2012-10-15, 13:15 | Link #2541 |
Nyaaan~~
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 41
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Okay, this isn't my picture or my relatives, but I found this on reddit and thought it was really neat. Someone found an old picture of their "Great-great-grandparents" and it's pretty striking.
Spoiler for Picture is friggin big..:
PS: Also everyone is commenting on how they are both extremely attractive. I concur, I think they look very snazzy, especially the guy .. he's rocking it! |
2012-10-28, 05:26 | Link #2543 |
Honyaku no Hime
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
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This was a toss between the 'funny thread' and this one, but it is cultural so here it goes. A language containing thousands more nouns than English but yet so... redundant in daily conversation between friends (and it completely gets through, pronoun-less and all)
I can confirm a top 5 I hear day in, day out at school from my classmates... やめて、恥ずかしい (Stop it, it's embarrassing) やば、やばくね、こわっ (yaba, yabakune, kowa) ねねねね、(Hey, hey hey) うそ!(No way) 明日ダイエット (Gonna start dieting tomorrow, well maybe not top 5 but close, anything to do with weight is daily) And others... なんで、こんな美味しいの? Why is this so delicious? (I'm -never- sure how to respond to this in Japanese as sarcasm only comes to mind. If one cannot play her role well, then just nodding in agreement will get me very far) びっくりした!(bkikkurishita = You scared me!) This a common one for all Japanese, I've had to make myself say it whenever I'm actually surprised, as I noticed in English we don't have a 'one set' expression, we respond with various (curse) words or sounds. I am surprised that 'kawaii' was not in there, that's a major minus point from me as if I had a quid for every time I heard that every day at school, I'd be swimming in money...
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2012-11-04, 05:30 | Link #2548 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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2012-11-04, 07:22 | Link #2550 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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Hmm... that could describe just about anyone, not just me, an O+. I've always wondered where this superstition came from, and it's sad to learn that it's a relic of Nazi eugenics. |
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2012-11-29, 23:13 | Link #2551 |
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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5 Things Nobody Tells You About Living in Japan:
"Two years ago, I achieved alpha-geek status among my friends by moving to Japan. Since then, all I've been hearing from them is how lucky I am and how they would murder any endangered species still clinging tenaciously to existence in exchange for permission to live in my closet. And I totally get it, because come on, it's Japan -- the wackiest, most interesting place on the planet. Who wouldn't want to live here? Well ... you might not, actually. Because while there are plenty of great reasons to live in Japan, such as the low crime rate and the amazing public transportation system, there are a few things you should know before you decide to pack up your manga and hop on a jet across the Pacific, wearing rabbit ears and flashing peace signs at everyone who makes eye contact with you. For starters ..." See: http://www.cracked.com/article_20118...-in-japan.html |
2012-11-29, 23:46 | Link #2554 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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On my 2 weeks trip to Japan, i can conclude that mini skirt is indeed one type of fashion there. But since i go there in April, nobody is wearing a mini skirt. Regarding the female students, most middle school females are still wearing their skirts below the knee-length. While high school females are wearing their skirts above the knee-length. And i dont see anyone wearing as short as the anime depicted... Well, that is just my 2-weeks observation... |
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2012-11-29, 23:58 | Link #2558 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 35
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Although it is beyond me why girls enjoy wearing such short skirts. Even during cold weather.
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2012-11-30, 00:00 | Link #2560 | |
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
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Really, stop being a pervert all the time! Apparently they're used to it. I've always hated skirts myself, so I kept it at regulation length and actually got permission in my middle school days (when I was in Korea) to wear pants (boy's, since it was a co-ed) at least with my winter uniform. |
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