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Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

TokyoLiz,

I disagree.

I think you will find that most of our students have plenty of time to watch what passes for television programing for hours on end, sleep all weekend or walk around shopping areas in their school uniforms.

My point was that most students will answer: shopping or sleeping.

And given the question, "What did you do on the weekend?"

The number 1 answer, "Survey says: _____________!"

Cheers,
S

T-Bone · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 33 Location: Phnom Penh

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

T-bone,

You must teach girls.

Never heard a boy say, "clean my room".

Furthermore, I have never myself, nor did I ever know anyone back in HS that spent time sleeping on the weekend. Then again, I didn't grow up here.

Victims of their environment?

Is this unique to Japan?

Cheers,
S

AgentMulderUK · Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:23 pm Post subject:

I totally agree Sweetsee & Ntropy. Students here have way too much free time and too much money to waste in that free time.

To return to the orginal title of the thread "Defining the essence of Japan..."

I would say Crap Music.

I mean the whole lot, from the Okinawan caterwaul, to the 'sounds like my embarrasing uncle trying to sing after too much whisky' enka and the re-cyled re-mangled audio vomit of J-Pop.

Ok..maybe Koto music sounds nice.. Smile

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

You said it AgentmulderUK,

There is no differentiation between what passes for music and noise.

How about the blaring "music" in the local super or Mos Burger?

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

T-Bone · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 33 Location: Phnom Penh

Sweetsee wrote:

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

Synne · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 269 Location: Tohoku

I find lots of the Japanese tunes to be fairly good actually; granted some are an earsore, however, you'll find that with almost all music from around the world.

AgentMulderUK · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:16 am Post subject:

So ,enlighten me. Which ones are good then?

Synne · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 269 Location: Tohoku

You're asking me to list favorable music based on my opinion. When it comes down to opinions there is no right or wrong.

Celeste · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject:

Not a big pop music fan (as in wouldn't spend the money for it) but I don't find Japanese pop music too offensive. What I do find really annoying is the VOLUME at which it is often played in public areas. I also can't stand the election diatribe trucks. I live in a big public housing complex and there is a small park across the street. Whenever there is an election, they park out there on Saturdays starting at about 8 am and don't shut up until it gets dark outside. I am considering stockpiling spoiled produce for the next election in Japan.

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

But the thing that defines Japan in all this is the fact that no one bats an eyelid at all this noise pollution. How they do this mystifies me.

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

Recently camped at the beach in Izu and there were young non-Japanese kids lighting off bottle rockets and playing the car stereo at deafening levels all night long on the road just above our camp.

No one said a word to these cretins.

AgentMulderUK · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:04 am Post subject: