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i am fascinated with all things japanese, am visiting Japan in November, has anyone got advice/tips on things to do/hotels/culture etc....
many thks

Originally posted by rackgaki
i am fascinated with all things japanese, am visiting Japan in November, has anyone got advice/tips on things to do/hotels/culture etc....
many thks

all things japanese?

don't you find japanese cartoons weird?

once I had watched one of them with my nephew, and I found it bizarre.

Originally posted by generalissimo
all things japanese?

don't you find japanese cartoons weird?

once I had watched one of them with my nephew, and I found it bizarre.

Wait...weird is bad?

You're a big scoop of vanilla, aren't ya? 😕

Originally posted by rbmorris
Wait...weird is bad?

You're a big scoop of vanilla, aren't ya? 😕

I didn't say it was necessarialy bad, I said it was weird if compared to western cartoons.

when I was a boy, I used to watch tom and jerry, if compared to these, japanese cartoons are very weird.

Originally posted by rackgaki
i am fascinated with all things japanese, am visiting Japan in November, has anyone got advice/tips on things to do/hotels/culture etc....
many thks

Read Karel van Wolferen's "The Enigma Of Japanese Power". Best book of its kind on how Japanese culture, politics and economy actually work.

Originally posted by rackgaki
i am fascinated with all things japanese, am visiting Japan in November, has anyone got advice/tips on things to do/hotels/culture etc....
many thks

Sure plenty. l lived there for a few years and visit often.

Things to do depends on your main interests e.g temples vs modern Japan etc. Hotels - try and stay in Ryokan (Japanese style hotels) they are very different from western hotels with tatami floors etc Try onsen at traditional onsen places (many to choose from in most parts of japan.

Leave your pre conceptions at the door, relax and let a wonderful country envelope you.

Originally posted by rackgaki
i am fascinated with all things japanese, am visiting Japan in November, has anyone got advice/tips on things to do/hotels/culture etc....
many thks

Be very careful, the Japanese is a different culture, so it's weird, and if it's weird is bad. And bad is dangerous...

Better to remain with the known stuff, because it makes you feel safe, and safety is nice.

Better not to travel at all.

P.S. Watch Tomr & Jerry instead.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Be very careful, the Japanese is a different culture, so it's weird, and if it's weird is bad. And bad is dangerous...

Better to remain with the known stuff, because it makes you feel safe, and safety is nice.

Better not to travel at all.

P.S. Watch Tomr & Jerry instead.

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the immature little prick (aka seitse) can't help twisting what other people say.

what did you watch when you were a boy? speedy gonzales?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedy_Gonzales

I'm big in Japan

LMAO!

I sure touched a nerve because the ethnic slur was fired! Ay caramba! 😵

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Oh my goodness!! No, your fist!?!?!?! No, please!!! 😲

I am so afraid of kids who threaten me with physical violence from the anonymous safety of the internet!!! Oh no! Please no!!!! :'(

Originally posted by generalissimo
all things japanese?

don't you find japanese cartoons weird?

once I had watched one of them with my nephew, and I found it bizarre.

did it involve tentacles?

Originally posted by Seitse
Oh my goodness!! No, your fist!?!?!?! No, please!!! 😲

I am so afraid of kids who threaten me with physical violence from the anonymous safety of the internet!!! Oh no! Please no!!!! :'(

grow up seitse.

its a pity you can't have a civil discussion.


peace.

Originally posted by EmLasker
did it involve tentacles?

no. why?

do japanese cartoons usually have tentacles?