It really pisses me off how countries get incredibly bent out of shape over territory, but these disputes become even more ridiculous when the land under question is isolated/not contiguous (and therefore not an imminent security threat) and uninhabited.

Yes, I am an IR major, I learned about why governments care and why it's advantageous to have ( Read more... )

My visa application for my trip to China next month is in motion at last ( Read more... )

A schoolgirl I have never seen before called out to me, "りささん、頑張ってね" (Lisa, do your best!) as I was walking around town today.

I'm so confused. I don't forget faces of people I've met.

Tomorrow, local NHK is coming to interview my co-worker! Must dress nicely~♪

So today one of the Korean CIRs (♂) essentially told me in passing that I am relatively unattractive. He was making small talk with the people in my area, and I had just told him that a picture he showed me was funny because everyone was making a weird expression. There was no lead up that I could see, anyway ( Read more... )

I don't know what to do with all my rage.

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One of my bosses (in the chain he is #6) called me at 6pm while I was in the shower from his personal cell phone and left me a mumbly message:

Hello? This is #6. Well, ... nevermind. Goodbye.Um what ( Read more... )

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Just listening to the pledge, I fail to see how that can it be deemed offensive to try to.. you know, do something good for one's country.

Is he pulling at straws and making himself look ridiculous in the process or is there a legitimate buried here ( Read more... )

HI YAMAPI I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN MOTION FOR A REALLY LONG TIME ( Read more... )

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Overheard in the classroom on Friday. (both American)

A: Hey asshole.
B: Hey.
A: What did you have for lunch, besides elephant cock?

The fact that college students still talk like this makes me want to vomit.

Please tell me that these are the types of guys that no one goes near with a 10 foot pole.