A Thursday Affair

Over the past week I have found a number of really good posts about Japan, I'd like you to check them out. If you leave a comment, please say that "Uncle Contamination" sent you. :-)

Mel received some seriously sexist remarks from her students in Why I like Fridays but not Mondays. Personally I didn't think she was fat (from the photos I have seen) but some of the things that those kids said to her would make me consider corporal punishment as an acceptable option.

I have to question the border between the innocence of youth and the ignorance of adults.

Kirk brought it to my attention that Japan was No1 for blogging. But I must admit that I am not surprised. In such a technologically advanced society with mobile internet so freely available and wired internet so utterly fantastic & cheap, I'm not surprised at all that these results have come out.

Then again, just so long as many Japanese people read this blog too, then I am happy.

I couldn't go past the Test of Engrish for Offensive Communication. For anyone who teaches English or studies English in Japan, you will know about the TOEIC test (if not, do you live under a rock or something?) and this parody that incorporates the various sections of the test had me laughing quite hard.

Tom questions how green Japan is. Like him, I am concerned about the environment and Japan's impact as a country upon it. I feel the need to add my own 2￥ here. CoolBiz is a waste of time, there is NO way I am prepared to put the AC on at 28 degrees, I'm still sweating at that temperature and it's next to impossible to work. Plastic bags need a tax upon them to convince teenagers that they don't need a bag for the single drink that's in their hand, but it's true that McDonalds over bags in the way described.

And Lina shared her collection of cool stamps that her son had gathered during various Japan vacations. I must say that even though I live here, I am in complete awe of the places and things she and her family have found to do here during their brief vacations.

I am thinking of making A Thursday Affair an ongoing event to showcase posts I like on other Japan related blogs. I read many Japan blogs but special consideration will be given to those who have had an interview with me. Contact Me if you'd like to be interviewed.