Poll: Japan haters
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Ah... thank you? I prefer to not leave an argument with someone hating me.SODAssault said:
Thank you for stopping me. I tend to get a little heated when I don't realize I'm incorrect.
It gets just as pretty anywhere in the states[/quote]funksobeefy said:
Not where I live. We don't have that many flowers in Spring, but we have lots of forest. That's why I like Fall. All the trees turn orange, red, yellow etc. It looks really nice.
I would hate it if all the trees turned bright pink. Color like that hurts my eyes.
The reason why some people (especially on the internet) say they hate Japanese culture is because OTHER people are always uncritically accepting Japanese culture as something absolutely brilliant without question. One is purely a reaction to the other. If the Japanophiles vanished overnight, the haters would too.
To give you an example: I don't REALLY despise all Anime that much. Okay, most of it is garbage, but there is SOME good stuff. However, whenever someone posts in a thread about "what's your favourite anime" and people go on about it like it's the greatest thing and all anime shits gold because it comes from Japan, I sometimes can't resist my urge to be contrary and say "it's all garbage made by pedos" just to restore some balance to the argument. Am I right? Of course not. But the extremes balance each other out, and I feel like the equilibrium of the thread is restored. Whenever you see someone ranting in ANY thread you need to look at it in context. Often a rant is no more than to let off steam.
Japanese culture isn't that special, it's just different. The reason why people are attracted to it (or ANY different culture) is because things that are new are more interesting when they're new. Eventually they do get old. That's why when we're kids we're fascinated by the world but when we get older we get all jaded and cynical - we've seen it all before. It's human nature to look at different stuff and go "wow, different stuff". But it's nothing special.
To give you an example: I don't REALLY despise all Anime that much. Okay, most of it is garbage, but there is SOME good stuff. However, whenever someone posts in a thread about "what's your favourite anime" and people go on about it like it's the greatest thing and all anime shits gold because it comes from Japan, I sometimes can't resist my urge to be contrary and say "it's all garbage made by pedos" just to restore some balance to the argument. Am I right? Of course not. But the extremes balance each other out, and I feel like the equilibrium of the thread is restored. Whenever you see someone ranting in ANY thread you need to look at it in context. Often a rant is no more than to let off steam.
Japanese culture isn't that special, it's just different. The reason why people are attracted to it (or ANY different culture) is because things that are new are more interesting when they're new. Eventually they do get old. That's why when we're kids we're fascinated by the world but when we get older we get all jaded and cynical - we've seen it all before. It's human nature to look at different stuff and go "wow, different stuff". But it's nothing special.
I will take that in mind.NeutralDrow said:
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look, I'm NOT downplaying the importance of history but its done now, you need to learn from it but if you linger over it your only cheating yourselves. People are going to need to need to suck it the hell up. Hell, my family has been shot at by Nazis, Communists, and Muslims but I understand that you cant judge a country solely on its past.
Except for France, they keep reviving the old mistakes and try to make them fit
its like those block games and they try to shove the square into the triangle hole,
Not where I live. We don't have that many flowers in Spring, but we have lots of forest. That's why I like Fall. All the trees turn orange, red, yellow etc. It looks really nice.Internet Kraken said:
I would hate it if all the trees turned bright pink. Color like that hurts my eyes.[/quote]
I think I might actually do that, its right in between turkey and deer hunting season and I might as well go somewhere with pretty girls (Wisconsin man, its a sausage factory)
Actually, it only gets that particular type of pretty in Washington DC (stupid cherry trees don't do well in California, probably because we have the audacity of having 2% humidity all the time). We got some pretty scrubland where I live, but I really miss the greenery in central Japan.funksobeefy said:
I was actually surprised that most of the trees in my area had white blossoms (like the ones in that picture)...but then, the white ones are harder on the eyes, so yeah. ^_^Internet Kraken said:
I voted "Wacky crazy fun!" based on Japanese TV shows I've seen which include:
Super Big Product Fun Show
Ninja Warrior
Most Extreme Elimination Challenge
Unbeatable Banzuki
Super Big Product Fun Show
Ninja Warrior
Most Extreme Elimination Challenge
Unbeatable Banzuki
I LOVE the time around Ogata renkyu... there is nothing I love more when I get to visit friends around that time, or when I was living there as a child.. going down to Osaka Castle, and having a picnic and watching the Sakura... Osaka has a wonderful Hanami festival...though at the time I was in Nara, but mom would pack us up and we would hit a train and make our way out for the day...NeutralDrow said:
Lucky. The one time I was there for Golden Week, I still had class a couple of days. Didn't stop a bunch of people from skipping, but I was having enough trouble as it was... ^^;Matronadena said:
Still, through sheer coincidence the three weeks my parents visited me while I was studying abroad happened to be smack in the middle of cherry blossom season. We never got as far as Osaka, but the cherry blossoms at Todaiji were great (certainly made up for the deer, who were right in the middle of shedding season), and downright spectacular everywhere in Kyoto (and in Ueno). Also, I arrived in autumn, so I was caught completely off-guard when every single tree near my dormitory turned out to be white-blossomed sakura!
This illustrates something that I've experienced first-hand: A given government doesn't necessarily speak for its people. Just because a few jerk-ass politicians refuse to acknowledge that something happened, that doesn't necessarily mean that the rest of the people feel the same way.Flying-Emu said:
Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't either. Again, just devil's advocate. But I don't think it's right to judge the entire Japanese population past and future over the rape of Nanking when there are plenty of Japanese people who are just as horrified and ashamed by it as everyone else.
I remember how pretty Todaiji was.. Only when I was in Nara as a child did I ever see the sakura...since I've grown up, I've been to the temple countless times when I was studying for my Jukai, but I always hit it late june/ early july, havent spent much time there as most of my friends left Nara for Osaka, Kyoto...you know, get away from the ever watching eyes of parents.NeutralDrow said:
I only live about an hour from DC and I've never been to the Cherry Blossom Festival, and that's very, very sad. I visited once about a week after the "official" festival had ended, though, so I managed to pick up a souvenir mug. (Too bad the word "Blossom" was misspelled, so it actually said "Cherry Bloosom Festival"...)NeutralDrow said:
Luverly! I saved both of those. The last time I was in Japan was when my dad was stationed there, and I was only three years old at the time so I don't remember a bit of it. I've just got a few souvenirs, like a deck of hanafuda cards and a wall scroll.Matronadena said:not the one drow had, but some good ones...dantheman931 said:
I like a lot of Japanese Culture, I wouldn't mind visiting some day.
I've been around it for a while, early childhood: Speed Racer & Godzilla, and after that I play tons of Japanese games and I watch anime and read manga. I could say I'm a fan of the culture.
I've been around it for a while, early childhood: Speed Racer & Godzilla, and after that I play tons of Japanese games and I watch anime and read manga. I could say I'm a fan of the culture.