This video made me feel better about myself, because it proves there are stupider people with stupider jobs and stupider friends:
Category: Japanese Society/Culture
Japan – The Strange Country
The author got too much flak for drawing little squinty eyes (with his own little squinty eyes), so he pulled the English version. Those people were missing the point, really. The artwork (infographics) tells most of the story even if you don’t understand Japanese.
Michaelsoft Binbows (?????????????)
Secondhand PC and parts shop somewhere in Japan
photo credit: Unknown awesome person
Koyuki Highball
Japan’s greatest gift to the world of delicious beverages: The Kaku Highball
Tell me you wouldn’t try that.
Bad Tat
The bizarro chikara (?) tattoo!
How to Convert the Thai Buddhist Era Year to Gregorian Calendar Year
Subtract 543.
That is all.
However, if you want to further convert that to Japanese Imperial calendar dates, this site sure comes in handy: NengoCalc
This year, 2009 AD, is also 2552 B.E. (Thailand) and Heisei 21 (Japan).
I think I have enough calendar systems in my life.
In terms of Jellyfish, Echizen = Nomura’s
Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish
No word if tentacle rape was involved.
Karma, illustrated
Cosmic Buddha was born in a Mahayana country…
But now lives in a Theravada one.
The differences between the two are apparent in the way they affect the curry: Curries in Mahayana countries are more refined, and curries in Theravada countries have deeper flavor; all are delicious.
Of course, karma can crush you regardless of the flavor you choose.
The World Housing Market – 50,000,000 Yen Edition
Here is an amusing photo series depicting the kind of houses you can buy around the world for fifty million yen (which is a whopping 547,106 USD at today’s rate – endaka is such a fickle bitch!): 5000???????????
The locations represented, in order, are:
- Thai
- Bali
- Chicago
- Costa Rica
- Brazil
- Spain
- Tokyo
The problem, of course, is that land value skews the representations far too much. For instance, if you paid half a mil for the Thai house in anywhere but a few select locations, you paid 3 or 4 times more than you should have. Also, Brazil and Indonesia sure have similar architecture and beaches… Still, it’s a pretty funny idea until you over-analyze it!
Also:
That is all.