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[chi-chi-]

Have any of ya'll ever stolen anything in Japan? Climbed a tree? Told a moron boss to kiss your ass? What's the wildest thing you've ever done? Come on, now, I know ya'll do more than shop at 100 yen and bow to everyone you meet.
This board needs some lightenin' up. Too many arguements on it. And some of us have heard about ramen and women waaaay too much if you know what I mean.
So, fess up. Have any of ya'll said "hey ya'll watch this" and really SHOCKED the Japanese? I especially want to hear from a couple of folks on this one!
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[migo]

I haven't had the opportunity to shock the japanese, not having been there, but I suppose challenging Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to a fight at the next Pride GP would shock them. I don't think I'll do that though, I don't want him taking me up on the challenge.

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

I was in Osaka last year and I hit a PC bang (Internet Cafe) where everything was in Korean.

After a good 30 minutes of all the Koreans around me commenting on everything from my hair to my shoes, surmising I came to Japan to "take their Korean and Japanese girls", etc., I stood up on my chair and said in broken drunken Korean "I understand everyone! I speak Korean! Don't talk about me! It is very rude!"

Then I started to talk to myself about some of the people in the place, making fun of their cheap-looking shoes or stupid hair cuts.

The owner came with a cup of coffee and asked me to not critisise the other patrons.

[chi-chi-]

Now that's the spirit. I like to see responses.
Great Wall of Whiner, I give you an "E" for effort, however I'm not quite sure if doing this to Koreans in Japan counts....after all, Korea gets more of the feisty types anyway.
This must involve Japanese, or shocking the fellow ex-pats in Japan (since many of them have morphed into monkey see monkey do.)

[Chris12]

I once asked a Japanese woman out on a date, but she said no! After that I am too shy to talk to anyone unless in the classroom.

[AgentMulderUK]

Well, last week I told my fiancee (Japanese) that her mayonnaise looked like cat vomit. Does that count?

Of course, I had to endure 3 hours of silence and evil looks that threatened me with death by poison/katana/cat vomit.

[king kakipi]

Hello; English teacher calling.....what is this "ya'll" rubbish (times 4)? It annoys me, so I shall not contribute to this posting. And chi-chi; what ended up happening with your plans to get to/get a job in Japan. Maybe you should work in a hip-hop shop............

[monkey_z]

Chill out! It's colloquial American English! A lot of young Japanese people want to learn informal English. Also, what the hell does "ya'll" have to do with working at a hip hop shop? A lot of Americans say it. Actually, "ya'll" seem to be more of a southern draw term than anything else. However, a lot of people DO say it.

No one speaks standard English all of the time.

[melirae]

Ya'll is actually written as "y'all" because it is a contraction/variant of "you-all". And it is a totally Southern (US) expression which can be found, amazingly enough, in an American English dictionary. It's the rebel answer to the yankee phrase "you guys". Not sure what the folks out west say...

Sorry if I just sounded like a total pompous @ss. As a good Southerner, I feel I must defend our regional colloquialisms.

It's really funny to see it written on this board!

[chi-chi-]

[Canuck2112]

Streaking can be fun. Or so I've..err..."heard"

[Mike L.]

Now, back to the topic at hand. Doesn't anyone in Japan have any balls?

[GaGaBooBoo]

Hey Good thread. Going against the grain can be quite memorable in Japan. By the way, what does y'all have to do with Hip-Hop???

I regularly climb trees and other structures on thursdays although this is not so shocking. The shockers I can think of off hand are more so.

Frisbee in the shotengais and subway passage ways are always a blast. One night on the booze my friend hucked a long one a bit off target in the shopping arcade and nailed this guy right in the midsection. He was carrying a full drink. The frisbee was right on target and knocked the glass right out of his hand spilling it all over his pants. Sumimamasen.

Wagamama Grandma. The train was packed and I was hungover and in front of the door. The train pulled up to the station and everyone braced for the stop and got ready to pile out. Usually people waiting at the station stand to the side and let people exit before getting on. Not one particular lady however. She was all dolled up in her rich outfit with a cheesey hat to boot. The doors opened, passengers started to move forward but halted because the lady was blocking the way. I was right in front of her so I took the duty of informing her. Forget "excuse me". She looked right at everyone and still didn't move. I bent over, looked her in the eye, gave her the death stare and yelled "selfish, selfish, selfish" in Japanese on behalf of everybody waiting to get off the train. I hope that woke her up a little. Okite!

[chi-chi-]

Is your dorm room, er, apartment feeling drab and less hospitable?
Me too!
To liven things up a bit, have a few beers or refreshment of your choice, round up some friends, and see who can walk around the room the longest without touching the floor...
SEGOY!

[Sweetsee]

Here are a few stupid foreigner things I have done:

1) I rode my bike around inside the termial building at Narita. (big deal)

2) I raised my voice to one of the locals when told to be quiet in a pub.

3) I skateboarded down the middle of the street and was told this is not a
foreign country.

4) We jumped the fence and swam naked in a pool at midnight and took
a trip to the cop shop.

5) I many times did back flips from the hand straps on the trains.

6) I sat on top of the car drinking beer while stuck in traffic on the way
to Enoshima.

7) We smoked cigarettes on the Yamanote line on Halloween. (terrible)

I climbed up on the baggage rack above the seats on the train.

9) We waded in the Tama River.


I am not proud of any of these things yet at the same time they bring back memories of fun.
It seems that the good times have rolled on by and now I spend my days lonely and wishing I had friends to talk to and share things with, maybe a party or BBQ to look forward to or a night on the town.
Hmmm. Sure doesn't make things any better when I find that the only contact I have with foreigners these days comes in the form of put downs and negativity from know-it-alls on the net.
I sometimes wonder how I would get on with some of the folks on this forum in person. I have a feeling that they are the ones who never acknowledge other foreigners in passing on the street, stations and trains. I suppose they are turning Japanese, I really think so.