Assuming america is required, the following 30 results were found.
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textbooks described it as a "melting pot" of other cultures, or more accurately, a "salad." However, much to my chagrin, America does indeed have a distinct culture of its own; and it's one of those things I never realized until living abroad. I have...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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What I'll just go ahead and say it from the get-go: American culture just doesn't have as many privacy or modesty provisions built into it as Japan does. We Americans all want attention and fame and all the bling-bling that goes with it. We post YouTube...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Why I Can't Move Back To America - After over 8 years in Japan, I don't think I can ever move back to the USA. Here's why.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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I made this with my cousin when he was visiting me. The essential topics are covered: toilet seats, cell phones, tea that is green, etc.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Videos
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votes for the best comedians, and the top ones move on to the next, bigger live show. It's basically a contest a la "American Idol." I made it in the show the first time. I think being the only foreigner in the audition room helped a lot. I heard people...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz
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abroad you gain a fascinating perspective on what the rest of the world thinks of your home country. I discuss 4 images of America that I've heard a number of times from the mouths of Japanese people. Don't shoot the messenger!
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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USA vs. Japan - Beerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10133-usa-vs-japan-beer
blows Japan's beer variety out of the water. Pumpkin ale, hefeweisen, Bohemian pilsner, Irish red, triple bock--God bless America. And shame on you, Japan. Your beer is overpriced and all tastes the same. Well, now that I think about it, maybe it's not...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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America is the victim of a bio-terrorist attack, but it's not anthrax like everyone expected. アメリカではバイオテロアタックが起きてしまいました。
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Videos
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found themselves being named Amaya. Even outside of its country of origin, the name has become popular as many Japanese-Americans and other Americans have named their daughter Amaya. From 2008-2012, more than 400 out of every million babies born in the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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eating meat would reduce my caloric intake and unconsciously lead to healthier meal choices. Seeing how many of my fellow Americans were or eventually became grossly overweight, I should make a lifestyle change now to avoid future health issues. Unlike...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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日本でアメリカのネットフリックスをみる方法https://japanatron.com/ja/ja-blog/10264-how-to-watch-netflix-in-japan-jp
日本で海外生活をすると、母国にあるクールなものが恋しくなります。アメリカのネットフリックスやパンドラは主な例です。アメリカに帰った時、友達が一律料金で見放題のストリーミングサービスの無限の利点を説明してくれました。うらやましくてよだれを拭きました。私もその魔法の流行りものが欲しくてたまりませんでしたが、様々な法的理由から、ストリーミングサービスを多くの国々で利用することはできません。私の次の自宅でのITプロジェクトは明確でした…。 ステップ 1: 選ばれたDNSプロキシーまたはVPNサービスの使用...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: ブログ
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13 - LA Visit Part 1https://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10201:13-la-visit-part-1&catid=52
Part 1 of 2 of a very special episode recorded in my hometown of Los Angeles with my 3 best friends. Among other things we discuss Japan's dark underbelly, including the red light industry and the Yakuza.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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platform comes the closest to achieving this easily. - It got a little annoying maintaining a whole PC just for watching American TV streams (I affectionately called it my "Brian Williams PC"). Both Linux and Windows wanted updates and reboots. Approach...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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A week before moving to Japan I was called to jury duty. My happiest day was calling them and telling them that I can't make it...ever. They added a note to my “juror profile” regarding the international move, and asked me to call them when I move back...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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names to clarify the letter they're spelling. For example, they'll say something like 「アメリカのA」. Unfortunately since we Americans use uncommon words like "bravo" and "foxtrot," or person names like "Alex" or "Mike," the American approach doesn't function...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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finding a million people there with the same idea crazy winos potentially with guns those damn SUVs everywhere corporate America (insert double-barreled fingers here) the massive piss I have to take after drinking 4 trashcan-sized cups of whatever at a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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footage. It’s illegal in Japan to not have a sound when you are recording or taking a picture on your phone, so God bless America and my phone sans the warning sounds. I waited until we were approaching the next stop, took out my taser, and told them...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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a smooth conversation. Bonus points: You help broaden Japanese people’s conception of the West. Not everybody comes from America and Great Britain. Some foreigners can speak decent Japanese as well! Dirty Humor This is a very delicate topic from a...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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gas stations all over the country. The most common type is the traditional full-service station, which reminds me of 1950s America ("ding-ding!"). Here you can expect an attendant to fill up your gas tank while you can relax. Other services that you can...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Japan could certainly improve upon if only it would sit for a brief lecture courtesy of the good ol' USA. And one area America excels at is anti-smoking legislation. Japan needs higher taxes on cigarettes. Japan does levy a tax on cigarettes, but it's...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General