2007-07-21, 10:34 | Link #181 |
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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kimonos and yukata... both of all, they are very important for the tredition... i have one elder sister who went to Japan for 1 year
they use kimono in the winter ...but not anyone will have kimono cuz it so very very expensive yukata will be used in summer... there is a tredition in summer called 'summer festival' , girls all over the country will wear yukata all day and go to the festival in the evening
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2007-07-21, 12:58 | Link #182 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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and not all countries like all american goods but generally it's still a pretty accurate statement. like i'm sure most of those germans who went to their local german retailers instead of walmart were still purchasing a lot of nike, coke, apple, american music (david hasselhof lol), and so on. and see the thing is urban clothing becoming popular are easy for me to understand because i'm from north america and see the factors that lead up to these things getting popular. i'm not from japan so i wouldn't know what it is that makes america so popular. actually i don't even know that much about the chinese tats. i have some hypotheses though. america is the lead trading partner of a lot of countries but as said above, the countries are not that high on american-ness. even bringing back up wal-mart in germany or starbucks in china... a lot of the failure of those sorts of things has to do with the balance of the nation rejecting 'americanness' over wanting efficient product. like indian stuff when it was popular in america the 60's and 70's and afterward is probably related to third world nationalism, postwar nihilism leading to a rejection of western values and all that jazz. it's not really something obvious like you're making it out to be. Last edited by retardation; 2007-07-21 at 13:22. |
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2007-07-21, 15:37 | Link #183 | |
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2007-07-21, 16:22 | Link #184 | |
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Another Wal-Mart tactic is to treat their employees like slaves... this did not work out here, since we have too strong unions and laws. The most hindering thing was the small market share of Wal-Mart. However, usually the following applies in Germany/EU: The bigger the company the cheaper it can offer products, because it can order huge amounts of goods and often produce goods themselves or in license. Now Wal-Mart tried to be the cheapest and wanted to go below the prices of the local super heavy weight (market share) Metro. That could not work thus Wal-Mart Germany constantly incured a loss. So its not like it didn't work out because american goods are not so much required/needed here, it is because they tried to use american buisness models when having only a small market share in germany. The goods offered in german Wal-Marts contained not more american goods than any other german store/supermarket.
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2007-07-21, 23:52 | Link #189 | |
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No.. no , it wouldn't burn your hands ^^; Actually cans are so hot , but don't go over your tolorance. and what's more, usually people buy hot can coffee in winter or autumn, so that is adequately for you to touch.
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2007-07-22, 01:40 | Link #190 |
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There are apparently some vending machines that dispense canned coffee that is either heated just before release or has some sort of special "heat on open" liner like some chemical hand warmers.
I've seen them portrayed in a few manga and described by visitors. Apparently the things are hot enough to help keep your hands warm on a cold day.
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2007-07-22, 04:21 | Link #191 | |
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There's one like every 30 steps. There's not a place in a Japanese city where you will walk over a min or two before you come across another vending machine, thanks to the low vandalism crime rate. It looks like this. The ones in blue are the "cold drinks", and the ones in red are the "hot drinks". The cans ARE hot, but not too hot that it burns your hands. They are somewhat insulated. And yes, they are great hand warmers during winter. Sometimes, you hold it in your hand to warm your hands up for a while before opening it to drink it
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2007-07-22, 14:17 | Link #193 | |
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I want a low vandalism crime rate... Not going to happen. |
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2007-07-23, 05:35 | Link #194 |
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The hot cans and other hot drinks aren't scolding hot, so it's not an issue. As the hiragana under the cans says in the picture above, warm, not hot.
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2007-07-23, 10:31 | Link #197 |
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Well, I think it has to do with the particular economic status, but I have also heard that Chinese eats cats and/or dogs. There was an article in the newspaper one time about a Chinese restaurant near my dad's house that was shut down after a health inspection because the inspectors found a dead cat in their freezer. Apparently, it was intended for the owners, not customers (phew!).
I haven't heard about japanese eating dogs or cats, though. Maybe N Koreans (because N Korea is so poor), but I doubt any from S Korea. But that's just my speculation.
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2007-07-23, 10:35 | Link #198 | |
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2007-07-23, 11:18 | Link #199 |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Dog meat is supposed to be "energising" and good for building health and strength. Unless you're familiar with the Chinese concept of yin/yang as applied to human physiology and food, you wouldn't understand why some (but not all!) Chinese eat dogs.
(Seriously, more Chinese today see dogs as pets, rather than food. There is an urban myth which says that dogs can smell people who've eaten dog meat before, and scamper away when they smell such people coming. More creepily, you're supposed to be more likely to see ghosts after eating dog meat...) Back on topic, I'd also be very curious to know if Japanese have similar traditions to dog meat. My guess? Probably not. I get the impression that back in the old days, eating any kind of meat (other than fish and game) is an extreme luxury that only the rich could afford. |
2007-07-23, 12:18 | Link #200 |
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I wonder: Did the Japanese even have dogs back in ancient Japan? I always figured that dogs ended up getting imported by Europeans. After all, I've not seen many references to pets in regards to history (for any country).
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