Random Nihonjin Pics - Part 3

[Yokohammer]

One of Japan's big mysteries is that, despite sophisticated social rules and protocols designed to avoid confrontation and prevent offense within Japanese society, there's very little sensitivity to anyone outside the circle. I think that means the protocols are simply followed by the book, without any real understanding (like a lot of things here), and that's also part of the reason why some Japanese people don't "get" sensitivity to the outside world or discrimination, and are often surprised when people are offended. Another problem that extends right down to basic education.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

[Yokohammer]

Publication date: 1943

And it's still available on Amazon.com.

[matsuki]

Normally I think Koreans are overly sensitive but if that is a legit unaltered picture, it must have been intentional.

One of Japan's big mysteries is that, despite sophisticated social rules and protocols designed to avoid confrontation and prevent offense within Japanese society, there's very little sensitivity to anyone outside the circle. I think that means the protocols are simply followed by the book, without any real understanding (like a lot of things here), and that's also part of the reason why some Japanese people don't "get" sensitivity to the outside world or discrimination, and are often surprised when people are offended. Another problem that extends right down to basic education.

Yep, manners don't apply to "outsiders" on this shimaguni. I had a bunch of obaachans assault me yesterday when I was picking up some meds. One of them made room for me to sit down while I was waiting..and then suddenly started touching my nose and telling me how high it is. (actually the first time I had a total stranger do it to me) Then she started going on about how I must love it here because Japan is so safe and there is no discrimination hahahhaha

[matsuki]

Publication date: 1943

And it's still available on Amazon.com.

Still.....some things are timeless

Place interrogated: Ledo Stockade
Date Interrogated: Aug. 20 - Sept. 10, 1944
Date of Report: October 1, 1944
By: T/3 Alex Yorichi

Prisoners: 20 Korean Comfort Girls
Date of Capture: August 10, 1944
Date of Arrival: August 15, 1994
at Stockade

PERSONALITY;

The interrogations show the average Korean "comfort girl" to be about twenty-five years old, uneducated, childish, and selfish. She is not pretty either by Japanese of Caucasian standards. She is inclined to be egotistical and likes to talk about herself. Her attitude in front of strangers is quiet and demure, but she "knows the wiles of a woman." She claims to dislike her "profession" and would rather not talk either about it or her family.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

What happens when he needs to take a shit? (Like, every 10 minutes?)

[Russell]

I had a bunch of obaachans assault me yesterday when I was picking up some meds. One of them made room for me to sit down while I was waiting..and then suddenly started touching my nose and telling me how high it is.

You lucky chap! Imagine it would have been an Obatarian starting to touch your dick and telling you how big...

OK, never mind.

[Russell]

What happens when he needs to take a shit? (Like, every 10 minutes?)

Isn't there an emergency exit for that?!?

[Taro Toporific]

There's gotta be a Japanese metaphor of some sort in this photo taken today of street performers at Tokyo SkyTree, right?

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[Taro Toporific]

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[matsuki]

Did you slip her a mickey Taro?

[Coligny]

Did you slip her a mickey Taro?

The question is more how a bald-bulky-giant like Taro can snap pictures in the subway without anyone noticing... And also why is he standing up ? did they also miss the crutches ?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Did you slip her a mickey Taro?

She looks more like somebody slipped her a Minnie.

And also why is he standing up ? did they also miss the crutches ?

I think that's the point of his photo.

[Taro Toporific]

Did you slip her a mickey Taro?

She looks more like somebody slipped her a Minnie.

And also why is he standing up ? did they also miss the crutches ?

I think that's the point of his photo.

The "point" of the photo was her Minnie Mouse fashion, but ...
...I do have Super Secret Powers(tm) in Japan that both render me invisible to everyone on the train and I'm able to put anyone seated in the handicapped seats in coma the moment I enter the car on crutches.

[matsuki]

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An 80-year-old Japanese national today set a new world record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, world's highest peak.

Yuichiro Miura, a professional mountaineer summited the 8,848 metre high peak at 9 a.m. today, said Tilak Pandey, an official at Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

Miura was accompanied by his son Gota Miura, a professional skier, and eight other climbers on top of the world.

With this Miura has taken away the record from his closest rival Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Serchan who scaled the world's highest peak in 2008 at the age of 77, becoming the oldest person to do so.

Incidentally, Serchan had also broken the previous record set by Miura, who had climbed the Everest at the age of 70 in 2003 and became the oldest summitter then.

Even this time the 81-year-old Serchan too has reached the Everest base camp and has reportedly started the journey towards the peak.

Local media reports quoted Miura's website where he termed his attempt to scale Everest at such an advanced age as a "challenge to his own ultimate limit" and as a "honour to the great Mother Nature".

"And if the limit of age 80 is at the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest place on earth, one can never be happier," he said in his website.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/japan ... 0grkI.dpuf

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/japan ... t/1119598/

[GomiGirl]

He lists his occupation as a professional mountaineer..

who pays for people to climb mountains? Equipment/clothes manufacturers? Magazines?

[Coligny]

Sponsorship... how the fuck does that works...

[Mike Oxlong]

[Coligny]

The "bitch please" face on ponytail girl on the right is awesome...

(this or she's still waiting for her morning coffee)

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Mike, super snot for a fucken classic!!!!

[wuchan]

Mike, super snot for a fucken classic!!!!

you do know that it's a taro level photoshop, don't you?

[Taro Toporific]

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[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Mike, super snot for a fucken classic!!!!

you do know that it's a taro level photoshop, don't you?

Don't spoil my dreams....

[matsuki]

Sponsorship... how the fuck does that works...

You haven't seen what "sponsorship" in Japan translates to, have you?

[Coligny]

Is it a sekshual inuendo ?

[Taro Toporific]

Getting above it all...

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Also:
http://youtu.be/wu9pb5_iP3Y?t=36s
http://youtu.be/nwxYJFG5OJY

[matsuki]

Is it a sekshual inuendo ?

It wasn't but now that you mention it.....

Seriously though, sponsors here pay near nothing in cash and mostly in status and hope

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Seriously though, sponsors here pay near nothing in cash and mostly in status and hope

Never used to be like that.


Incidentally, I recently interviewed to become the exclusive interpreter for a prominent Japanese band that will remain unnamed, but they are a household name and their members are prominent. I was expected to be on-call 24/7 and accompany the group on its regular overseas tours, as well as help with the interpretation of their website.
The catch? Payment was 1,000 yen per hour....and I would have had to pay for my airfare, accomodations and all other expenses while on tour.
I still acceded to these terms.
I still missed out on the job.
I suspect the google-eyed young woman delighted at her chance to be with the band was more appealing (she'd be a better fuck than me, too. I've got to admit I'm getting to the stage where I might consider competing in this field, too....).

I was gonna become a drug dealer, but after being slapped to the face with a wet fish following the Spooky Delvin versus Turdy Lloyd case, I've decided I'm going to become a business entrepreneur: I still get the thrill of being a criminal but don't need to face the consequences. I can rake millions in off people, stop producing product and give up paying bills, let alone taxes. Then I can go off and count my money because suing someone in Japan is a fucking pain in the arse that takes years and results in trifling payouts that are so immoral it robs the victor of even a moral victory.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Incidentally, I recently interviewed to become the exclusive interpreter for a prominent Japanese band that will remain unnamed, but they are a household name and their members are prominent. I was expected to be on-call 24/7 and accompany the group on its regular overseas tours, as well as help with the interpretation of their website.
The catch? Payment was 1,000 yen per hour....and I would have had to pay for my airfare, accomodations and all other expenses while on tour.

Please tell me this is a joke.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Incidentally, I recently interviewed to become the exclusive interpreter for a prominent Japanese band that will remain unnamed, but they are a household name and their members are prominent. I was expected to be on-call 24/7 and accompany the group on its regular overseas tours, as well as help with the interpretation of their website.
The catch? Payment was 1,000 yen per hour....and I would have had to pay for my airfare, accomodations and all other expenses while on tour.

Please tell me this is a joke.

I wish. I work part-time now at one of the cuntry's most prestigious institutes of learning and am being paid an hourly rate only marginally better.