CBC Guy
"Nani ga okashin desu?!"
- 2 Nov 2006
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Ooops, I posted in other topics before I posted here...
Well anyways, I'm a Chinese-Canadian who lives in Vancouver, BC but currently studying Mandarin and tutoring English in Chengdu, China.
Why I'm interested in Japan: Its a combination of factors. Perhaps it was the fact that my grandparents hated Japan so much that I wanted to see what it was all about. Or it was the sushi restaurants that popped up all over Vancouver and introduced me to the wonders of raw fish. (YUM! Seriously though I do like Japanese cuisine a lot.) Or it was the Samurai epics that my dad rented. Or it was the J-music that my friends were playing around with and I got into it myself. So it's not just one factor. (No I'm not an Anime fan)
My opinion on Japan. 711-1867 AD: Ok, island nation east of us, (China) adapts some of China's ideas and changes them to fit Japanese conditions, as well as creating their own indigenous traditions. ok, fair enough.
1894-1945; GRRR!!!! HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE!!!!!
1945-present: Ok, pretty cool country, lots of cool innovations, people seem nice, food looks good, music is catchy.... but the Yasukuni Shrine and a few other issues remain. Nonetheless I am still facsinated by this country, I don't know why.
(PS Could you get any "manlier" smilies? They're kinda too "Kawaii" for my tastes.)
Sorry if some of my posts seem inflamed so far (I'm only 6 or 7 posts into my time here.) , its just that the war issue sometimes makes me mad. But I try to move on and I don't hate modern Japan or Japanese people. (I do have Nikkei friends in Canada) Hope to make friends here.
Well anyways, I'm a Chinese-Canadian who lives in Vancouver, BC but currently studying Mandarin and tutoring English in Chengdu, China.
Why I'm interested in Japan: Its a combination of factors. Perhaps it was the fact that my grandparents hated Japan so much that I wanted to see what it was all about. Or it was the sushi restaurants that popped up all over Vancouver and introduced me to the wonders of raw fish. (YUM! Seriously though I do like Japanese cuisine a lot.) Or it was the Samurai epics that my dad rented. Or it was the J-music that my friends were playing around with and I got into it myself. So it's not just one factor. (No I'm not an Anime fan)
My opinion on Japan. 711-1867 AD: Ok, island nation east of us, (China) adapts some of China's ideas and changes them to fit Japanese conditions, as well as creating their own indigenous traditions. ok, fair enough.
1894-1945; GRRR!!!! HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE!!!!!
1945-present: Ok, pretty cool country, lots of cool innovations, people seem nice, food looks good, music is catchy.... but the Yasukuni Shrine and a few other issues remain. Nonetheless I am still facsinated by this country, I don't know why.
(PS Could you get any "manlier" smilies? They're kinda too "Kawaii" for my tastes.)
Sorry if some of my posts seem inflamed so far (I'm only 6 or 7 posts into my time here.) , its just that the war issue sometimes makes me mad. But I try to move on and I don't hate modern Japan or Japanese people. (I do have Nikkei friends in Canada) Hope to make friends here.