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Japan. . .What the!?

I do have to say, from the amount of ads that exist, from the number of stories you hear about this "unofficial prostitution" it makes you paranoid as hell that any girl you run into is/was a prostitute at one time. (Not realistic of course, but it does make you more cautious)
 
1: haven't seen the movie
2: it has been legally forbidden for years
3: If I remember correctly the game is of Korean conception...
 
 
Prostitution in several western countries is legal and some of them also institutionalized.

Germany and the Netherlands are good examples.

Apparently prostitution became a safer and cleaner profession with a list of hygienic requirements having been introduced by the governments.

I am not sure whether you mean Escorts with "call-girls", but yeah, they are available everywhere in the world.

Escorts seem to enjoy the lifestyle of the echelon of society, which is why some of them charge up to 4000 € a night.

It is a sad fact that many people will do anything for money and sell their own bodies not for survival but rather for convenience.

Nobody shall ever expect me to be able to respect a person who has so little respect for herself/himself.

Cheers



Remixer
 
dreamer said:
1: haven't seen the movie
2: it has been legally forbidden for years
3: If I remember correctly the game is of Korean conception...
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1. You're not missing much.
2. I'm relieved to know that. It was such an odd thing to retail.
3. You might be correct on this. Though everything I've researched on the game points to it being introduced in Japan. The first time I heard about it was from an article in an American game magazine based on the strangest games in Japan.

Thanks for the info on point #2 though. I didn't know the current status of that.
 
 
 
maushan3 said:
the age of consent in Japan is 14,
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From what I know that is the national legislation which is overidden on local level. Pretty much everywhere the actual age is 18.
IMO your bang on about the fact that they get away with it as the models are clothed.
I think Japan gets a lot of flack for being full of paedophiles due to the large amounts of erotic material portraying younger girls but you have to bear in mind that young guys (teens) are a major market and young guys have a preference for girls nearer their own age or a bit younger.
 
I certainly hope that the only point of cultural curiosity we experience in Japan is not limited to sexual topics. I mean, it is a worthy topic, but hardly the only one we could choose. For example, point number 3 in the OP mentions food.

For my part, the whole concept of shiokara (fermented squid guts, miso paste, and diced bits of boiled squid) is a bit daunting. The taste is one of the single most revolting things that I have ever attempted to stomach on more than one occasion.

Of other things that gave me a bit of the "What the . . . ?" came about when I went to get my nihon no unten-menkyoshou (Japanese driver's license). A five-month long process with multiple tests and a total cost easily greater than 5-man-en? ARGH!

Anyway, just my 2-yen worth of thoughts.
 
konki_d said:
Of other things that gave me a bit of the "What the . . . ?" came about when I went to get my nihon no unten-menkyoshou (Japanese driver's license). A five-month long process with multiple tests and a total cost easily greater than 5-man-en? ARGH!
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That's nothing, mate.

In Australia it takes at least 3 1/2 years (mind you, minimum, which is very rarely achieved) and 4 separate theoretical and practical examinations before one is awarded with Full Driver's license.

I'm 20 and I still have to hold onto my P2 license for another 3 months before I am eligible for the final examination.



Remixer
 

You see Hungary is entirely different. My mate managed to do the whole procedure in 2 months, and the final practical examination was that he had to drive the examiner home. Needless to say he passed.
 
konki_d said:
For my part, the whole concept of shiokara (fermented squid guts, miso paste, and diced bits of boiled squid) is a bit daunting. The taste is one of the single most revolting things that I have ever attempted to stomach on more than one occasion.
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Oh, shiokara is gooood. I'm having some with a beer right now!
 
kusojiji said:
Oh, shiokara is gooood. I'm having some with a beer right now!
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I would have to have the beer (and a lot of it) first before the shiokara.

<shudders>

Hoya was something else I was never fond of, but I could eat it for novelty value. Generally, I am open to all manner of culinary experiences. But, shiokara was just something I never got the taste for. Uni, natto, gyuutan - all of these are absolutely delicious!

The rotted insides of the kraken?
 
Japan still has not joined the World Community (Along with Russia) with outright banning of Child Porn.
 
On the driver's license tangent... Back in Nebraska (USA)(14 years ago), you could walk in on your 16 birthday take a 20 question multiple choice test, and go take a driver's test, pass both and be given a full license right then and there.... oh and the price is like.. 20 bucks or something i think.

On the "What the?" part... I don't know if this is true, but the potential penalty for not having your alien registration card on you is a fine of 200,000 yen...... and for drunk driving.. it is 300,000. Now nothing wrong with drunk driving fine.. but if the fine amount represents the "thought" danger to society.. then all I have to say is.. wow.. Drunk driving and foreigners forgetting to carry a card on them are considered to be similar threats to society..
 


You're kidding, right? fermented squid guts. . . Just thinking of that makes me a bit ill!

Five months to get a driver's license!? Remind me to thank my driver's ed teacher.
 
Well considering that I just made a trip to kyushu with my j-american girlfriend to see her family, I think I can post some recent wt?! situations... apparently I stand out a bit since I'm 6'1, mixed black and white, and look it.
1) I'm using a public restroom and this guy keeps staring me up and down. I ignore it and focus on my business until and hear the sound of a picture being taken. I look over and see that the guy's phone is aimed at my manhood... wt?!
2) I'm at an arcade since I needed my Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Street Fighter fix and this group of (assuming) teenage girls surround me. I figure it's cuz I'm good at the game I'm playing and had a large win streak. When I leave, my girlfriend is laughing hysterically, telling me that they were calling me a pornstar... wt?!
3) I was minding my own business outside and these two (again assuming) teenage girls pop up out of nowhere and start rubbing on my arm. According to my girlfriend's interpretation of what they said, they were curious if my skin color would rub off... wt?!
So what did I get from my first trip to Japan... A sense that they really are ignorant to other races/cultures. I know that they don't necessarily mean harm by it. Hell I thought is was funny but damn... Oh and is there some kind of penis fetish out there??
 
konki_d said:
...For my part, the whole concept of shiokara (fermented squid guts, miso paste, and diced bits of boiled squid) is a bit daunting. The taste is one of the single most revolting things that I have ever attempted to stomach on more than one occasion.
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Shiokara is raw squid mixed with the contents of its guts (the digestive tract) with salt, and sometimes, other flavorings such as sake, citrus peel, etc. Miso is not used in Shiokara. The fermentation occurs if it is kept for a while after being prepared, and it helps to prevent spoilage, but some people (like myself) enjoy the freshly-made Shiokara (my father who is an expert Shiokara maker, says it tastes the best 2 or 3 days after it was made).

It goes great with beer/sake/shoochuu (or so I hear. I don't drink.) as well as with white rice. If I had a bowl of white rice and some of my father's shiokara, I wouldn't need anything else!
 
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