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- Aug 25th, '08, 02:29
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: Do you think you're fat?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 17844
Er beauty is skin deep.... And yeah if you're fat you're probably ugly. (By the way, just because you're skinny doesn't mean you're beautiful either.) Of course people have different ideas about the amount of weight one needs to be considered fat, but um, sorry, coming back from a year in Japan, mos...
- Jun 3rd, '08, 03:05
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Jdrama and the Japanese Language
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13121
As I said, for most people, all you really need to do is to be able to read the kanji. I suspect that a lot of people will pass lvl 2 and many pre lvl 1 if they don't have to worry about the writing part. Here I am guessing: but If you can read the basic set of 1945 kanji your Japanese vocabulary wi...
- Jun 3rd, '08, 01:54
- Forum: International Community
- Topic: Japanese speaking D-Addicts?
- Replies: 509
- Views: 226188
- Jun 3rd, '08, 01:33
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Jdrama and the Japanese Language
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13121
- Jun 3rd, '08, 01:07
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Do you need to understand the language to enjoy some Dramas?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5189
- Jun 3rd, '08, 01:06
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Do you need to understand the language to enjoy some Dramas?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5189
I agree that knowing the language and culture help enhance the experience. If you don't know then it's best to watch shows that are driven by the main plot line or shows that have universal themes, like love. I saw an Indian movie about a wedding (Monsoon Wedding) and I know that I didn't get a lot ...
- May 23rd, '08, 12:44
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Recommend J-Dramas (Ask for suggestions here)
- Replies: 4521
- Views: 1715632
- Apr 27th, '08, 05:48
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: CNN insulting Chinese people
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9358
Eh, I'm gonna troll a bit. Frankly, the Chinese government's track record since 1949 is crappy. Great Leap Forward = oh yes let's starve over 20 million people Cultural Revolution = oh yeah let's go destroy countless cultural treasures and kill 1million people to boot while plunging the country into...
- Apr 11th, '08, 13:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Chiritotechin
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8112
Darn it, the ending to this series was weak. (Not gonna spoil the ending for those who didn't watch the end since you should still watch it.) Ok, but beside that this was one excellent asadora. I guess in a sense, what was important was the journey and not the destination. I've been a fan of rakugo ...
- Jan 27th, '07, 19:21
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Most Japanophiles haven't visited Japan yet
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24872
On the topic of how Japanese view African Americans there is the stereotypical image that is also prevalent in Japan --- pro good at athletics, music; con violent and thuggish. I'm guessing that a lot of people get this information from movies, music videos, and the news (like almost anywhere else i...
- Jan 23rd, '07, 22:11
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Watching 24 in Japan
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4373
Competition is good. If it (whatever the product is) can't survive the competition it's second rate and should go away anyway. My friend in Japan loves 24. I think she watches it in English. I believe that it is possible to watch the show in the original language (whatever it may be) if you switch t...
- Jan 23rd, '07, 21:57
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Most Japanophiles haven't visited Japan yet
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24872
That actually didn't make sense to me. You're basically getting a second hand look of Japan via Western eyes rather than getting a feel for the original with your own eyes. How can you NOT know what shows to watch if you've been to Japan and if you are browsing this forum? Just check the recommended...
- Jan 23rd, '07, 21:41
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Wedding/Marriage traditions?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1452
- Jan 22nd, '07, 14:30
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion]Enka no Joou
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10209
Well I just finished watching episode 2 last night and I must say that now I am going to watch to the end of this show. Amami Yuki despite being almost 40 is just too damn adorable. (I know it's weird using that word in her case, but I guess that just proves that she can act.) I'm wondering how it w...
- Jan 21st, '07, 11:29
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion]Enka no Joou
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10209
- Jan 11th, '07, 05:27
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Happy New Year in Japanese
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5146
- Jan 7th, '07, 02:01
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Most Japanophiles haven't visited Japan yet
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24872
I probably ought to site my sources on these things, so that people don't think I'm making up these numbers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bmi30chart.png Keep in mind that: BMI over 30 is obese. BMI between 25 and 29 is overweight. BMI 18.5-25 is normal weight. BMI under 18.5 is skinny. BMI = k...
- Jan 2nd, '07, 07:22
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Recommend J-Dramas (Ask for suggestions here)
- Replies: 4521
- Views: 1715632
- Dec 29th, '06, 12:25
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: JDorama '07 January - March [Info+Links]
- Replies: 47
- Views: 32488
- Dec 29th, '06, 02:01
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Japanese Dialects on TV
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14993
There are many dialects in Japan and recently you do see more of them in various places. Take for example Nodame Canterbile. Nodame when she is stressed or back home with her parents speaks with a light Kyushu dialect. Her later teacher Eto speaks with an exaggerated Osaka dialect. Most characters s...
- Dec 28th, '06, 16:02
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Most Japanophiles haven't visited Japan yet
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24872
Well, to be fair, I would like to say that there are probably more attractive women in Japan and Korea than in the United States (or Europe) simply from the obesity factor. US population = over 30% are fat UK population = over 20% are fat European population = around 12% are fat (depends on country)...
- Dec 28th, '06, 07:52
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Learning japanese, how long before watching unsubbed drama
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8778
The key to learning any language is in memorizing the vocabulary. The grammer is usually not the limiting factor, especially since people break grammatical rules when speaking anyway. Considering that an average speaker of English knows at least 40,000 words (the English language has at least 500,00...
- Dec 23rd, '06, 04:48
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: What's your fave anime pop song?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3071
- Dec 9th, '06, 06:20
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Japanese Home Shrine / Altar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1497
For most families, it would be a Butsudan. Kamidana is where you place your household god (you need to provide food for the god everyday). This exists in most homes. Dead ancestors are placed in the Butsudan, where the dead have become Buddhas. (This is the place where you burn incense, and offer fo...
- Dec 5th, '06, 03:22
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: What is the best one volume history of Japan?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2023
- Nov 28th, '06, 08:04
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: question for fluent japanese speaker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2732
On a different note, if you're looking to use the word Heaven in the Christian sense of the term, the place you go after you die, you might as well just say Hebun or Hevun. In Shinto when people die, there is no Heaven nor Hell. There is only the underworld: Yomi no kuni. In Buddhism there was no He...
- Nov 28th, '06, 07:33
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Yakuza and the Far Right
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5573
I guess in the US and in Japan, gangsters and gangster wannabes are common in the big cities. But it is the low ranking gangsters that are very flamboyant and noticable. The big shots wearing nice suits and clothes are often harder to tell. By the way, I don't know of any personally :p Most people d...
- Nov 28th, '06, 07:27
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Incest in Japan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 54445
Depends on what you define as incest. I believe that it is legal (though not done often) to marry your 1st cousin in the US and in Japan. And I know that this doesn't happen in China or in Korea because that's considered incest. As for anything closer than that, in most societies it is considered ta...
- Nov 28th, '06, 07:23
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: KOREAN TV/MOVIES/MUSIC better than JAPANESE? Lets discuss
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2352
Oh man is this a troll thread? Anyway here's my 2 cents. Unless you're fluent in both Japanese and Korean, I'm not really going to take your opinion seriously. One really needs to know the language to appreciate these mediums, particularly in popular culture and entertainment. So as someone is fluen...
- Nov 20th, '06, 16:21
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Yakuza and the Far Right
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5573
The far left is basically Communism. If you go to the far right you get Fascists and Nazis. So National Socialism (ie the Nazis, the English translation of the word German =NA=tional So=ZI=alismus) is actually on the far right. The far left promises a united society in the sense that all the workers...
- Nov 20th, '06, 16:08
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Popularity Countdown for Fall 06 dramas
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6669
There's a very simple way to understand why there are more fanboys/fangirls on D-addicts ratio wise, than the average viewer in Japan. Simply put, old people do not use bittorrents, and thus d-addicts, that much. Whereas a 60 year old grandmother can turn on the TV and watch. Almost by definition yo...
- Nov 10th, '06, 16:17
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: 50th Japanese Drama Award & oricon satisfaction ranking
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9584
- Nov 10th, '06, 16:14
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Stop Whale Killing !!!
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11578
- Nov 9th, '06, 15:07
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Yakuza and the Far Right
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5573
This is actually a very good insight. Yes, you are correct that the yakuza organizations are one of the more international organizations in Japan. You are also correct in that the yakuza do have connections with the far right. Although this does seem weird, my guess for this is that (a) the yakuza c...
- Nov 9th, '06, 14:54
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Weight Gain and Japanese Diets
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4180
- Nov 9th, '06, 14:50
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Stop Whale Killing !!!
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11578
Whoa let's get some facts in first. It was the Europeans and the Americans that more or less hunted the whales to extinction in the 19th century. Why the heck were European and American whaling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Indian Ocean in the 19th century? They more or less hunted the ones i...
- Jun 29th, '06, 03:36
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Hanbando Anti Japan movie
- Replies: 109
- Views: 18880
I'm glad that you brought up Faulker. I think Japanese and Southerners probably can understand each other's sentiments relatively well. We both know that the cause was bad: building an empire in Asia and fighting for slavery. But home is still your home, you can't help but love it. It's not the easi...
- Jun 26th, '06, 12:00
- Forum: International Community
- Topic: Japanese speaking D-Addicts?
- Replies: 509
- Views: 226188
- Jun 26th, '06, 11:07
- Forum: International Community
- Topic: Japanese speaking D-Addicts?
- Replies: 509
- Views: 226188
- Jun 25th, '06, 04:02
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: what in Japanese Culture U dont like?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 22481
People in Japan are not racist towards people in China. They can't be, because they are of the same race. (By most definition of race: I'm talking skin color.) Now if you want to say that people in Japan feel that their country is better than another country, say China. Then sure. I'll buy that argu...
- May 30th, '06, 04:13
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Recommend J-Dramas (Ask for suggestions here)
- Replies: 4521
- Views: 1715632
- May 19th, '06, 03:05
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: I wish I was tall T_T
- Replies: 577
- Views: 146729
- May 19th, '06, 02:14
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Acting in Jdramas..
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9042
I don't think racisim will be the main issue (if you don't look Japanese, then that means there will be niche roles for you). There will be 2 big obstacles though. You will need patience. (Not many roles for explicitly non-Japanese actors in most Japanese shows. Also don't forget that it's not easy ...
- May 18th, '06, 05:33
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Joou no Kyoushitsu
- Replies: 115
- Views: 48897
Ah yeah! Good point pokute, that's definitely true. If you live in the city and still have to own to car, then your spending on things like rent and car and gas just skyrockets. I bet even in the suburbs, rents are not that much cheaper. (One of the few benefits of living in Manhattan and central To...
- May 17th, '06, 22:09
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Joou no Kyoushitsu
- Replies: 115
- Views: 48897
lol, if it's the same apartment as Yamada Naoko's I'll just have to laugh. On another note, keep in mind that $50,000 per year is the average median household income in the US. Yes Household. That means in many cases, two people are working to make $50,000 for the family. The good news is that, for ...
- May 17th, '06, 13:57
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Will Japanese music ever survive in America?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 22004
Hmm, maybe I'm in the minority but I don't really care one way or the other because I consider all pop, whether American, British, Japanese, or whatever as basically part of mass culture. It's all fundamentally the same. None of these are traditional. It's not like J-rock or J-music uses the shakuha...
- May 16th, '06, 22:53
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Koumyou ga tsuji
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3721
- May 16th, '06, 02:59
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Jdorama 2006 April - June [Info + Links]
- Replies: 77
- Views: 55146
- May 15th, '06, 03:43
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Koumyou ga tsuji
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3721
[Discussion] Koumyou ga tsuji
I didn't see a thread for this series, so I decided to start one.
Is anyone watching this year's Taiga's Drama?
I recommend it!
Is anyone watching this year's Taiga's Drama?
I recommend it!
- May 14th, '06, 20:54
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Tell me what Dorama to download!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1869
You might want to try Queen's Classroom. But you really ought to go here and browse:
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_10409.htm
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_10409.htm
- May 14th, '06, 03:43
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Acting in Jdramas..
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9042
- May 13th, '06, 14:29
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: in japanese how do you say....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1636
- May 11th, '06, 01:25
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: Should the illegal immigrants of the U.S be legal?
- Replies: 223
- Views: 40989
I'm not saying that borders are invalid. I'm just pointing out that the system we use today, of getting visas and passports to go from one country to another is a very recent system (basically after WW2, 1945). Borders have been around for ages, but requiring everyone to get visas and passports is o...
- May 10th, '06, 22:00
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: Should the illegal immigrants of the U.S be legal?
- Replies: 223
- Views: 40989
For those of you that use the illegal immigrants are breaking the law argument: While I am sympathetic to this line of argument, I also don't buy it completely. We ought to consider the possibility that the law itself might be wrong. Remember that there were no passports or laws about entering the U...
- May 8th, '06, 12:40
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: Should the illegal immigrants of the U.S be legal?
- Replies: 223
- Views: 40989
1) Whoever thinks 4.5% unemployment is high in the US doesn't understand economics. 4.5% unemployment is low. Very low. Anything lower and we're asking for inflation to bust out. (Heck it seems that inflation is already starting up again...) There's always going to be around 5% unemployment because ...
- May 6th, '06, 22:59
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: Should the illegal immigrants of the U.S be legal?
- Replies: 223
- Views: 40989
This debate on immigration is a rehash of old debates. When the Irish, Italians, Jews, Poles, Chinese, Japanese, etc came in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was all this racist talk of America for Americans and that immigrants should get out. Immigration is fine. In fact even ill...
- Apr 28th, '06, 21:16
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Things I noticed from Jdramas.
- Replies: 253
- Views: 109619
Japan and the UK are driving on the correct side of the road. The countries driving on the right are driving on the wrong side of the road. :P If you go back to Roman times people walked on the left. In Edo Japan people walked on the left. This is because if you walk on the left you can draw your sw...
- Apr 27th, '06, 08:58
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Joou no Kyoushitsu
- Replies: 115
- Views: 48897
I'm not sure if Maya said that power and money is the way to happiness. However, I do know that it's really hard to be happy without money. You don't have to be stinking rich, but without money to go on vacations when you want, or to afford to the niceties of life most people will not be happy. PS A...
- Apr 27th, '06, 01:44
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Dragon Zakura
- Replies: 168
- Views: 69910
I've seen bits and pieces of this drama and I have read the all the manga that was out and available last summer when I was in Japan. I think the message of the manga/show is important. !!!Schooling is actually pretty damn important!!! Society is not fair. If you were not born rich, if you do not ha...
- Apr 27th, '06, 01:05
- Forum: International Community
- Topic: Japanese speaking D-Addicts?
- Replies: 509
- Views: 226188
- Apr 27th, '06, 00:42
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Teru Teru Ashita
- Replies: 41
- Views: 20001
Yeah I don't understand that bit with Sawamura Ikki either. He's from Kagoshima according to the Japanese websites. :P I generally like Kimura Tae, but right now of all the characters in the show she's grating on me the most. The rest are great. Kurokawa Tomoka I think it doing a good job depicting ...
- Apr 27th, '06, 00:28
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Tiger and Dragon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
Here goes episode 2: Manju kowai! This episode is one of my favorites since it has such a simple straightforward main story and a lot of side stories. The rakugo story here is that of a man who pretends that he is afraid of manju (sweet buns) to sucker his friends to give him the buns for free. When...
- Apr 24th, '06, 10:53
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Kisarazu Cat's Eye
- Replies: 134
- Views: 74068
Yeah this is a great series. I managed to get a good quality subtitled version so I am going to try and show it to other people. I think your character assessments are spot on Jaycee, but my favorite is probably Ucchie. The randomness of that guy is just too much. Plus I loved that secret at the end...
- Apr 19th, '06, 04:52
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Joou no Kyoushitsu
- Replies: 115
- Views: 48897
So, Jaycee05 do you feel that a person will become a better human being through education? :P I really do hope that education has that kind of a transformative effect on people. (Rather than simply as a means to get a better job.) Anyway, I watched the last episode again. It really is a good series....
- Apr 18th, '06, 10:28
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Tiger and Dragon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
I agree with 1 koku = amount of rice necessary to feed 1 man for 1 year. But I don't think it was 1 ryo = 4 koku. I'm more inclined to go with 1 ryo = 1 koku. Easiest place I can think of for more info is from the opening narratiion of episode 5 of Komyo ga tsuji. Another place is here http://ja.wik...
- Apr 17th, '06, 02:20
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: documentary programs about Japan
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11328
- Apr 17th, '06, 00:23
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Tiger and Dragon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
- Apr 16th, '06, 23:42
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Tiger and Dragon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
[Discussion] Tiger and Dragon
I looked but I didn't find a thread for this great series, so I decided to start one. Anyway I believe that this show is one of the few shows in which analysis can really benefit people's enjoyment of the show. The basic format of the show is to tell a Rakugo story (a funny story from the Edo period...
- Apr 16th, '06, 22:23
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Jdorama 2006 April - June [Info + Links]
- Replies: 77
- Views: 55146
- Apr 15th, '06, 21:01
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: LOVE - Age difference
- Replies: 149
- Views: 44342
Yup, though there doesn't seem to be a seeder for the 1st part at the moment.
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents ... +all&sort=
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents ... +all&sort=
- Apr 15th, '06, 20:56
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: LOVE - Age difference
- Replies: 149
- Views: 44342
- Apr 15th, '06, 20:54
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: LOVE - Age difference
- Replies: 149
- Views: 44342
- Apr 15th, '06, 20:46
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
- Replies: 101
- Views: 41593
I watched the first episode and it's pretty damn cruel. And, I can sort of see where this show is headed. But to summarize, Inagaki Goro is a comedy writer for a TV variety show and he realizes that he's losing his edge for comedy. Just then he meets Murakami Tomoko and realizes that she's perfect f...
- Apr 15th, '06, 20:31
- Forum: Life & Relationships
- Topic: LOVE - Age difference
- Replies: 149
- Views: 44342
- Apr 15th, '06, 20:18
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Teru Teru Ashita
- Replies: 41
- Views: 20001
[Discussion] Teru Teru Ashita
It looks like TV Asahi is continuing with the tradition of having weird/funky shows on Friday nights. After seeing the first episode, I think I might try to keep an eye out on this series.