If Japan doesn't want us and our 'crazy' ways near them, they shouldn't be celebrating our holidays.
Not a bit surprise, Japanese women are outgoing & prefer having some fun times with more expressive effectionate entertaining Gaijin men
So please blame the Christian missionary first, then blame us.
Blame the Japanese
By George Dawson, New York Times, 1/29/92
When the 'phone is out of order, and the roof has sprung a leak,
When the money in your paycheck barely gets you through the week,
When the baby has the colic, and your dog is full of fleas,
Don't complain to Washington--just blame the Japanese.
When the crooks are running rampant, and the judges are too lax,
When letters from the IRS demand some extra tax,
When your son is quitting college, and your daughter's getting D's,
Just do what Iacocca does--and curse the Japanese.
When your taxes keep on rising, while your bank-book starts to shrink,
When pollution clouds your city, so the air begins to stink,
When the temperature is falling, and your pipes are sure to freeze,
Call upon your Congressman to bash the Japanese.
When everyone around you is complaining of the news,
And some condemn the Arabs while others blast the Jews,
Stiffen up your lip, my son, and never bend your knees--
Just be a true American, and blame the Japanese.
George Dawson is emeritus professor of economics at Empire State, College of the State University of New York
Sorry for my ignorance, but tell me how many ancient Gaelic or Celtic people live in Canada now.
What's wrong with using other countries custom and make it in some way your own custom. It goes a bit far to say they shouldn't celebrate your holidays because they disagree/dislike they way some celebrate them.
Sorry for my ignorance, but tell me how many ancient Gaelic or Celtic people live in Canada now.
I'm sure the question was about Halloween, and not Christmas. Someone forgot to do her history homework, then. She doesn't know anything about HER holiday, you know how ridiculous the accusation is?Christmas is celebrated all over the western world, from Russia to Germany to Canada.
Someone forgot to do her history homework again! In Germany, Halloween has become popular in recent years due to the influence of American pop culture. It has nothing to do with thousands of history!Halloween is celebrated all over the western world, from Russia to Germany to Canada. We have been intertwining with each other for thousands of years, even our languages, while different still share a common root. The fact is that western society, for all of it's differences, is basically one. We have such a long history of taking and borrowing from each other to the point where it is ridiculous to say what you just said.
I don't see any difference between Germany and Japan in the way both countries are under the influence of globalization in this 21st century.Japan on the other hand is an island that had been closed to the world for many years. It's about as far away from the west (culturally) as anything and has had very little to do with us until recently. Yet they import our holidays, not even bothering to learn the history or the beahviors associated with it and then get shocked when westerners come over and go wild on a holiday that is famous for being a trouble magnet.
From my experiences, there aren't many Japanese that celebrate Halloween in any noticeable way, except for a few parties and decorations here and there.
Other than the insane Yamanote Train Party (which I've once witnessed firsthand), I daresay the holiday slips by unnoticed by most.
Wow. Yet again with that 'the west doesn't have a culture' attitude. Halloween is an old time celebration of the dead, known also as All Hallows Eve and All Saints Day and it HAS been around for thousands of years all over the west. It is commonly known as the time of the year when the barrier between the world of the living and the dead is thinnest. American pop culture has absolutely nothing to do with it.Someone forgot to do her history homework again! In Germany, Halloween has become popular in recent years due to the influence of American pop culture. It has nothing to do with thousands of history!
Japan also has a celebration for the dead, known as Obon, but many Japanese don't seem to realize that Halloween has a similar meaning. They prefer to focus on the party.
"Japanese people like festivals very much, you see. We even celebrate Christmas, but we don't celebrate Christ, we just enjoy," says Yoshiaki Ei, an affable entrepreneur wearing jeans and a blue long-sleeve T-shirt.
A 29 year old evangelist was arrested for Enjokosai with a 14 year old girl.
Mayuzumi has become acquainted with the girl through an online dating site.
29ﾂ催寂?彖窶慊ｹﾅｽt窶堋ｪ窶吮??窶啣ﾂ鞘?版ｽq窶堙??堙昶?堋ｾ窶堙ｧ窶堙按行ﾋ?
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Akita local police arrested a 31 year old zen monk for Enjokosai with a 17 year old girl.
ﾂ秋窶彡窶氾閉港ﾂ渉絶?堙坂?啣窶售窶愿ｺﾂ、ﾂ秋窶彡ﾅ陳ｧﾂ静つ渉ｭ窶扼ﾅ停?吮?牢ﾋ?ｧﾂ青ｬﾂ湘ｰ窶氾｡ﾋ?｡窶敖ｽ窶堙娯?ｹ^窶堋｢窶堙?、窶慊ｯﾅ陳ｧ窶佚･ﾅ?ﾃ卩ｽs窶堙娯?藁窶板ｵﾂ債ｲ窶慊｡ﾂ恒窶ｰp窶覇窶ｹ^ﾅｽﾃ陳（窶啌窶啀ﾂ）窶堙ｰ窶佚溪?｢ﾃ溪?堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ債ｲ窶慊｡窶覇窶ｹ^ﾅｽﾃ停?堙坂?覇窶ｹ^窶堙ｰ窶敕帚?戳窶堋ｵ窶堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙??堋｢窶堋､ﾂ。窶卍ｲ窶堙冷?堙??堙債、ﾂ債ｲ窶慊｡窶覇窶ｹ^ﾅｽﾃ停?堙坂?啖窶愿ｺﾂ、ﾂ秋窶彡ﾅｽs窶堙姑築ﾆ弾ﾆ停?ｹ窶堙?、ﾂ出窶ｰﾃｯ窶堋｢ﾅ地ﾆ探ﾆ辰ﾆ暖窶堙??冦窶堙ｨﾂ坂?｡窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶慊ｯﾅｽs窶堙可住窶堙楪静ｪ窶禿･ﾅ?wﾂ校窶堙個鞘?版ｽqﾂ青ｶ窶很ﾂ（窶啀窶啖ﾂ）窶堋ｪ窶啀窶啗ﾂ催寂?督｢窶毒ｾ窶堙??冦窶堙ｨ窶堙遺?堋ｪ窶堙ｧ窶堙ｭ窶堋｢窶堋ｹ窶堙や?堙按行ﾋ?冷?堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶ｹ^窶堋｢