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  1. Stupid But Fun Purchaseshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10082-stupid-but-fun-purchases

    the cost of my vacuous obsessions are kept in check. The world is full of bidders far worse than I, so no matter how stupid the purchase, there somewhere exists a fanatical market ready to take it off my hands.

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
  2. Talent and Building Confidencehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10036-talent-and-building-confidence

    performers are saying. They often talk too damn fast. This used to bother me a great deal because I didn't want to look stupid on stage. But comedy is often meant to be stupid. And stupid can be very funny--especially in Japan. I formulated some plan...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
  3. Attention-Hungry America and Shy Modest Japan: A Contrast of Entertainment Cultureshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10094-attention-hungry-america-and-shy-modest-japan-a-contrast-of-entertainment-cultures

    or highlighting shock and surprise. For example, Japan's key 2-person comedy form manzai features a straight man and a stupid guy. Expectedly, the stupid guy says stupid things which are subsequently criticized by the straight man--an attitude likely...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
  4. Life in Japan - How I Cut My Mobile Phone Bill In Halfhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10181-life-in-japan-how-i-cut-my-mobile-phone-bill-in-half

    for another. I wanted freedom--total, complete freedom from contracts, obligations, over-priced sub-par service, and that stupid white dog. I ascertained the only way to achieve such freedom was with a SIM unlocked phone plus a SIM-only pay-as-you-go...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
  5. How to Deal with Unwanted Attention from Japanese Menhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10338-how-to-deal-with-unwanted-attention-from-japanese-men

    only speaking to me in English. Well, in broken English which I couldn’t understand most of the time. I found myself in a stupid situation, where I kept asking them to speak Japanese to me because I did not understand what on earth they were saying. And...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
  6. Japanese Store Clerks Suck at Giving Changehttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10374:japanese-store-clerks-suck-at-giving-change&catid=63

    This is a public service announcement of sorts. I want to warn the world that Japanese salesclerks totally suck at handing you your change. Beware!

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: Videos
  7. October 2003 - First Impressions of Tottorihttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10019-first-impressions-of-tottori

    the only foreigner, so the conversation was predominantly in Japanese. I followed along the best I could and interjected a stupid joke in Japanese once in a while. Everyone seems to get a really big laugh outta my Japanese. I don't know exactly why it's...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: Countryside
  8. March 2004 - Snowboarding and Hitchhikinghttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10023-march-2004-snowboarding-and-hitchhiking

    when she's in the room. Now I've learned that lesson too! "She's coming! Everyone behave!" My New Bit I still enjoy making stupid conversation in Japanese. My new bit is asking people if their nose hair is long. Useless Japanese word of the day on that...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: Countryside
  9. August 2004 - Fireflies, Beach Parties, Festivalshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10026-august-2004-fireflies-beach-parties-festivals

    the hell he's talking about cuz he talks too fast. At first I thought he was the teacher. It's kinda fun being by far the stupidest student in class because I have nowhere to go but up. This Sunday is the class speech contest. That's gonna be really...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: Countryside
  10. Why Japanese TV Suckshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/show-biz/10053-why-japanese-tv-sucks

    4 categories: People sitting around on a gaudy 1970s Las Vegas-looking set and talking--usually about current events or stupid stuff that other people on the show did or said. People eating food far superior to whatever you're eating at the time and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: Show Biz
  11. Building the Ultimate Media Center PC: Choosing the Hardwarehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10148-building-the-ultimate-media-center-pc-choosing-the-hardware

    in case" Windows PC. Positive Stylish look. Runs quiet and cool. HDMI out. Super easy to open up and work on. Negative Stupid touch-sensitive DVD drive eject button requires a special driver to work. You think Dell makes that driver for Linux? Video...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: IT
  12. How to Hit on Japanese Girlshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10259-how-to-hit-on-japanese-girls

    wonder" or "one-trick donkey." These are comedy bits you see on Japanese TV that last a couple months or so, essentially stupid one-shot punchlines. Step 1: Figure out what the current trendy one is. Step 2: Drink plenty of alcohol. Buy me some too....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mondaiji
    • Category: General
  13. Kingston USB Drive Not Working With MacOS El Capitanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10355-kingston-usb-drive-not-working-with-macos-el-capitan

    I upgraded to MacOS El Capitan and to my chagrin my Kingston USB drive no longer works. I get some stupid "Unable to start DTXX application" or "ERR_COULD_NOT_START" error. Luckily, there's a solution--you simply have to upgrade the USB drive firmware...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: IT
  14. Working Around the Limitations of the Sony a6300/a6500 Camerahttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10362-working-around-the-limitations-of-the-sony-a6300-camera

    such lovely 4K video goodness come from such a small package at this price point. 30-Minute Recording Limit Due to some stupid EU tax law, Sony places a 30-minute video recording limit on still cameras. I don't live in the EU, so why is this limit...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Japanatron
    • Category: General
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