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Thread: Gifts etiquette Post: Gifts etiquette Yup, he pretty much just answered everything. Every region in Japan is famous for something, and it's usually that something that people buy as presents when they go to said place (for example, I ten... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 27 | 4,531 | 2009-03-18, 10:21 am | ||
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Thread: I study Nihongo because... Post: I study Nihongo because... I honestly don't know why I'm studying Japanese or why I live in Japan. I change my mind about so many things and can never make up my mind on which path to follow. Since I took my first Japanese clas... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 358 | 111,135 | 2009-03-18, 10:17 am | ||
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Thread: NHK High School Subjects Post: NHK High School Subjects Wow, that's a great find. I often get sick of the seemingly endless variety shows on TV, so these will be a nice change of pace. Thanks. |
spoonsman | Learning resources | 5 | 1,309 | 2009-03-18, 1:32 am | ||
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Thread: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Post: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Alright, I finally got to watch the video and wow, it was a lot longer than I expected it to be. Even though I work in schools and not a company per se, I can agree with pretty much everything that w... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 76 | 16,369 | 2009-03-17, 3:57 am | ||
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Thread: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Post: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 yukkuri_kame Wrote:just for you spoonsman: http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/acatalog/84_b.gif By the way, you wouldn't happen to know Javier Ruiz of Puerto Rico? He's big in the unicycle communi... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 76 | 16,369 | 2009-03-17, 3:25 am | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter DING DING DING It looks like Katsuo found a winner for at least a few of the kanji's pages, as this thread was blocked as soon as he posted tai<-->hen. |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-17, 1:24 am | ||
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Thread: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Post: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 The spoon was designed so that the 'bowl' of the spoon was angled to the left. When used by a righty, it made it so that you could slurp/eat off of the end of the spoon without having to bend your han... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 76 | 16,369 | 2009-03-17, 1:22 am | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter I am now accessing this page. Anal penetration is apparently OK at this school. |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-16, 9:28 pm | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Tack 1824 (everywhere) to the list. There's also a few more I've come across. Silly silly silly filters making studying frustrating. |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-16, 9:07 pm | ||
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Thread: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Post: Hey Guys I made it on Japanese TV! 会社の星 Oh hey, thanks for the plug Mr. kame. I haven't responded here yet simply because I only remember about this video when I'm on a computer at work, so I haven't watched the show yet. In that vein, not... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 76 | 16,369 | 2009-03-16, 8:56 pm | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter ...as do I. THE PLOT THICKENS Oh how nice it is that both of our schools use the same filter. |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-05, 10:22 pm | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter I have three junior high schools. One had an ethernet cable with internet at every desk, my current school has ethernet cables at every desk (but not connected to the internet), and one has a single i... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-05, 9:02 pm | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Thora Wrote:"ketchup" Ah yes, I see that we share our initial insticts for the offending word. |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-05, 8:35 pm | ||
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Thread: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter Post: 1691 (Mannerism) is blocked by my school's filter I'm reviewing kanji at work (a Japanese junior high school), and the internet filter blocks only kanji 1691 (mannerism) for some reason. Quote:このページは「i-FILTER」によりブロックされました。 URL http://kanji.koohii... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 25 | 5,893 | 2009-03-05, 8:27 pm | ||
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Thread: On the English proficiency of Northern European people Post: On the English proficiency of Northern European pe... I like sports. It is interesting. What connotation would that have in New York? |
spoonsman | General discussion | 65 | 11,269 | 2009-03-05, 5:44 pm | ||
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Thread: On the English proficiency of Northern European people Post: On the English proficiency of Northern European pe... Note: I typed this up before Tobberoth posted. I've also wondered about this before. I have zero experience with any European country's educational system (I'm American), however I can think of one ... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 65 | 11,269 | 2009-03-05, 4:57 am | ||
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Thread: my name in katakana Post: my name in katakana It's your name, so choose the katakana spelling/pronunciation you like and go with it. I commonly see people spelling my name as ドジ, ドチ, ドッチ, ドッヂ, and ドッジ; however I prefer ドッジ and tell people such w... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 61 | 15,078 | 2009-02-28, 10:59 pm | ||
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Thread: What is this place outside of Tokyo? Post: What is this place outside of Tokyo? I really don't know. But honestly, whenever I go to Tokyo I'm always far more concerned about the golden poo building than to worry about something so menial as a robot manufacturing plant |
spoonsman | Off topic | 6 | 1,191 | 2009-02-26, 10:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima Post: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima It took me a week to learn the basics of how to ride... it's really not as hard as people think. I once had a friend who learned to ride straight (not turn yet) in the course of 2 hours. |
spoonsman | Off topic | 7 | 1,678 | 2009-02-24, 5:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima Post: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima Katsuo Wrote:I've never tried unicycling myself (but would like to). Did you know that Jack Halpern, editor of various kanji dictionaries, is an enthusiast? Yeah, Mr. Halpern is also famous within the... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 7 | 1,678 | 2009-02-24, 9:51 am | ||
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Thread: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima Post: Unicycling on the news in Fukushima Back in October of 2007, just three months after moving here, a local news station interviewed me after seeing my unicycling around the city. The video is over on YouTube. There are also more detail... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 7 | 1,678 | 2009-02-24, 8:25 am | ||
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Thread: 2 Week Break Post: 2 Week Break Psht, I went on vacation for nearly a month. I came back with a cache of 200 previously failed cards plus 1000+ expired. It took me almost three weeks until I could wade out of that mess and start ad... |
spoonsman | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 2,911 | 2009-02-12, 4:11 am | ||
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Thread: Confusion: how do you break down 今日? Post: Confusion: how do you break down 今日? This all reminds me of when I first came to Japan and realized that the kanji for the Yamanote Line in Tokyo is just 山手線. WHERE'S THE の SUPPOSED TO GO????? I got even more confused a month or two lat... |
spoonsman | Remembering the Kanji | 14 | 12,139 | 2009-01-29, 2:17 am | ||
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Thread: christmas in japan Post: christmas in japan nest0r Wrote:spoonsman Wrote:... Totally off topic, spoonsman, but just wanted to say, I find your site very cool. Oh, thanks. Also thanks for making me realize that for some reason it's offline at t... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 24 | 3,444 | 2008-12-26, 7:57 pm | ||
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Thread: christmas in japan Post: christmas in japan kazelee Wrote:KristinHolly Wrote:The article about KFC is interesting. One thing they don't mention that may be relevant is that Japanese kitchens generally don't have ovens. So what's the closest t... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 24 | 3,444 | 2008-12-26, 4:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Tokyo fishmarket closed for foreigners Post: Tokyo fishmarket closed for foreigners Tourists tend to stand out. If you're dressed in street clothes, have a backpack, and are taking photos, you're probably a tourist. If you're wearing galoshes/boots and an apron and are obviously wor... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 104 | 14,402 | 2008-12-17, 7:05 am | ||
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Thread: in japan Post: in japan Just hopping in here to go back many many posts about the comment about Spanish becoming an offical language, the US has no official language. We've gone a couple centuries without declaring English a... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 111 | 13,283 | 2008-12-15, 7:55 am | ||
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Thread: in japan Post: in japan Tobberoth Wrote:From my experience though, white foreigners in Japan tend to be really bad at Japanese unless they actively study it there. JET teachers etc. Unless they came here specifically to stud... |
spoonsman | Off topic | 111 | 13,283 | 2008-12-14, 6:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Many (younger) Japanese people have really bad kanji and keigo..? Post: Many (younger) Japanese people have really bad kan... Notice how he worded it he didn't say that an adult can read an average of 3,500, he said that an average adult can read up to 3,500. I don't believe the average of 3,500. However I can believe that ... |
spoonsman | General discussion | 53 | 13,716 | 2008-12-08, 12:05 am | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Bumpity for taking 4.5 months to get to 3/4 of the way through. Hopefully I can finish the whole thing by New Year's. |
spoonsman | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,198 | 2008-12-03, 10:15 am | ||
