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The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 4946 Location: Blabbing

Just wondering if anyone teaching in Japan even cares that the biggest event in the world is happening right now?

Also, what are the Japanese people on the street saying?

I know that people in China are rooting for Kerry. How about in Japan?

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

I don't care.

azarashi sushi · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 562 Location: Shinjuku

I don't care either

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

To add, for the record, the title of the thread was a poor attempt to be funny, and failed.

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

I don't see it as a big event at all. It's like a sporting event that isn't televised, I'll wait to read about it in the paper. Only with the election I can say that there will not be an outcome for some time, like last time. Let's just hope that they don't vote in a spoiled, rich, cocaine cowboy, boozer. Regardless of the outcome, the US is going to get what it deserves--everybody does.

Let us Americans wake up to the European Dream!

melirae · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 145 Location: Korea

For the past few weeks all of my students have asked about the "erection" (although most of them shyed away from that word and went for "choosing a new Prime Minister....") and who I voted for, what I thought, etc. All of them seemed to be rooting for Kerry. I have taught many a lesson on the US political process lately. Sort of sad that it's over because there goes a really good topic....

For the record, I thought the thread topic was hilarious!!!! Laughing

AgentMulderUK

bshabu · Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Kumagaya

My students could care less......but they are only in kindergarten.

Marika · Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 32

I have to say I was very impressed with my students. The 10 and 11 year olds were talking about the election and how the want to see Kerry win. They said Bush does to much fighting. I was pretty darn impressed. Seems like they care more about whats happening in the rest of the world then some other people who should care.
I think so many other people other then Amercians do care about the election because the States has so much control with the rest of the world. Not something I'm happy about but we're each entiltled to our own opinion.
Also today I was at a Japanese teachers house along with about 35 other people . Pretty much all the adults wanted to see Kerry winning.
I can say many people in Canada would like to see Kerry win as well.

king kakipi · Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 353 Location: Australia

put me down as a "don't care" either. How many 'non-Americans' (ie the majority of the world's population) think this is

BradS · Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 173 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Not me.

Ajia · Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Mie-ken

I think everybody should care. This election turn out will ultimately affect people living in other countries (Americans or Non). For us Americans abroad, it is how others will view us and treat us(which at the present state is not so good). As for the countries in itself, like Japan, they will be affected by having the current US government seeking to dominate every single weakling out there (ex. Blair and Koizumi). I know that some of you don't care but having a leader in this world, as well as the two leaders mentioned, allowing an illegal invasion into a country that posed no threat and letting thousands of people die over it, I think I'd be a little worried.

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

I think anyone out there who says that the election is unimportant is kidding themselves. You may not care, but it is important. The US President wields a lot of power, whether we like it or not. Somehow, American policy affects most of the countries in which we live.

AgentMulderUK · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:09 pm Post subject:

Ailian · Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 192 Location: PRC!