niedziela, 30 czerwca 2013

The top 10 things foreign women hate about Japanese men

"This one’s going to start some heated debates! Japanese entertainment news site, Bucchi News, asked 50 women who are currently studying abroad in Japan to reveal what they think are shortcomings of Japanese men. No time for chit chat, let’s take a look at the juicy results!

10 – Too many weird hobbies
These women aren’t talking about slightly different hobbies like robot building or training homing pigeons. These women are creeped out by guys obsessed with idols. The ones who stand in line for hours just to shake hands with a member of idol group, AKB48, or get angry when their favorite idol goes out on a date with another guy. It’s just not the idol-obsessed men either. According to these ladies, you’d be surprised at how many weird dudes with Lolita complexes there are in Japan.

9 – Have a small appetite
A 21-year-old Chinese student had this to say: “Japanese men don’t eat at all. Even when we’re at a restaurant, they just order the cheapest item and don’t order alcohol. They also don’t eat all of their food a lot of the times, so even if we go out to eat together, it’s not enjoyable.”

8 – Acting like they are better than women
Most women don’t like to be talked down to, including the ones who took this survey.

7 – Have a gloomy personality
Coming in at number 7, many foreign women complained that Japanese men are all doom and gloom. No one likes a downer.

6 – Talk quietly
A common complaint among women in any nation is that their man doesn’t listen, but this is quite the opposite. Many foreign women said their Japanese man talks too softly, so even if he was listening, you’d never hear his response.

5 – Greetings are too reserved
A 22-year-old American student commented, “Japanese men are really shy. Most of them won’t look at my eyes when we’re talking.” Aside from zero eye-contact, Japanese men were said to not greet women properly (according to the survey takers).

4 – Stingy
A 19-year-old Korean student commented on the stinginess of the Japanese men she has dated: “The thing I was most surprised about was the time a Japanese guy asked me out to eat, but insisted that we split the bill. In Korea, it’s usually the guy who pays. Another time, the guy I was with said that we had to split the bill for a love hotel; I was so shocked that I walked out and went home.”

3 – Uninterested in sex
Many of you have probably heard about “herbivore men,” a term that refers to men in Japan who are uninterested in sex or finding a girlfriend. A 22-year-old American student who took the Bucchi News survey has a new nickname for them: hyenas. The term refers to Japanese men who get so caught up in anime that they eventually fall in love with cute anime girls for real. They aren’t interested in living women, only 2-D women who aren’t really alive. These men are like hyenas, only preying on dead things (anime characters).

2 – Too thin
When it comes to their man, many foreign women don’t like someone who’s too thin. It’s especially a turnoff for a lot of women when a potential Japanese boyfriend is skinner than they are.

1 – Everyone’s hairstyle and clothing are the same
A boyfriend who looks like everyone else is a bore for many of the women who took this survey. It seems that most foreign women in Japan want a Japanese boyfriend who is unique and has his own style.
So there you have it, the top 10 things foreign women hate about Japanese men. How many of them do you agree with? Are these traits also hated by Japanese women? Come on, RocketNews Nation, let’s see you duke it out in the comment section below. Fight for your Japanese man or back up what these 50 foreign ladies had to say".

from: http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/06/30/the-top-10-things-foreign-women-hate-about-japanese-men/

CHOPSTICKS MANNER

Japanese Table Manners 101:

1. You probably know this already but it’s perfectly fine to slurp your soup or drink in Japan. As a matter of fact, if you don’t, you’ll most probably come off as rude because you don’t appreciate the food given to you. Say “itadakimasu" (いただきます）before eating which has no exact English translation but could mean: “Let’s eat!" or “I’m digging in!". After the meal, say: “gochisousamadeshita!" (ごちそうさまでした) which translates to “Thank you for the food!"

2. Don’t stick your chopsticks to your rice. Just neatly put them beside your bowl (using a chopstick holder) if your hand is fatigued from holding them because you’d be calling bad omen if you do. In Japan a similar ritual is done during funerals so you wouldn’t want to do that in front of the table. Another no no would be crossing your chopsticks. It must be parallel when set aside for the same reason that it resembles a funeral ritual.

3. Hold your chopsticks well and with dignity. It is considered disgraceful when you eat sloppily and unsure with your chopsticks. Don’t force it if you can’t use chopsticks as well. The Japanese will appreciate your honesty and offer you spoon and fork instead.

4. Don’t be picky! When you are offered food, don’t “browse" through the viand because it seems as if you are greedy. Do not stir using your chopsticks. I know this is very hard to do especially because miso soups end up getting suspended but it’s impolite to use your chopsticks as a stirrer. Just to avoid any mishaps, just use your chopsticks as it is. Use it for eating good food and not as anything else.

5. Lastly, it is mandatory to say “Cheers" or in Japanese: “Kanpai!" (かんぱい) before drinking sake, beer or any drink shared. It’s considered ungrateful to just gulp without inviting everyone to drink with you.

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sobota, 29 czerwca 2013

Floating Like a Cloud by Hayashi Natsumi (Photographer)

"The strange images in this collection are self-portraits taken by the young artist Hayashi Natsumi, showing her floating through various locations, her feet never touching the ground. Since January 2011, Hayashi has been making regular additions to the series via her blog. Each post is entitled, “Today’s Levitation.”

Sharing the Floating Sensation with the World

Hayashi’s photographs have attracted international interest. The mysterious floating woman has been featured in the New York Times and other publications, while a majority of comments and posts on her blog and Facebook page come from people outside Japan. She has over 10,000 followers on Twitter and there is even a community site for the fans of her levitation photographs. Hayashi says that comments like, “You made my day,” or “That really cheered me up!” help to inspire her and give her the energy to keep producing the photographs.
Hayashi is part of a generation of Japanese who came of age during the so-called “lost decade”—a period of economic stagnation that followed the bursting of the bubble economy at the beginning of the 1990s. Having enjoyed a pressure-free education, this generation of young people faced a dearth of employment opportunities after graduating from university. Hayashi’s photographs reflect a feeling particular to this generation, of floating between conservative and liberal positions. The responses and reactions she has received have crossed national, gender, and generational boundaries.
A collection of photos from Hayashi’s blog was published under the title Honjitsu no fuyū [Today’s Levitation] in July 2012.“Gravity is one of the true universals,” says Hayashi. “Regardless of language barriers and cultural differences, gravity is the same wherever you are. But with these photographs the subject has been liberated from the force of gravity, and is able to float above the ground with her feet in the air. Presenting these pictures in a diary format encourages readers to believe that this floating person really exists. I think it is wonderful that people around the world can share the sensation in this way.”

Hayashi maintains an expressionless face in the pictures, which are taken in ordinary, everyday locations. Hayashi says she wants to make it easier for people to put themselves into the images. Perhaps it is the uncanny atmosphere created by the “empty space” in the photographs that has enabled the series to resonate with such a wide variety of people around the world". - http://www.nippon.com/en/images/i00017/

piątek, 28 czerwca 2013

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