Just another a-hole who thinks he's special.
Hey Rube, all you had to do was concede that you did what most new members do and did not research your thread before posting. It has been done and discussed. Surely you know the in' and out's of the forum world. No one is going to take a noob too seriously, until they get to know you.
I have seen tons of people come here, say they lived here since before the dinosaurs were around , only after reading their posts start to wonder how much truth there is.
Sure you may have lived here for 20 years and have valuable insight for the forum, but until your dues are paid don't expect people to believe everything you say as gospel.
You know what they say, "respect is earned, not given", this applies in society as much as it does in the hierarchy of any community, internet or not. So coming out all gus blazing is not going to get you anywhere.
Oh , and BTW I also coped a mouthful from Mike when I first joined. But that does not change my opinion that he better insight than most on being foreign in Japan and don't dismiss his job as a truck driver so easily, most gad students would not be able to do his job. It is not as simple as getting in a truck and driving, that is easy part( Don't confuse the fact that I am not saying that driving a truck in Japan is easy) you have all the paperwork that has to be done "IN JAPANESE", be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, abide by unwritten rules without causing trouble in a typical Japanese workplace and just basically have the ability to perform a job that is not of your native tongue on par with natives. If you have not worked in a situation like this then you should really not judge IMO.
You sound like you have a good outlook on Japan and really would fit in well with the way a lot of long timers do think here. I just think you should take a moment to reflect IMO. I gather you teach English, and it would be good to hear from someone who has stuck it out that long in that proffesion.
Guy I read the incredible ignorant bullshit you wrote about Japanese women. Not interested in you or your kind of thinking.This is awesome.. Look in a mirror dude.
Guy I read the incredible ignorant bullshit you wrote about Japanese women. Not interested in you or your kind of thinking.
Hey, I didn't make the rules, that the way things are... on any forum, not just here.All Mike had to do was not be an a-hole to somebody he has had no communication with. I don't really care about what you think "noobs" should do or your version of forum pecking order, that's your thing, not mine.
You have every right to do that, no one is stopping you. But I will refer you to the fact that nobody cares for topics being done over and over again and people will say so, that is something you can't stop. So if you want to keep swimming against the current , be my guest, just expect to have people comment the way they did. Again I am just stating the way the world works, surely you understood that?I'll tell you right now, I'll bring up other topics that have been touched on before to start them fresh, if somebody doesn't want to talk about the topic then they don't have to. Mike decided to come in and be an ***.
Funny , I found one where the last post was only a few months ago and another that was two years ago. Not to mention all that other discrimination threads where the topic continues to come up.(by the way, searched like you suggested, looks like the last time a thread was done about it was 4 years ago)
Thanks.Goody for you.
Hey , I didn't decide in which dirrection the earth rotates and I certainly didn't decide this either, it is a fact of life on an internet forum. I was hoping you would have already realized this without me saying, I was mistaken.Dues? Grow up, seriously. That's just silly.
Not my pecking order and I don't care for games much either. But ignorance is bliss, so you keep on with that it seems to be working well so far...Here's what I know, if I post here long enough I'll attract like minded people who don't care about your pecking order. You can play your game but it's assinine to expect people to care about it.
You must be a pretty special person. If you could , would you be able to tell us how special you are?Wow, working in Japan. Impressive.
Forget I said it, you obviously don't have a clue.Reflect on what? Mike is an a-hole to people, not interested in him or people defending that or this whole "social order" nonsense that you seem very serious about.
When you come off like you did, no , no one will take you seriously. That why I said you should reflect a little, sorry , I take that back. You don't seem to grasp how your attitude affects "other" people to take you seriously. And if it was just my little "facebook attitude" , why did everyone in the thread react the way they did? You do have mirrors where you live?So either you forget your little facebook attitude and pecking order based on join date when you talk to me or I just won't be interested in having a conversation with you. I can't take people like that seriously.
So that is your background, but what do you do to make a living, earn money?For the record, I'm not an English Teacher, my background is film and tv. But that's probably another jibe from somebody who thinks they are being clever.
Hey, I didn't make the rules, that the way things are... on any forum, not just here.
But I will refer you to the fact that nobody cares for topics being done over and over again and people will say so
Funny , I found one where the last post was only a few months ago and another that was two years ago. Not to mention all that other discrimination threads where the topic continues to come up.
When you come off like you did, no , no one will take you seriously.
So that is your background, but what do you do to make a living, earn money?
A link would be nice, since I have no idea what you are talking about.
I have to apologize for that, in fact it wasn't you, the search tool displayed another person's comments like they were yours. I take that back and apologize. But I read through a bunch of your posts and you're just another person calling people idiots all over the place with an attitude that I'm not interested in.
I don't feel pressured to conform to them, do you have a comprehension problem? I was stating for your benefit that is how most forums work, you are just ignorant of them, which obviously needs pointing out to you.Those aren't in the TOU. I understand you feel preasured to conform to them, I don'T.
So you are saying you can expect everyone to follow "your" way of thinking. People will inevitably write what that feel, case in point, your topic, do I have to be any clearer for you? The word delusional comes to mind.So you're saying that you adults with all the will power you have can't avoid topics they are sick of? Impressive.
Thanks, I spend my all my weekends and spare time praticing. I actually want to be a Google Autocompleter.Congrats, you are a power searcher
Well, what is the problem then. Why are you getting your panties in a knot for? You do realise they hand out free tissues at train stations, if you like I could send you a couple of packs?I don't take you seriously at all, of course I'm not worried about strangers taking me seriously on the net.
Yeah, what exactly does that entail? You were pretty quick to whip those 20 years in Japan out, but now you are being humble? Something does not seem right, I sure would love to hear what your job description is?I work in film and TV.
I don't feel pressured to conform to them, do you have a comprehension problem? I was stating for your benefit that is how most forums work, you are just ignorant of them, which obviously needs pointing out to you.
So you are saying you can expect everyone to follow "your" way of thinking.
Well, what is the problem then. Why are you getting your panties in a knot for? You do realise they hand out free tissues at train stations, if you like I could send you a couple of packs?
Yeah, what exactly does that entail? You were pretty quick to whip those 20 years in Japan, but now you are being humble? Something does not seem right, I sure would love to hear what your job description is?
No, on the contrary, it seems to be yours. If you can't accept the way the world works it is not my problem. However I do have a grasp on reality , which you seem to have a hard time doing. Anyone with low post counts will be considered a noob, whether they are told or not. And just so you don't misunderstand me for the unpteenth time, I didn't decide this nor do I follow this. It is so widely recognised that there is even a wiki page on it. Here it is for your benefit. Newbie - WikipediaNo man, I understand that you think that's the way things are and you have conformed to them to the point of "teaching noobs the rules" That's your hang-up, not mine.
What are you saying then?No, that's not what I'm saying.
I am finding it hard to take that seriously from you, considering you are the one who needs to take a time out and really look at the way you are acting.Grow up
Hmm... He said you were not F.O.B so you had to tell him you have been here 20 years? Interesting. And the question was, "You give the appearance of not being F.O.B. How is it you didn't long ago get tired of the "gaijin" vs. "gaikokujin" thing as a topic of discussion?" Why didn't you just answer the question, are you not sick of that topic? ほんまに二十年こちで生活しての?First off, Mike said "Your not FOB" so I answered "over 20 years," is that really too hard for you to follow? really?
あまりわからん。もっと詳しことを教えてくれ。どんなテレビや映画を監督として務めた?どこの会社でカメラマン・監督などで仕事をしてた?想像だけはちょっとできへんなぁ。。。My job description depends on what job I'm hired to do, it can be director, editor, camera-man, producer. I get a lot of jobs working on oversea shoots. Sometimes I'll work as an A.D. (goofer) for friends depending on what their budgets are, everybody tends to call on friends to help out when budgets are tight. Is that enough detail for ya? I mean come on man, use your imgination, I'm pretty sure you have an idea of what film and TV means.
And the question was, "You give the appearance of not being F.O.B. How is it you didn't long ago get tired of the "gaijin" vs. "gaikokujin" thing as a topic of discussion?" Why didn't you just answer the question
あまりわからん。もっと詳しことを教えてくれ。どんなテレビや映画を監督として務めた?どこの会社でカメラマン・監督などで仕事をしてた?想像だけはちょっとできへんなぁ。。。
Please point out when I attacked you? I haven't failed to see anything, you however have. You can't seem to grasp the fact that people will post what they feel. All you had to do was say "sorry , and that you did not realize that it had been discussed so much" . That would have been the end of it. But you showed attitude and contempt from the onset and that will only bring about the same kind of replies. Stop crying foul, b/c it takes two to tango. You seem hell bent on not acknowledging that you have an attitude and that it is all the other persons fault. You have some serious issues me thinks.What you fail to see, and it's usually the case with people like you and Mike, is that I was not the topic. A-holes like you go into threads and instead of talking about the topic start attacking the thread starter. A-holes in other words. Get it? Going to fast for you? Hard to keep up is it?
Yeah, what do I know. But I am curious as to what you did work on over here, b/c most producers or camera people don't have a problem telling what work they have been involved on. Maybe it is something I have seen and I would like to think I talked to the person who created it. And Especially being in the TV business, I would have thought you would not have a problem with that. You could even call it free advertising. I assume you are a freelancer correct? Or are you employed by a Japanese company full time?Seriously guy, this is not an interview. I'm not about to tell you what tv shows I've worked on or which companies have hired me. I think it's cute that you even think you are in a position to demand the kind of answers you're asking. You act like a punk to be honest but do what you know right?
No I didn't , but note taken. That being said, how is it you know what type of people Mike and I are if you haven't asked about our life? And that is your prerogative BTW, not asking about peoples lives, just as it is of others to tell you that you were beating a dead horse with your topic.Notice how I don't ask you **** about your life? Yes that's right....I'm not interested in you. Get it? Move along now.
All you had to do was say "sorry , and that you did not realize that it had been discussed so much" . That would have been the end of it. But you showed attitude and contempt from the onset and that will only bring about the same kind of replies.
But I am curious as to what you did work on over here, b/c most producers or camera people don't have a problem telling what work they have been involved on. Maybe it is something I have seen and I would like to think I talked to the person who created it. And Especially being in the TV business, I would have thought you would not have a problem with that. You could even call it free advertising. I assume you are a freelancer correct? Or are you employed by a Japanese company full time?
That being said, how is it you know what type of people Mike and I are if you haven't asked about our life?
Don't worry yourself I wasn't.Really? That's how you really see it? Well don't wait for an apology is all I can tell ya.
Mr Director, I am not sure what you mean here, but my point is still the same , you have to earn respect, which is other words is paying your dues, so yes an apology would have solved the whole situation. If YOU can't figure that out I really fail to see how you have got thus far in life. Logic is not one of your strong points is it?Guy you are the one who said that people need to pay their dues first. We're on different wave lengths.
Really, I though it was common business sense. How real producers secure finance for their films usually relies on what work they have done in the past, getting that information out in the public eye is pretty much a given. On the other hand I could see if you did not want your fans to know you were posting here so under the name Rube , That I could understand. Here a good web page that is an interesting read, it is all about getting your product known , am I missing something?So what you're telling me here is that you have a lot of assumptions. You're a weird one.
Not a hard concept at all, but you seem fine with stating where live , you are in the film industry, you live in an affluent area of town. Should not be too hard to narrow down a gaijin who is a producer in Tokyo, considering their may only be a handful. I would have thought if you were intent on keeping your identity anonymous you would not even have shared that much info? Or is it that you want to come off as a big shot?I go by the things that I saw posted, the attitude I saw. I'm not interested in people like that. But again, you're not asking about general things are you, you're asking what company has hired me or what projects I've worked on. That's private information that I don't feel like sharing with the world. Is it really that hard a concept for you? Really?
Mr Director, I am not sure what you mean here, but my point is still the same , you have to earn respect, which is other words is paying your dues
If YOU can't figure that out I really fail to see how you have got thus far in life.
Really, I though it was common business sense. How real producers secure finance for their films usually relies on what work they have done in the past, getting that information out in the public eye is pretty much a given. On the other hand I could see if you did not want your fans to know you were posting here so under the name Rube , That I could understand. Here a good web page that is an interesting read, it is all about getting your product known , am I missing something?
Should not be too hard to narrow down a gaijin who is a producer in Tokyo, considering their may only be a handful. I would have thought if you were intent on keeping your identity anonymous you would not even have shared that much info? Or is it that you want to come off as a big shot?
Not afraid of saying that are you and yeah , I fail to see. I do see a wanna be , trying to impress everyone with words like affluent, successful ect. You keep saying , so prove it to us once and for all, how expensive is your car(s) , how big is your house? Surely saying those things is not an invasion of privacy?You're nuts.
And yet here I am, a successful happy middle aged man. Yes you fail to see.
So you don't need work? You must be a celeb?You're working under the assumption that I need work.
And yet here you are, being a part of it.But I notice you like to slip in little insults in just about all of your posts and that's why I laugh at Mike talking about people avoiding cussing. It's a total lack of honesty in communication that can only be found on the net.
What you wanting to portray yourself as a big shot? No assumption there, just have to read your posts.There you go making assumptions again. You're very good at it.