OT: OT thread number 11 | No More Bad News PLEASE!

[harpoon]

This is just too much. "Home and native land" is fine. Wtf man....

Best comment on that tweet goes to graderman.

‘I’d like to see the word ‘Journal’ changed to ‘Urinal’.

 

[Drivesaitl]

It’s a poor article imo. Badly organized and full of ‘examples’ that don’t really illustrate the point the writer is trying to make. I note that the writer is Japanese, so it may not be my place to dispute his viewpoint, but I find many things in the piece that don’t line up with my experience. Not that that is necessarily uncommon. People have different experiences and different ‘takes’ on anything. I suppose that an immigrant to Canada would probably write quite differently about the country than you might being born and raised there.

I won’t comment too much on the content of the article you linked, but one thing that did strike me was the overly optimistic explanation of the word tatemae, which the author explains means ‘disregarding your own feelings for the good of others’, or ‘going along to get along’. That’s a pretty altruistic definition that is somewhat misleading imo. The individual characters that make up the word tatemae mean ‘build’ and ‘in front’. I think a more fair translation of tatemae would be something like ‘false front’ or ‘facade’. Think of the buildings in the old west towns that had tall, fancy front facing walls to conceal a rather small, simple structure behind. I wouldn’t totally dispute the author’s contention that there is an aspect of ‘hiding your true feelings in order to avoid rocking the boat’, but there is also a side to the word that is much closer to ‘fake’. In many respects it is a license to lie - especially to outsiders who couldn’t possibly be capable of understanding the depth of Japanese culture.

Thanks for weighing in on it. I was looking forward to what you had to say. I too thought the article put a bit of positive spin on it from what it is. I couldn't live in the culture from what I know about myself.

This is just too much. "Home and native land" is fine. Wtf man....

Jully Black was the tool that had the gall to change the anthem during the NBA allstar game at a game not even played in Canada. The usual media supported her.

I was up in arms about this from the word go and posted on it here in realtime.

 

[rboomercat90]

Best comment on that tweet goes to graderman.

‘I’d like to see the word ‘Journal’ changed to ‘Urinal’.

That happened decades ago. I can recall people referring to that paper as such way back when I was a kid.

 

[tardigrade81]

....And another thing... we're a Plastic FREE city now, That's why there were no takers. Chin up.

LMAO!!! So I should try selling her glass ones ???? Bahahahaha

Idiocracy nailed it as well. Some kind of manufactured food in a bucket, seats with toilets, hoses for hydration, and everything has electrolytes. Good for the planet, good for the economy. heh

No joke though. I had a number of clients that were morbidly obese. Too heavy to get off the couch obese. People end up this way sometimes, and its more common now than it ever was. A whole family can't lift a parent that weighs 300lbs. Humans were in no way designed to even be in excess of that weight. Not shaming, just saying. Guess what happens in that couch. Worse than @tardigrade81 couch...


They need all the plastic to build todays version of buildings and autos...That was funny in my head.

Well my wife is about 180. I’m 210. We aren’t huge but we aren’t skinny. When we get nasty, that couch has a tough chore holding us up

By the way… if my wife sees this, you know she’s divorcing me and you or one of the other nice folk on this board have to let me live with you.

I’ll find a job if I have to come to Edmonton, but I’ll need at least a month. I like to do office work

 

[Mr Kot]

This is just too much. "Home and native land" is fine. Wtf man....

Yeah, im normally not a "everything is woke" guy, but this is getting f***ing ridiculous.

 

[Drivesaitl]

That happened decades ago. I can recall people referring to that paper as such way back when I was a kid.

Yeah, Its been called that for 50yrs. Even the Edmonton Journal legendary cartoonist Ulushak (sp) used to refer to that from what I recall.

 

[Senor Catface]

Nobody is like Japan. An entire culture of actually caring for one another.
Everywhere else in the world is me me me me.

I'm curious where you got this impression? If that sounds snide, it's not meant to be. I mean, from visits and friends? Did you live here in the past?

I always like to hear other people's experiences about Japan. I've been living in Tokyo (now in Nerima) for the last year, and while I love it, I haven't seen the same experience you and Tyrolean are describing about neighbours.

I mean, mine have been fine people but it's not something I would raise above my previous Canadian neighbours.

I think there's a general sense of respect for quiet at night, but that partly stems from poor insulation in some places (thin walls) so sound travels very easily room to room.

 

[Coffey]

I'm curious where you got this impression? If that sounds snide, it's not meant to be. I mean, from visits and friends? Did you live here in the past?

Ya visiting.
And I guess I wasn't talking about neighbours as much as the general culture.

 

[Senor Catface]

Ya visiting.
And I guess I wasn't talking about neighbours as much as the general culture.

Yeah of course! Like I said, just curious.

 

[harpoon]

always like to hear other people's experiences about Japan. I've been living in Tokyo (now in Nerima) for the last year, and while I love it, I haven't seen the same experience you and Tyrolean are describing about neighbours.

Been here a year and haven’t reached out yet?
I’m kinda hurt ..

 

[Captain Fantastic]

LMAO!!! So I should try selling her glass ones ???? Bahahahaha

I'd recommend hypoallergenic metal. You don't want cheap, toxic Chinese lead ones and glass can chip. A bargain is really no bargain . Don't skimp. . Use oxyclean on that couch. Good as new and you'll thank me later for the cleaning tip.

 

[tardigrade81]

I'd recommend hypoallergenic metal. You don't want cheap, toxic Chinese lead ones and glass can chip. A bargain is really no bargain . Don't skimp. . Use oxyclean on that couch. Good as new and you'll thank me later for the cleaning tip.

…. I didn’t know there was such a thing….

Online now!!

 

[Stoneman89]

LMAO!!! So I should try selling her glass ones ???? Bahahahaha


Well my wife is about 180. I’m 210. We aren’t huge but we aren’t skinny. When we get nasty, that couch has a tough chore holding us up

By the way… if my wife sees this, you know she’s divorcing me and you or one of the other nice folk on this board have to let me live with you.

I’ll find a job if I have to come to Edmonton, but I’ll need at least a month. I like to do office work

We have an office but no one can do the splits like you, so, yah.....you're hired if you show up.

 

[Stoneman89]

Sign of end times. We were just checking out the Landmark theater in Meadows for first time. Not to see a movie, there was nothing on I would see. While we're there I saw skip the dishes getting pop and popcorn and snacks from the movie theater to deliver to somebodies home. I watched a bit flabbergasted and asked the delivery guy and he says they get these orders all the time.

So somebody out there that can't make popcorn and can't open a bottle or can of coke is paying enormously for this crap straight from movie theater with their 10X inflated prices. Ourselves we checked out concessions prices and food and determined we're not going now, we're never going. Well maybe in winter when you can sneak in all your own snacks in a parka. lol

But the concept that people sitting at home are comfortable blowing 10X mark up on basic items kind of blew my mind. The movie theater industry has always maintained they can price high due to "captive audience" effect. But now its a game changer with offsales concessions. I'm tempted to get a skip the dishes job just out of boredom and to see what people won't order...

This is actually a thing, and one common asked question apparently is can I get movie theater popcorn with uber or skip the dishes. They even advertise the options and of course streaming the actual films.

Cineplex Store | Popcorn Delivery

Food Delivery, Ubereats, Skipthedishes, Cineplex, Popcorn, Eat and Watch Movie

store.cineplex.com

"yes you too can get our award winning popcorn made by culinary graduates using the finest Nebraska aged and kiln dried corn. No reason to even leave the home or bed. Please enjoy our award winning selection of pop from machines that are mostly soda water because none of our staff want to switch out the syrup canister."

I suppose in a few years actual physical movie theaters can close and people can just order it all out from Movie Amazon or some place like that and have a zoom theater other patron experience if they want. Everytime I blink the world changes. lol

Well....you could always eat at home before going to the movie and not pay anything extra. Just sayin'

 

[tardigrade81]

We have an office but no one can do the splits like you, so, yah.....you're hired if you show up.

I’m in!!!!

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[doulos]

This is just too much. "Home and native land" is fine. Wtf man....

Who cares. I don't even sing this silly song any more anyways. Patriotism is dumb as shit.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Who cares. I don't even sing this silly song any more anyways. Patriotism is dumb as shit.

Embarrassing.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Who cares. I don't even sing this silly song any more anyways. Patriotism is dumb as shit.

 

[doulos]

Embarrassing.

Yes patriotism is embarassing. People foaming at the mouth over how they were randomly burped out of a woman in this particular geographic location as if they had anything to do with it.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yes patriotism is embarassing. People foaming at the mouth over how they were randomly burped out of a woman in this particular geographic location as if they had anything to do with it.

Honestly they should take the anthems out of hockey. Drop the puck sooner.

 

[doulos]

Honestly they should take the anthems out of hockey. Drop the puck sooner.

definitely!

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Honestly they should take the anthems out of hockey. Drop the puck sooner.

So you're saying we'll get puck drop at 8:23pm instead of 8:28pm for an 8pm start?

Every little bit helps.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

So you're saying we'll get puck drop at 8:23pm instead of 8:28pm for an 8pm start?

Every little bit helps.

It's the NHL, they'd probably drop the anthem then introduce some hockey song to sing instead.

"Oh Bettman he's the Bet Man!"

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Nvm