooooooooooooooo, my friend, if you plan on working in Japan, be prepared to revise your definition of the word "uptight".

[Caustic Saint]

Oooooooooooooooo, my friend, if you plan on working in Japan, be prepared to revise your definition of the word "uptight".

I don't doubt it, but I can take the good with the bad, same as I can here.

[altar]

yeah the Hinata thing is definitly weird

[DjMitch_UK]

Hey pongi, whats up with your site?

I cant watch any of the clips apart from the main 'clip of the week' thing. I click on the links to bring up the vid menu's and nothing happens!!!

A pox on you and your confounding website sir!

[mr. sparkle]

I click on the links to bring up the vid menu's and nothing happens!!!

it's working for me djMitch. you click on the link and then look for thumbnails that till pop up, just under the XYZ Bar banner logo. scroll along the right edge to see more videos from that "channel". the thing that can go wrong is that your browser window may be too small. if you stretch out the window, you'll see the thumbnails.

the only other time the videos didn't work was when evil pongi hacked rob's site and placed only EVIL videos there instead, including a fully downloadable copy of "Gigli"--now that is evil!

[DjMitch_UK]

Yeah got it. Resolution was too small.

Silly me

[DjMitch_UK]

Sounds good :P

I finished watching all the vids now though, so you need to put up some more!

By the way, can japanese people tell the difference between accents? For example American accent, English accent, Aussie accent etc?

Just wondering

[mr. sparkle]

i do know that americans can't easily pick out the difference between a British accent and an Aussie accent very well.

I can't!

[Taro Toporific]

Hmmmmm......what should we show the world today?!

Haven't you filmed that Japanese aeorbics class you teach?



PS: What the hell are you you doing up at 7am Tokyo Time? I thought the Pongi never rises bedfore the crack of noon as to maintain his Pongi Perfection(tm)?

[DjMitch_UK]

God damn, those North Koreans are some kind of super race!

I was 16 when I learnt to tie my shoe laces.

[Taro Toporific]

(Translation: some small television company in London has recently called for a promo tape etc. Hence the early rise this am.)
Stay tuned!

WE WANT OUT-TAKES! WE WANT OUT-TAKES! WE WANT OUT-TAKES! WE WANT OUT-TAKES!:clap:

I looooooove dorky Japanese promo films.
For those of you FG out there who fans of "found art" of promo films such of the Calvin Company(Presumed production company) are wild fun.

[DjMitch_UK]

Alright me ol'china, pongi in Blightey? Well as long as he dont half inch me oil rags. Dont look anyone in the mince pies or they might chase you up the apple and pears. If you travel Pat Malone make sure you watch your hammer and tack. Dunno if London could cope with you though mate your a bit chicken oriental!

[Andocrates]

You talk like a soccer hooligan




(That was a joke)

[mr. sparkle]

For those of you FG out there who fans of "found art" of promo films such of the Calvin Company (Presumed production company) are wild fun.

check this one out.

"you say you can starve us, but that is like starving a fish in the ocean."

the narrator's cheesy accent is too much.

[DjMitch_UK]

You're a right Geoff Hoon you are Pongi me'lad. Well it just goes to show that Millwalls a right bunch of Bernard Langhers who aint got no Niagara Falls for Tom Tit! The jackanorys those geezers Lord Lovell out are right Constantino Rocca's and no mistake! They should have been thrown into boom and mizzen where they could make as much box of toys as they like and I wouldn't give a Brad Pitt I can tell you!

Footballs a right load of ol' flowers and frolics though sunshine. It gives me a right case of the Mandy Dingles. I'd rather break my bushel and peck sooner than watch a game of it.

Must dash lads Im in a bit of a Bill Murray

baked potata