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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Rolex on September 06, 2007, 11:00:37 AM
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See the middle of this Typhoon (http://weathernews.jp/satellite/)? That's where I am right now. A wall of rain and it's so windy that my hous
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cut off mid-sentence there? Be safe:)
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ooops...looks like he lost electricity.
GL Rolex...looks huge in the picture.
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i have heard that if you sacrifice a goat the storm gods will leave you alone.
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Typical Tiffie face shot.
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If he lost power, wouldnt there be no post from him since the computer went dark before he could post it?
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Originally posted by john9001
i have heard that if you sacrifice a goat the storm gods will leave you alone.
Pffft...shows what you know.
Kittens work...not goats.
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stay safe rolex.
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Good luck and I hope things go well for you and yours. Let us know how you are doing once it's over.
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Good Luck...
:(
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Whew, good thing it wasn't a hurricane.
(I know, I know, Atlantic swirls and Pacific swirls ...)
Seriously, hope you're safe and no damage. Years ago Hurricane Andrew in Florida destroyed the house around a friend, who promptly sold the rubble, bought a motor home, and drove to Alaska.
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That Typhie is a HO dweeb.
All jokes aside, that looks nasty.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Typical Tiffie face shot.
now thats funny :rofl
good luck Rolex, stay indoors and dry.
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It was a little joke, texasmom. ;)
Like saying: It's so cold here right now, my keyboa
Well, I slept through the worst of it and woke up with only a few more hours left until it's gone. That was a strong storm, but made it through unscathed. Just a bunch of panties and bras swirling around the neighborhood and hanging from trees from a young lady who left them hanging outside to dry. Silly Japanese. :D
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Rolex ~ you sooooo can't kid around with me! I'll believe anything! :)
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Originally posted by Rolex
It was a little joke, texasmom. ;)
Like saying: It's so cold here right now, my keyboa
Well, I slept through the worst of it and woke up with only a few more hours left until it's gone. That was a strong storm, but made it through unscathed. Just a bunch of panties and bras swirling around the neighborhood and hanging from trees from a young lady who left them hanging outside to dry. Silly Japanese. :D
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Please PLEASE tell me you took some pictures of that.
Especially if she looked good.
:( <----- Sad puppy face
PLEEEEEASE? :)
Are you actually in Japan? If so, how do you like it there?
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Originally posted by Rolex
Just a bunch of panties and bras swirling around the neighborhood and hanging from trees.
yea same thing here, but for a different reason...I'm in college :D
yay co-ed dorms!
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Are you actually in Japan? If so, how do you like it there?
I think so. Let me look outside and check. OMG! It's really Japan!
I've lived here for over 15 years, so I guess it's OK. It isn't like the image most people have, either good or bad. If you have any specific questions, I can answer them, but a 15 year data dump is a little hard to do. ;)
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he lives.
joy.
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Originally posted by Rolex
I think so. Let me look outside and check. OMG! It's really Japan!
I've lived here for over 15 years, so I guess it's OK. It isn't like the image most people have, either good or bad. If you have any specific questions, I can answer them, but a 15 year data dump is a little hard to do. ;)
I didnt know you actually lived there
I am wanting to visit Japan sometime in the future. How fluent must you be in the speaking and writing of Japanese?
Currently learning slowly
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There is minimum level needed to survive and different higher levels needed to thrive and succeed.
You can survive without any Japanese as a tourist. Japanese are unfailingly polite and helpful, even if their attempts at English are difficult to understand. Japan ranks 127th in the world in English fluency, just above North Korea, so don't expect everyone to understand English.
After taking a trip to Japan, you'll be grateful that romaji (roman letters) are available for all train stations and the government makes many things available in English and other languages; websites, pamphlets, maps, immigration and customs information... almost all services. You'll be thankful Japan has yet to catch the "English only " mania in the US and make everything only available in Japanese. I knew an American here who ranted about no Spanish or other languages should be used in the US, then ranted because English wasn't on every menu for him. :rolleyes:
Remember that languages are almost half idiom and culture-based slang. You're not learning those, so you would not understand many of the things being said from your more formal study of the language. But don't let that stop you.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Typical Tiffie face shot.
insta tower:D
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Originally posted by Rolex
See the middle of this Typhoon (http://weathernews.jp/satellite/)? That's where I am right now. A wall of rain and it's so windy that my hous
(test mode)
タイヘンですねえええ。 明日は晴れるといいと思います:aok
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Yes, tomorrow will be sunny. But, hot... 34 degrees.
P.S. That's an effeminate tone, 1K3. Have you learned by listening to a female relative or manga? It sounds like how your mother or grandmother would say it. ;)
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Originally posted by Rolex
Yes, tomorrow will be sunny. But, hot... 34 degrees.
P.S. That's an effeminate tone, 1K3. Have you learned by listening to a female relative or manga? It sounds like how your mother or grandmother would say it. ;)
lol, that's me communicating in moonspeak:D
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I see that you moved there during the bubble era. I heard that you guys were locked out of the economic boom that USA experienced for the rest of the 90s.
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No, fifteen years ago was post bubble. Momentum from the large public savings and corporate retained and continuous earnings made it not as painful as you may have read about. The stock market and housing reset forced a lot of restructuring to weed out the dead wood and companies invested in building factories and expanding markets throughout the world during that time. The bubble was a time when people made money without providing any commensurate product or service. Post bubble corrected that.
The Nikkei actually outperformed the NYSE and today, the average savings per household is still over $100,000. One thing that softened the blow is that consumer health care costs did not soar in Japan and insurance remains affordable and accessible to everyone.