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coraminta
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
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Location: Canada
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Just a thought ... wouldn't being posted in an area of Japan with a high concentration if english speaking people be an advantage? I mean, supposing that this is your first time in the country I'm assuming. If you even manage to run into an american soldier, they would probally be a wealth of information about the local area. AND they speak english. (Well most of them:) ) I wouldn't worry about the drunken frat boy problem very much though... I know in Canada we only got a half day holiday every two weeks while on training - and that was at the warrants descretion. Basically, the soldiers probally have enough to deal with with things like 5:30am Revelery, and training. Its hard to party and drink all night when you know that you have to be up and running your heart out at 5:35am.
Anyway, I should think that it would be a nice way to meet all sorts of people...
Just a hint though... if you go around with long hippi hair and peace signs your going to make yourself a target for hazing  Not recommended. 
Just to clarify, I am Canadian, so I only know about how we do things in the Canadian Forces. I think the only way that you'd run amuck with them is if you got yourself plastered, put on some of that fake camo stuff that rappers like to wear to appear 'army' (EVERYONE in the forces hates that stuff) and stagger onto their base in the middle of the night banging pots and pans or something equally as stupid 
But best wishes, seriously, I hope that you end up having a great time. |
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Sadken
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 341
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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I think the only way that you'd run amuck with them is if you got yourself plastered, put on some of that fake camo stuff that rappers like to wear to appear 'army' (EVERYONE in the forces hates that stuff) and stagger onto their base in the middle of the night banging pots and pans or something equally as stupid
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I am a fucking dead man. Now that you have mentioned that, there is very little chance of me not doing it at least once.... |
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katk
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 52
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Your gonna end up befriending some military man and become best friends... i can feel it........
your welcome for the hip hop |
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Albright
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 39
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| The US is much more insular than Europe. While the average European has met a hundred and one foreigners by the age of 18, this is the first experience the average 18 year-old US soldier has had meeting people from other countries and the first time (s)he has had a foreigner give his country some healthy criticism. |
Keep in mind that the simple geography of the US contributes quite a bit to its insular-ness; remember that the whole of US is, well, practically the size of Europe, if you count Alaska. Consider travel; we can go someplace tropical, someplace artic, someplace to get in some good fishing, someplace to get some fine wine, mountains, canyons, deserts, forests, and so on and so forth without ever leaving our country or our native language. Also, people bemoan that Americans dedicate smaller fractions of news broadcasts to foreign news than European countries; but isn't it only logical that a larger country would generate more domestic news?
So in other words, it's not like we're all going around with blinders on and our hands over our ears pretending that places beyond the US borders don't exist. It's just that, being such a large and diverse place as the US is, there's enough going on just here to keep us preoccupied with ourselves, if you'll allow me the expression.
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| Without this turing into a political debate I voted for Bush so please don't unsult my leader. |
That's pretty cool, you're the first American I've encountered (virtually or in reality) who admits to supporting Bush. |
Meet your second. I still have the bumper sticker on my car. (Gets me a middle finger every now and then, but at least the anti-hate pacifists haven't keyed my car yet as has happened to some folks.) I won't go into the reasons why, but suffice it to say that I'm getting a little tired of all the vitriol that's being spewed at him, both domestically and internationally. I'll leave it at that.
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| We Euroheads tend to be a bit sweeping in our judgement of Americans and their choice of leader |
...And you're the first 'peein' I've encountered who will admit to doing this. Shows integrity, perhaps. No, really, thank you for coming to realize this. I assure you that few Americans kick puppies and steal candy from children, and those that do are generally frowned upon by the general population.
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| Can I say a sincere thankyou for hippety hop music? |
Forgive me, but I kinda doubt your sincerity. Anyway, do you realize that when you curse, the board is censoring you? Look back through your posts and you'll find them full of "*beep*"s.
Anyway, please don't fear us Americans, even soldiers. I assure you that any boorish meathead is gonna be straightened up by his commanding officers... Don't think Rambo, think Full Metal Jacket. |
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Big John Stud
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:52 am Post subject: |
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| Without this turing into a political debate I voted for Bush so please don't unsult my leader. |
Do you live in the U.S.? I can't understand how any American living abroad would vote for such a war monger! Look what the idiot did to Iraq!
The coward had daddy bush pull strings so he didn' have to go to Vietnam but now because of him thousands of americans and Iraqi are getting killed and crippled. Do you know bush junior got a DUI when other people his age was fighting in Vietnam?
And please everyone insult the idiot to help Americans realize that because of bush junior more people around the world think the U.S. is a greater threat than North Korea or Iran.
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katk
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 52
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Private Pile!!!
phew* I was feeling alone.....  |
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Big John Stud
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 513
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