Items you miss from Japan when outside of Japan
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TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.......
from a few days back. I never thought about it till I got on the Forum; I can't remember hearing Japanese music at all for the whole 2 years I was there. The only song I remember was my girls & I's love song; "Yuki GA Furo-Anata Kona ii" (something like that).
The group of Japanese friends I lived and worked with were OBSESSED with American music, and only songs you could dance to.
The bar where I worked as bouncer had a juke box with 100 45's and everyone was an American group. They introduced me to all kinds af groups I had never heard of from the US from that time period. I do remember a few British groups they liked, but only ones that made it big in the states. I feel guilty about all the Japanese culture I fluffed off !!
Frank
from a few days back. I never thought about it till I got on the Forum; I can't remember hearing Japanese music at all for the whole 2 years I was there. The only song I remember was my girls & I's love song; "Yuki GA Furo-Anata Kona ii" (something like that).
The group of Japanese friends I lived and worked with were OBSESSED with American music, and only songs you could dance to.
The bar where I worked as bouncer had a juke box with 100 45's and everyone was an American group. They introduced me to all kinds af groups I had never heard of from the US from that time period. I do remember a few British groups they liked, but only ones that made it big in the states. I feel guilty about all the Japanese culture I fluffed off !!
Frank
Bluebird
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- 28 Nov 2003
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Golgo:
Ah I think IE calculates the most number of the different encodings (hope that made sense). So if a page contains more japanese characters it will change to that encoding automaticaly. I think that may be why it shows up sometimes, and sometimes not. You just right click on the page, go to "enconding" -> "more" -> "Japanese". It might not be installed on your computer at work though.
Hope that helped.
Bluebird.
ﾆ置ﾆ停?ｹﾂーﾆ弛ﾂーﾆ檀ﾂ。
Ah I think IE calculates the most number of the different encodings (hope that made sense). So if a page contains more japanese characters it will change to that encoding automaticaly. I think that may be why it shows up sometimes, and sometimes not. You just right click on the page, go to "enconding" -> "more" -> "Japanese". It might not be installed on your computer at work though.
Hope that helped.
Bluebird.
ﾆ置ﾆ停?ｹﾂーﾆ弛ﾂーﾆ檀ﾂ。
Golgo_13
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- 27 Nov 2003
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Re: TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.......
Howaito-san,
You were a bouncer? How big are you, bro? But then again, most Gaijin are bigger than the average Japanese.
I'm 5'10" (178cm) and 215-220 (95-100 kg) have a torso much wider than my waist, so I hear people comment on my size incessantly when I'm in Japan.
Was "We're an American Band" by the Grand Funk on your juke box. That was about 30 years ago. The Japanese loved that tune.
Originally posted by Frank D. White
from a few days back. I never thought about it till I got on the Forum; I can't remember hearing Japanese music at all for the whole 2 years I was there. The only song I remember was my girls & I's love song; "Yuki GA Furo-Anata Kona ii" (something like that).
The group of Japanese friends I lived and worked with were OBSESSED with American music, and only songs you could dance to.
The bar where I worked as bouncer had a juke box with 100 45's and everyone was an American group. They introduced me to all kinds af groups I had never heard of from the US from that time period. I do remember a few British groups they liked, but only ones that made it big in the states. I feel guilty about all the Japanese culture I fluffed off !!
Frank
Howaito-san,
You were a bouncer? How big are you, bro? But then again, most Gaijin are bigger than the average Japanese.
I'm 5'10" (178cm) and 215-220 (95-100 kg) have a torso much wider than my waist, so I hear people comment on my size incessantly when I'm in Japan.
Was "We're an American Band" by the Grand Funk on your juke box. That was about 30 years ago. The Japanese loved that tune.
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Being a bouncer ment....
using your mouth more than your fists. Most fights were between servicemen and Japanese who both had a few drinks and didn't understand each other. Almost always started with the Japanese guy buying an American a drink so he could practice a little English. No problem there but in Fukuoka for some reson, guys dancing with guys was ok or sitting close with your arm around your buddy was ok. Well, they would try it with an American with a few drinks in him and HOMOFOBIA would strike. Usually I would see it start and take both parties aside and explain how things are different between the cultures, seperate em and everything would be fine. If not at 5 foot 8 and 120 lbs,
I'd sucka punch the hell out of them and squirm out of their reach. I grew up in a neighborhood where you had a fight every other day, especially if you were the runt of the litter. The only person who ever won was a 400 pound drunk sumo who swated me like a bug !!
I have to admit, it took me a long time to get used to my Japanese
friends hanging on to me, touching me, and trying to dance with me. One of the favorite words was HOMODATCHI when guys got to friendly !!
Remind me to tell you the story of the SISTER-BOY I made out with!!
Frank
using your mouth more than your fists. Most fights were between servicemen and Japanese who both had a few drinks and didn't understand each other. Almost always started with the Japanese guy buying an American a drink so he could practice a little English. No problem there but in Fukuoka for some reson, guys dancing with guys was ok or sitting close with your arm around your buddy was ok. Well, they would try it with an American with a few drinks in him and HOMOFOBIA would strike. Usually I would see it start and take both parties aside and explain how things are different between the cultures, seperate em and everything would be fine. If not at 5 foot 8 and 120 lbs,
I'd sucka punch the hell out of them and squirm out of their reach. I grew up in a neighborhood where you had a fight every other day, especially if you were the runt of the litter. The only person who ever won was a 400 pound drunk sumo who swated me like a bug !!
I have to admit, it took me a long time to get used to my Japanese
friends hanging on to me, touching me, and trying to dance with me. One of the favorite words was HOMODATCHI when guys got to friendly !!
Remind me to tell you the story of the SISTER-BOY I made out with!!
Frank
Golgo_13
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"One of the favorite words was HOMODATCHI when guys got to friendly !!
Remind me to tell you the story of the SISTER-BOY I made out with!!"
LMFAO! I wouldn't want no boy puttin' his arm around either. Doing that to American GIs . . . askin' for trouble.
Did you know "it" was a sister-boy beforehand?
You're in New England--you must be Irish. Even back when I grew up in Middle Village, Queens, NY the Irish Catholic kids always wanted to fight after school.
Remind me to tell you the story of the SISTER-BOY I made out with!!"
LMFAO! I wouldn't want no boy puttin' his arm around either. Doing that to American GIs . . . askin' for trouble.
Did you know "it" was a sister-boy beforehand?
You're in New England--you must be Irish. Even back when I grew up in Middle Village, Queens, NY the Irish Catholic kids always wanted to fight after school.
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Funny Now, but Not Then !!!
Turns out it was just an ugly girl. My Japanese buddies told me after French kissing for a couple hours in a dark corner, that I'd been making out with a guy !! It was the only time in my life I got so drunk I blacked out. God, I was so grossed out & embarassed. A few nites later she came back & I proceded to attempt to kill what I thought was a him. She showed me her driver's licence and I still wouldn't believe her. Next thing I know she grabs my hand and shoves it down the front of her pants to show me. Of course by this time everyone in the bar is watching. Then I feel around and have to agree she's female. Then I notice everyone watching and die of embarassment !!!
The night it happened I had been gargleing with 100 proof vodka all night and woke up the next morning outside behind the barracks wrapped in someone's rug with a dog peeing on me. Definately a night
to forget !!!
Frank
Turns out it was just an ugly girl. My Japanese buddies told me after French kissing for a couple hours in a dark corner, that I'd been making out with a guy !! It was the only time in my life I got so drunk I blacked out. God, I was so grossed out & embarassed. A few nites later she came back & I proceded to attempt to kill what I thought was a him. She showed me her driver's licence and I still wouldn't believe her. Next thing I know she grabs my hand and shoves it down the front of her pants to show me. Of course by this time everyone in the bar is watching. Then I feel around and have to agree she's female. Then I notice everyone watching and die of embarassment !!!
The night it happened I had been gargleing with 100 proof vodka all night and woke up the next morning outside behind the barracks wrapped in someone's rug with a dog peeing on me. Definately a night
to forget !!!
Frank
budd
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- 10 Jul 2003
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should definitely be seeing it in that case
lets see -- click settings --> control panel --> regional and lang options --> language bar
is the box for install files for east asian languages checked?
anyway, click details
nm, all that's for typing in ime
but is the install files box already checked?
lets see -- click settings --> control panel --> regional and lang options --> language bar
is the box for install files for east asian languages checked?
anyway, click details
nm, all that's for typing in ime
but is the install files box already checked?
SacredBlue
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Hahaha you da man Frank:clap: 
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Have My Own Personal.....
BOO-SHE-DOE code. I will go to my grave never voting, cheating on wife, drinking any alcohol, or hurting someone who doesn't earn it.
No kids, never thought I could make a good father ! My daughters are my 2 cats.
Frank
BOO-SHE-DOE code. I will go to my grave never voting, cheating on wife, drinking any alcohol, or hurting someone who doesn't earn it.
No kids, never thought I could make a good father ! My daughters are my 2 cats.
Frank
Matthew C. Perry
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What do I miss? Dunno... it's been so long since I left now that I forget.
