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Little Akira | Pachipro's Blog

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Experiences of a Foreigner Living in Japan. Living in Japan as a. Every time he did this, his mother would come out, bow and apologize to me, pick up the little brat and console him telling him that there was nothing to worry about and take him into the apartment. I tried talking to him on some occasions but he would have no part of it and would scream at the top of his lungs. Does he hate and despise foreigners? And, did he ever get over his fear of foreigners? You can follow any responses to this entry...

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Losing My Wallet | Pachipro's Blog

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Experiences of a Foreigner Living in Japan. As a whole, are the Japanese really an honorable and honest people as most people seem to think or are they just like everybody else? A lot of people seem to think they are. Some say it is because they are of one race and ethnicity. Some say it’s because of the group mentality thinking. Others say it’s because of their deep rooted culture based on codes of the. And the similar codes of the. It had everything in there, my train pass, my money, my bank card, impo...

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English and the Japanese | Pachipro's Blog

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Experiences of a Foreigner Living in Japan. English and the Japanese. Also, in the learning of a foreign language such as English for example, regardless of whether a person can speak proficiently or not, because of this group mentality thinking and the custom of not standing out in the group (for fear of being ridiculed as showing off), a person would, more than likely, not speak up even though they know the answer or can answer correctly and succinctly. Condo (3 rooms plus a L. Iving room, a D. Literal...

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“Chijo” | Pachipro's Blog

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Experiences of a Foreigner Living in Japan. Anyone who has lived for any length of time in Japan and knows a little bit of the language and culture knows the word. The meaning of this word is a molester, but basically refers to a male who is prone to be a Peeping Tom, stealing woman’s underwear from their clothes lines, or even groping woman on the trains, catching a quick feel here and there, or pressing themselves into females. In other words, a pervert! You can sometimes spot. The female counterpart of.

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Sensible Simplicity: The Rocket Stove

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Observing that the simple lifestyle we all SHOULD be living now, in order to meaningfully work for a better and more humane future, may well soon become the ONLY lifestyle that remains viable. . . Wednesday, October 1, 2008. It burns with nearly unbelievable efficiency, and once hot it burns very nearly smoke free. You may smell a bit of smoke odor but there will be no visible smoke. Certainly it burns as cl. Dude you really need to start asking for some assistance. October 1, 2008 at 10:47 PM. We put th...

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NIKKEI VIEW: The Asian American Blog. GIL ASAKAWA'S JAPANESE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE ON POP CULTURE, MEDIA and POLITICS. About Gil Asakawa’s Nikkeiview. Digging For Roots: Swallows Return. AAPI Artists & Performers. Food & Dining. Japan & Asia. Other Cool Blogs & Sites. Gil’s Social Media. Japan & Asia. Ad and Media in Japan. A Billion Voices — Japan Earthquake Relief. The Black Ship: Japan News and Forum. Consulate General of Japan at Denver. Cultural News (JA News & Events). The Divine Wind Blog. A Chines...

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Sensible Simplicity: Updates:

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Observing that the simple lifestyle we all SHOULD be living now, in order to meaningfully work for a better and more humane future, may well soon become the ONLY lifestyle that remains viable. . . Monday, June 16, 2014. Facing Reality Episode I. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stuff that has been popular here:. How to build a proper and righteous sculling oar. Flexfuel Yamaha XT500 Project. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW FORUM. Green Building and Green Living. Fern Forest, Hawaii, United States. Ea O Ka Aina.

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Sensible Simplicity: Subjectivity:

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Observing that the simple lifestyle we all SHOULD be living now, in order to meaningfully work for a better and more humane future, may well soon become the ONLY lifestyle that remains viable. . . Monday, November 12, 2012. Anyway I was roped into philosophical discussions with him on occasion and the subject of "objectivity vs. subjectivity" came up often. He'd spout a bunch of pithy baloney and when he finally figured out I'd basically heard his party line before and wasn't much interested- he'...Surel...

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Sensible Simplicity: Practical Solutions: XT500

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Observing that the simple lifestyle we all SHOULD be living now, in order to meaningfully work for a better and more humane future, may well soon become the ONLY lifestyle that remains viable. . . Friday, August 5, 2011. It's coming along. This will be an utterly stripped, utterly practical back roads rager designed to run on E85 or higher with a bit of pre-heat(a wick wrapped around the fuel line, high tech! Magneto, wholly. Banana juice goes in and smoke comes out. That's it. In decades of serving Chin...