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    Thread: China's Ghost Cities and Malls
Post: China's Ghost Cities and Malls

vinniram Wrote:So much anti-Chinese sentiment. I frankly thing it is disturbing. Virtually all governments have a sh!tload of problems, it's just they have a way of masking it all up in propaganda whe...
ropsta Chinese and Hanzi 23 6,702 2011-04-05, 8:18 am
    Thread: You find it easier to....
Post: You find it easier to....

@OP It's not the charisma man effect. You know a language that is considered desirable by many. Therefore, people are more likely to engage in conversation with you, regardless of your personality. ...
ropsta Off topic 31 6,904 2011-03-22, 11:43 pm
    Thread: You find it easier to....
Post: You find it easier to....

Aijin Wrote:I'll just give the benefit of the doubt and assume it's tactless sarcasm. Don't worry. You might be ugly, but we still love ya. =3 jk
ropsta Off topic 31 6,904 2011-03-22, 5:54 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

Earthquake <---> Animals Animals <---> Earthquake Animals! :D
ropsta Off topic 690 113,310 2011-03-20, 1:26 am
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

Really? *sigh*
ropsta Off topic 690 113,310 2011-03-16, 10:57 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

Brave isn't even good enough a word. To me it's almost like, the question isn't whether or not they are going to die today, but whether they'll be alive tomorrow.
ropsta Off topic 690 113,310 2011-03-15, 9:17 pm
    Thread: Pseudo-Japanese?
Post: Pseudo-Japanese?

Myrddhin Wrote:Example: I never learned to read sheet music properly. In the beginning, I had to count the lines of the notes to find the corresponding keys on the piano. Doing it like this allowed me...
ropsta Remembering the Kanji 35 5,746 2011-03-15, 7:40 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

ta12121 Wrote:although, kinda have to agree with this comment: 逃げろよ。撮影してる場合じゃないだろ。 Understandable.
ropsta Off topic 690 113,310 2011-03-14, 12:57 am
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

Don't wanna sift through 8 pages. Could someone please answer this question for me? WHAT THE **** is a meltdown? Seriously? WTF does it mean?
ropsta Off topic 690 113,310 2011-03-12, 5:04 am
    Thread: This woman is the Nintendo Wii killer
Post: This woman is the Nintendo Wii killer

Yeah. Sounds like she'd be making headlines.
ropsta Off topic 13 2,673 2010-11-17, 8:57 pm
    Thread: Inception DVD trailer
Post: Inception DVD trailer

http://vimeo.com/16930956 (warning: explicit lyrics) I reworked a couples scenes from the movie trailer and added music. I'm in the process of making a tutorial on how I did it, for those who are i...
ropsta Off topic 1 639 2010-11-17, 1:19 pm
    Thread: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)
Post: Yearlyglot on flashcards :)

Nagareboshi Wrote:Flashcards are not the A&O of learning, there are other ways, too....SRS is by no means the only thing anyone should rely on. ;) Has anyone said this? If they have... shame on th...
ropsta Off topic 74 10,210 2010-11-15, 12:53 pm
    Thread: a short film
Post: a short film

liosama Wrote:this is a real tear jerker ropsta^ I lack empathy for homeless, poor, and/or drug addicted individuals. An unfortunate consequence of being privileged enough to not give a damn. :P aisu...
ropsta Off topic 13 2,030 2010-10-20, 10:40 am
    Thread: a short film
Post: a short film

That was entertaining. The comments kept saying it was a tear jerker. Maybe it's a European thing. Personally I found more tears in this video here. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki658-gBB...
ropsta Off topic 13 2,030 2010-10-20, 3:03 am
    Thread: How can anyone POSSIBLY argue against the Heisig method...
Post: How can anyone POSSIBLY argue against the Heisig m...

EratiK Wrote:I'm sorry for your wasted time feelings ropsta Eh!? I didn't say... *rechecks post* Oooohhh.... the power of the missing word.
ropsta General discussion 139 44,876 2010-10-20, 2:45 am
    Thread: How can anyone POSSIBLY argue against the Heisig method...
Post: How can anyone POSSIBLY argue against the Heisig m...

I blasted through in a couple of months so I do not share the hours of waste feeling. What you have is called "a the a buyas remorse" or the "if I'd have invested in that one company when I was six ...
ropsta General discussion 139 44,876 2010-10-19, 12:05 pm
    Thread: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010
Post: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010

Even better... [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki658-gBB1k]
ropsta Off topic 115 33,084 2010-10-18, 9:00 pm
    Thread: Cultural cringe in Japan?
Post: Cultural cringe in Japan?

長過ぎ 0.0
ropsta General discussion 185 33,004 2010-10-10, 12:51 am
    Thread: Japan's sex industry (2nd largest industry in Japan)
Post: Japan's sex industry (2nd largest industry in Japa...

Jeez, where's youz guyz sense of humor? Thurd was obviously joking when he typed that. Sheesh, no one is THAT dense. ねね? *ponders for a moment* ねぇぇ... 0_0
ropsta Off topic 58 23,797 2010-10-09, 7:36 pm
    Thread: Using RegEx to get rid of kana in () in articles
Post: Using RegEx to get rid of kana in () in articles

JimmySeal Wrote:The expression I suggested works just fine, in EditPad Pro and Notepad++. Can't get it to work. Maybe it's encoding related. Edit: Got it to work in Notepad++ but not Editpad. So it...
ropsta Learning resources 28 6,138 2010-10-09, 3:03 pm
    Thread: Cultural cringe in Japan?
Post: Cultural cringe in Japan?

The IceCream like Jedi has become. Padawan no more. Hrrhmm
ropsta General discussion 185 33,004 2010-10-06, 11:54 am
    Thread: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....
Post: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....

Which adds to the hilarity... but don't let HIM hear you say that. ;)
ropsta Off topic 23 3,868 2010-10-05, 11:49 pm
    Thread: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....
Post: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....

Jarvik7 Wrote:Two years ago called... they want their (lame to begin with) meme back. Chuck Norris is angry you think this meme is only 2 years old. :P
ropsta Off topic 23 3,868 2010-10-05, 7:17 pm
    Thread: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....
Post: Today Chuck Norris broke the sound barrier.....

it's taking time off to recover. Discuss.
ropsta Off topic 23 3,868 2010-10-05, 1:37 am
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

BB Anthem and 六本木挽歌 go hard! Insecure Day is almost exactly like Ice Cube's Good Day.
ropsta General discussion 762 217,324 2010-10-05, 1:30 am
    Thread: Cultural cringe in Japan?
Post: Cultural cringe in Japan?

zigmonty Wrote:It's a lot easier if you ethnically cleansed the problem away hundreds or thousands of years ago. I believe new problems and lines of division would be made up in order to justify more ...
ropsta General discussion 185 33,004 2010-10-05, 12:43 am
    Thread: What mimicking one's language style may mean about the relationship
Post: What mimicking one's language style may mean about...

I get what WCCrawford was getting at. *take that nest0r* I trump your rebuttal by saying... Lead every interaction and you'll never have to worry about this again. Discussion done. *zany* :P
ropsta Off topic 13 4,371 2010-10-04, 11:52 pm
    Thread: Why are japanese websites so restricting?
Post: Why are japanese websites so restricting?

I just registered, pondered for a moment on the possibilities, and came to the conclusion that I'll probably never visit the site again. My Japanese social network consists of a 39 year old woman and ...
ropsta General discussion 25 9,515 2010-10-04, 9:31 pm
    Thread: Writing online in Japanese, especially emails and blogs
Post: Writing online in Japanese, especially emails and ...

Used to post like this at a piano forum. Couple of members complained, one day. Needless to say.... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... ... ... .. Was banned
ropsta General discussion 15 2,708 2010-09-30, 9:43 pm
    Thread: reasons some of you are learning japanese
Post: reasons some of you are learning japanese

On RTK you don't study Japanese. Japanese studies YOU.
ropsta General discussion 13 2,432 2010-09-29, 9:44 pm