I’d say that’s as much a Western cultural expectation as it is a Japanese one. People who are reasonably self-deprecating and are appreciative are often seen as being able to receive compliments gracefully. Humility and having perspective are seen as respectable traits.
When I was a kid, I’d hold a bowl of rice up to my mouth to finish the last bits of food, and my mom would scold me and say, “what are you, Chinese?” This was a negative remark, with the idea being that Chinese people are uncouth and don’t have table manners. I know... not very nice.
I think it depends on the type of bathroom. I might be generalizing too much based on my limited experiences, but I get the sense that the floor is more likely to be wet in an Asian bathroom. Bathrooms I’ve been in had drains in the floor, allowing you to take a shower outside of a bathtub or stall. I don’t suppose…
Based on your explanation and what little I know about Japanese, I feel like it’s safe to say that the Japanese language has a problem with homonyms.
I think your comment is not being taken well by some, because it’s akin to someone going into a Jalopnik article and being like, “why do you care what car people drive? It’s just a machine that serves a functional purpose.”
You joke, but I bet it’s indicative of the guy having the mind of a child, which leads me to ask: Why is this guy allowed to vote? We don’t let children vote.
This. HamNo is obviously one of those insufferable people that get off a plane as though they’re getting out of bed.
You can’t buy masculinity, and you can’t buy emasculation either. Dodge’s marketing department will try to convince you otherwise, though.
Sometimes you do encounter them. They’re the slow fuckers blocking the left lane.
The man plowed into her car.
That’s pretty much true everywhere. I don’t know if your perception about New England is accurate, though. The only solid swath of blue is in Vermont.
I think it’s depressing that it hasn’t even occurred to King’s opponents to fight fire with fire. Whatever happened to Anonymous and the like?
Unless your proposed gun control laws involve bringing the US Army door to door to confiscate firearms, the effects will be negligible. If that’s along the lines of what you’re thinking, sign me up to your newsletter.
It’s an illusion that we have the power of choice 100% of the time, and of course it’s an illusion that Americans want to believe because it’s the basis of our cultural philosophy. We want to believe it because it’s scary to think that we’re not always in control. We also want want to believe it because it absolves us…
The Republican PR machine is scary. You guys make China look like amateurs.
You know honestly, I’ve always thought this was the best thing about the Trump Presidency. Now I don’t have to feel paranoid—I feel justified knowing that there’s all sorts of fuckfaces in our midst, and that they’re more than happy to let it all hang out. It’s better than when people were racist behind your back.
Your argument sounds like that of a person who is tempted to settle for the easier personal satisfaction of judgment of others, versus the infinitely harder approach of driving change in society.
You’re right about my word usage, but I think your response only further illustrates that you can’t see the forest for the trees. Maybe you just don’t care about the bigger issue?
You’re taking it too literally. There’s obviously a far more important issue at hand here. (One that doesn’t have to negate the fact that Comey himself or the FBI, suck.)