You've gotta watch the whole thing to really appreciate the humor!
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The Things We See on YouTube . . (way off-topic but HILARIOUS!!!)
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whirlcool
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Absolutely hilarious!
But those poor unsuspecting people!
From the same show they had a video where people go into a public toilet and after they begin their "duty" the walls fall off and the entire toilet is hoisted about 10 feet in the air for all to see!
The Japanese really do have a sense of humor!
But those poor unsuspecting people!
From the same show they had a video where people go into a public toilet and after they begin their "duty" the walls fall off and the entire toilet is hoisted about 10 feet in the air for all to see!
The Japanese really do have a sense of humor!
...and are as a group it is believed the Japanese are hugely hung-up on elimination and other body functions. Even he youngest children pick up on it and have guilt and shame over the process. Hence the need for the book.
Based on the above, this makes this kind of trickery and fun even more culturally appropriate; it probably strikes a major nerve.
According to a Japanese woman I worked with, the Japanese words for the reproductive organs are considered vlugar and dirty. The English words are softer and more socially aceptable. Go figure.
Based on the above, this makes this kind of trickery and fun even more culturally appropriate; it probably strikes a major nerve.
According to a Japanese woman I worked with, the Japanese words for the reproductive organs are considered vlugar and dirty. The English words are softer and more socially aceptable. Go figure.
buns over pleather
Ok I hope those chairs are getting a major cleaning between users.
Ok I hope those chairs are getting a major cleaning between users.
Japanese sexuality
Japan is kind of weird about that. But I think it makes more sense if you realize that it's not victorianism so much as it is a germ phobia. People live awfully close together in Japan, and they are very conscious of hygeine. I've been to Japan, and one thing I noticed right away is that in Japan, you never touch a door. Every door in every public building is automatic. And of course, they have the shoe rituals. When you step into someone's home (or your hotel room), you leave your street shoes at the door, and put on a pair of slippers. When you go to the bathroom, you remove the house slippers and wear bathroom slippers while you're in the bathroom. Considering that a lot of people in the major cities like Tokyo live packed in like sardines, perhaps it's not so unreasonable. (Although I did see some peculiar things. Some people wear face masks or filters whenever they walk outside in Tokyo. One morning, I watched one guy who was wearing a mask, presumably to protect him from pollution... but then every so often he had to push it aside to take a drag off of his cigarette!)
Sexuality per se, I don't think they really have a problem with, at least not the younger people. I heard (didn't go there) about one co-ed bath house in Tokyo where, in order to get from the lockers to the bathing pool, one has to walk across a glass bridge that goes directly over the pool... giving everyone already in the pool a nice view!
Japan is kind of weird about that. But I think it makes more sense if you realize that it's not victorianism so much as it is a germ phobia. People live awfully close together in Japan, and they are very conscious of hygeine. I've been to Japan, and one thing I noticed right away is that in Japan, you never touch a door. Every door in every public building is automatic. And of course, they have the shoe rituals. When you step into someone's home (or your hotel room), you leave your street shoes at the door, and put on a pair of slippers. When you go to the bathroom, you remove the house slippers and wear bathroom slippers while you're in the bathroom. Considering that a lot of people in the major cities like Tokyo live packed in like sardines, perhaps it's not so unreasonable. (Although I did see some peculiar things. Some people wear face masks or filters whenever they walk outside in Tokyo. One morning, I watched one guy who was wearing a mask, presumably to protect him from pollution... but then every so often he had to push it aside to take a drag off of his cigarette!)
Sexuality per se, I don't think they really have a problem with, at least not the younger people. I heard (didn't go there) about one co-ed bath house in Tokyo where, in order to get from the lockers to the bathing pool, one has to walk across a glass bridge that goes directly over the pool... giving everyone already in the pool a nice view!
whirlcool
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And for those of you who may be wondering...
here is the link to the video I mentioned above, from the same show.
Can you imagine doing pranks like this here in the United States? Oy Vey!
here is the link to the video I mentioned above, from the same show.
Can you imagine doing pranks like this here in the United States? Oy Vey!
liberator1509
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While we're on the subject...
Anyone remember this Comedy Central Laundry special....be warned - not for the faint hearted...it's Masculout...
Anyone remember this Comedy Central Laundry special....be warned - not for the faint hearted...it's Masculout...
