Living in a foreign country, TV is a great insight into the culture and the language. Actually talking to people is great practice too, but it's impratcical to go out every night. Also it's frustraiting because many people dumb down the way they speak to you because they're afraid you won't understand. TV may be dumb, but the people on it don't go out of their way to speak "easily" to you.
I live in Japan, and I saw this story on the news a couple of days ago. The most interesting thing was they asked an employee at the park what she thought about copying Disney Hong Kong and her response was "They copied us." It wouldn't surprise me if that isn't the official required response...
Thank you! I knew that this thread would just be people going on and on about which is better, but I had to see if there was anyone sensible enough to actually point out the retardedness of that statement. When you are in you car, drive! You don't need to be mashing buttons on your phone.
I haven't picked it up yet, but Fire Emblem on the Wii can be played using the classic controler or the Wii remote (at least according to the commercials and the back of the box...)
I can't remember who it was, but I read a column on ESPN.com once about this football player who did situps and push ups during every comercial break. Many people who watch TV change the channel during commercials. Other people get up and use the bathroom, or do something else. With the advent of Tivo and other such devices, people skip the commercials and those 30min shows become 22min.
I appretiate the fact that you don't like TV. I, however, do. I also cook regularly (at least 5 times a week), I run every other day, go to the gym three times a week, read a book at least an hour before sleeping. So please, don't think that TV is the cause of all the world's ills.
Do you code for these machines? If not, is there any one out there reading this old article that does? I would like to know are the machines programed to recognize "Kelloggs" and the spit out "Post" or are they programed to recognize "cereal" and spit out the current cupon?
It really sucked that time in Scrabble when I thought I was going to get a triple word score plus the 7 letter bonus with the word "Kleenex" and then my step-dad killed it with a challenge that it's a proper noun...
You listed "janitor" as a support role three times. A janitor is a completely unnecessary job. In the food service industry in every country I can think of, there are no janitors. In Japan, there are no janitors at school, the students and teachers clean it all. The only time on that list that a janitor could be some what reasonable would be at a hospital as good sanitation is required, but they still could be replaced easily by nurses and doctors.
Grammar Nazi alert,
The Titanic is sinking and Sony's on deck playing classical music.
Actually the correct cliche is, "The Titanic is sinking and Sony's re-arranging the deck chairs."
Just a quick comment about Sudoku. Long ago, I asked about it and Sudoku is a trademarked word in Japan, but the company that owns it only trademarked it in Japan. So I have seen "Sudoku" books here, but there are many more knock offs than the original (knock offs being some varient of "num play" (could be "number play", could be "number place").
I would say that the current generation is less enamoured with America than the previous one. I live in a community that is rather old and I feel almost no hostility, even from my neighbor who's missing an arm and is old enough that it was likely lost in the war.
The Japanese don't care about where it's made. The only thing that they think about is, "Is it fashionable?" The Japanese culture tends to lend itself to groupthink and if it's in, it's in. Everyone, including men, has designer bags and purses. The iPod has been brought up several times, but I'll throw in another one: Harley Davidson. I have not met one Japanese person that is interested in bikes that doesn't desperately want one. If Japanese produced bikes are mentioned, they're generally greeted with indifference and quickly the subject is changed back.
As far as your other comments, they go a bit far. Things aren't quite that bad. I can deride them with a "Wow, a country with racism, go figure". Europe and America aren't becons of light either.
in my state you don't even need your license on you to drive
In Florida, you do. When I was in high school, I was pulled for speeding in my girlfriend's car and I had left my wallet in my car. The cop was very nice and instead of giving me a speeding ticket, gave me a ticket for driving without my license ($32). Even then, all I had to do was take the ticket and my license to city hall and show them both and pay a five buck filing fee or something like that.
I know this response is quite late, but that's how I have to work with my respsonses. Anyway, I want to justify some of the things I said.
I never said I heard people say the word "illuminous," but I have seen it in books and magazines. Maybe I read stuff that has a lot of crap about Xmas lights, or maybe I just read a lot of ads. Whatever the case, I don't feel that "illuminous" is that uncommon. Also, it very obviously is related to "illumination" which, to me, is easy to picture (maybe it's just because I've been living in Japan for four years and "Xmas lights" in Japanese is "illumination").
I have to disagree, naming a noun with an adjective doesn't make much sense. Describing a noun with an adjective, now that makes sense. But on the other hand, Americans do verb nouns (like that) and name things with adjectives (Slurpy).
As far as aqua being an adjective, in it's adjective form, it means "blue". OSX hasn't been blue in awhile. To be the liduid meaning you'd have to say, "aquatic".
Scalping a ticket for more than a dollar over ticket prices is illegal in most states to discourage what you say logic dictates. There is no "under pricing" what you have is people with no intention of using said ticket/ device buy out the supply to turn a profit, preventing people who desire them from buying them at the set price.
For example, let's say Kenny G is coming to town and you've been dying to see him your whole life. It's your ideal situation; he's playing in a small venue that seats 300 people, tickets are non-ticketmaster $20, and you're second in line for tickets, right behind me. The lady comes to the window, I plop down $6,000 and say,"300 tickets please." The lady smiles, hand them over, hangs a "sold out" sign and goes home. I turn around and offer you one for $120. If you think that's fair or "free market", then you probably thought that KennyBoy was unjustly accused.
The free market needs all the bad mouthing we can dish out. The free market is no better than communisim
Personally, I think "illuminous" is more common that "aqua". When I hear "aqua" I think of some crappy pretensious bottle water commercial. Though "illumination" would have been better as it's a noun, not an adjective.
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You might want to try reading comprehension. "Say you've got one of the old PowerBooks"
Living in a foreign country, TV is a great insight into the culture and the language. Actually talking to people is great practice too, but it's impratcical to go out every night. Also it's frustraiting because many people dumb down the way they speak to you because they're afraid you won't understand. TV may be dumb, but the people on it don't go out of their way to speak "easily" to you.
I live in Japan, and I saw this story on the news a couple of days ago. The most interesting thing was they asked an employee at the park what she thought about copying Disney Hong Kong and her response was "They copied us." It wouldn't surprise me if that isn't the official required response...
Thank you! I knew that this thread would just be people going on and on about which is better, but I had to see if there was anyone sensible enough to actually point out the retardedness of that statement. When you are in you car, drive! You don't need to be mashing buttons on your phone.
I'm sorry for this really trolly post, but paragraphs, please use them.
I haven't picked it up yet, but Fire Emblem on the Wii can be played using the classic controler or the Wii remote (at least according to the commercials and the back of the box...)
I appretiate the fact that you don't like TV. I, however, do. I also cook regularly (at least 5 times a week), I run every other day, go to the gym three times a week, read a book at least an hour before sleeping. So please, don't think that TV is the cause of all the world's ills.
Do you code for these machines? If not, is there any one out there reading this old article that does? I would like to know are the machines programed to recognize "Kelloggs" and the spit out "Post" or are they programed to recognize "cereal" and spit out the current cupon?
It really sucked that time in Scrabble when I thought I was going to get a triple word score plus the 7 letter bonus with the word "Kleenex" and then my step-dad killed it with a challenge that it's a proper noun...
$50? coward, I'll see you $100,000. No way in hell the Yanks win 100 games let alone exactly 110.
But it already comes with Wii Sports, how many of thos "old-timers" are just going to by the system and then never ever buy another game for it?
Whoa, you like actually get a channel that broadcasts hockey? I think the NHL is too desperate for fans to alienate them with something like that...
The Challenger, it held t o gether really well. (damn those o's)
You listed "janitor" as a support role three times. A janitor is a completely unnecessary job. In the food service industry in every country I can think of, there are no janitors. In Japan, there are no janitors at school, the students and teachers clean it all. The only time on that list that a janitor could be some what reasonable would be at a hospital as good sanitation is required, but they still could be replaced easily by nurses and doctors.
Grammar Nazi alert,
The Titanic is sinking and Sony's on deck playing classical music.
Actually the correct cliche is, "The Titanic is sinking and Sony's re-arranging the deck chairs."
A CAT scan is very functional, but does that mean I need to buy it?
Interesting comparison. The number of people who bought a Zune is probably the same as the population of Sealand.
Just a quick comment about Sudoku. Long ago, I asked about it and Sudoku is a trademarked word in Japan, but the company that owns it only trademarked it in Japan. So I have seen "Sudoku" books here, but there are many more knock offs than the original (knock offs being some varient of "num play" (could be "number play", could be "number place").
I would say that the current generation is less enamoured with America than the previous one. I live in a community that is rather old and I feel almost no hostility, even from my neighbor who's missing an arm and is old enough that it was likely lost in the war.
The Japanese don't care about where it's made. The only thing that they think about is, "Is it fashionable?" The Japanese culture tends to lend itself to groupthink and if it's in, it's in. Everyone, including men, has designer bags and purses. The iPod has been brought up several times, but I'll throw in another one: Harley Davidson. I have not met one Japanese person that is interested in bikes that doesn't desperately want one. If Japanese produced bikes are mentioned, they're generally greeted with indifference and quickly the subject is changed back.
As far as your other comments, they go a bit far. Things aren't quite that bad. I can deride them with a "Wow, a country with racism, go figure". Europe and America aren't becons of light either.
Dude! Check out these mittens! they were woven from 100% pure car!
In Florida, you do. When I was in high school, I was pulled for speeding in my girlfriend's car and I had left my wallet in my car. The cop was very nice and instead of giving me a speeding ticket, gave me a ticket for driving without my license ($32). Even then, all I had to do was take the ticket and my license to city hall and show them both and pay a five buck filing fee or something like that.
Yeah! That's it! You tell them, those liars! I'm so totally with you man! The hell if I'm going to let my kids read fiction!
I know this response is quite late, but that's how I have to work with my respsonses. Anyway, I want to justify some of the things I said.
I never said I heard people say the word "illuminous," but I have seen it in books and magazines. Maybe I read stuff that has a lot of crap about Xmas lights, or maybe I just read a lot of ads. Whatever the case, I don't feel that "illuminous" is that uncommon. Also, it very obviously is related to "illumination" which, to me, is easy to picture (maybe it's just because I've been living in Japan for four years and "Xmas lights" in Japanese is "illumination").
I have to disagree, naming a noun with an adjective doesn't make much sense. Describing a noun with an adjective, now that makes sense. But on the other hand, Americans do verb nouns (like that) and name things with adjectives (Slurpy).
As far as aqua being an adjective, in it's adjective form, it means "blue". OSX hasn't been blue in awhile. To be the liduid meaning you'd have to say, "aquatic".
Scalping a ticket for more than a dollar over ticket prices is illegal in most states to discourage what you say logic dictates. There is no "under pricing" what you have is people with no intention of using said ticket/ device buy out the supply to turn a profit, preventing people who desire them from buying them at the set price.
For example, let's say Kenny G is coming to town and you've been dying to see him your whole life. It's your ideal situation; he's playing in a small venue that seats 300 people, tickets are non-ticketmaster $20, and you're second in line for tickets, right behind me. The lady comes to the window, I plop down $6,000 and say,"300 tickets please." The lady smiles, hand them over, hangs a "sold out" sign and goes home. I turn around and offer you one for $120. If you think that's fair or "free market", then you probably thought that KennyBoy was unjustly accused.
The free market needs all the bad mouthing we can dish out. The free market is no better than communisim
Personally, I think "illuminous" is more common that "aqua". When I hear "aqua" I think of some crappy pretensious bottle water commercial. Though "illumination" would have been better as it's a noun, not an adjective.