Seriously? Osaka?

May 14, 2013 08:47

You know, Tokyo used to have the 'crazy uncle' mayor, the guy who would sit down at the table and then suddenly erupt in a racist diatribe involving everything from Nathan Bedford Forrest to the KKK as a public service organization.

Well, Ishihara's not around anymore, but now it looks like (Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault) Osaka is getting into ( Read more... )

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tx_cronopio May 14 2013, 16:56:18 UTC
I used to tutor a Thai woman in English. She was proficient in the basics, but trying to become more colloquial.

One day I was trying to explain to her the meaning of "obnoxious".

After I used several synonyms, she finally brightened up and said, "oh! You mean like Japanese men?"

True story.

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danalwyn May 15 2013, 03:09:59 UTC
I will refrain from commenting on that and just sigh. Sigh.

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