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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 28, 2004 13:46:05 GMT -5
Damn, living in Japan means I always miss such fun.  Same with Philadelphia, but at least you live in a cool country. |
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Post by setsumi on Jan 29, 2004 6:20:09 GMT -5
aww Jakob.
But it's "the grass is greener on the other side" kind of thing, isn't it?
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Post by m36 on Jan 29, 2004 9:42:49 GMT -5
How the heck did you end up in Japan anyway? Do they eat dogs and monkeys there?
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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 29, 2004 11:44:21 GMT -5
What the fack? M, you just won the board a tirade.
Dogs are only consumed in some very small parts of China, and even then I'm not sure it's legal. (I think it is, but they only do it in a couple villages and stuff...you probably couldn't go around Beijing and easily find any dogs for consumption purposes) I don't know where the monkey thing came from, but I'm willing to bet it's another false stereotype. And, Japan (and the rest of Asia) does not = China. (I used to have a cool = sign with a slash through it, but the Proboard didn't show it)
Reminds me of that hilariously accurate bit of King of the Hill, where the Asian guy moves in next door and Hank and his buddies are wondering if he's Chinese or Japanese.
Hank: So...are you Chinese or Japanese?
Neighbor: We are Laosian.
(everyone looks confused)
Neighbor: From Laos. Between Vietnam and Thailand. Population 4.6 million.
Hank: ...So, are you Chinese or Japanese?
When I was in fifth grade, some 4th grader asked me why my name was pronounced "Yacob." I told him it was because my mom was from Denmark, and the 4th grader said, "Denmark...isn't that somewhere in Asia?"
*Plays "America" by Self* I love that song.
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Post by The Nashville Hush on Jan 29, 2004 14:36:31 GMT -5
wow. I've been calling you by the wrong name this whole time.
denmark..so close to Sweden, the land of milk and honey
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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 29, 2004 17:44:16 GMT -5
That's okay. Should I ever go to Tennessee and have everyone call me "Jacob," that's fine by me.
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Post by Cheaplikeyourmum on Jan 29, 2004 18:14:28 GMT -5
Dogs are only consumed in some very small parts of China, and even then I'm not sure it's legal. When I was in fifth grade, some 4th grader asked me why my name was pronounced "Yacob." I told him it was because my mom was from Denmark, and the 4th grader said, "Denmark...isn't that somewhere in Asia?" We used to have a Chow and my dad told me that they came from China and the reason they were called "Chow Chows" was because people ate them for dinner. Evil dad. Also, I apologize, I've been calling you by the wrong name as well. I know you don't care, but I think it would be annoying to be called the wrong name all the time. |
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Post by m36 on Jan 29, 2004 20:17:21 GMT -5
Well see? I knew you'd set me straight. I thought monkey brains were a delicacy? But I've never been to Asia so I need to learn about their ways.
Tell me more..... 
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Post by wepeel on Jan 29, 2004 21:14:12 GMT -5
*Plays "America" by Self* I love that song. Hey, I'm ashamed. |
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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 29, 2004 21:25:02 GMT -5
You damn well better be. It's 8:30, and you aren't in Ashland City! Oh well. |
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Post by justbeingme on Jan 29, 2004 23:05:31 GMT -5
You damn well better be. It's 8:30, and you aren't in Ashland City! Oh well. Is that why no one is on here? ~Amanda |
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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 29, 2004 23:21:19 GMT -5
Heh, I hope.
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Post by setsumi on Jan 29, 2004 23:34:43 GMT -5
Jakob, you're very knowledgeable about China. I should bow to you.
When my friend Taka visited China he passed by a big mall like a zoo. Many dogs, cats, monkeys, birds and all kinds of cute (he said "cute") animals were in the cages, so he asked to a man if it was kind of a pet market. The man answered, "No, we eat them". Taka freaked out and told me Chinese people are rude. I don't think so, it's just a difference in food culture, you know.
So, m36, I guess Japanese think dogs and monkeys as pets, some people in some contryside eat locust and bee larva tho:)
BTW, those King Of The Hill and Denmark is in Asia things cracked me up.
Sorry, it's totally off topic.
Oh, I wish I could have been at Exit in--now it's on topic.
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Post by jakobdorof on Jan 29, 2004 23:52:51 GMT -5
Sorry, it's totally off topic. Don't apologize, we always go off topic. It seems strange at first, but then you learn to deal with - even appreciate - the inevitable topic change. I guess I was wrong about the rarity of eating dogs. From what I understood from my Chinese teacher, it's very limited/uncommon, but then again, she could be biased. I'm tired... |
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Post by setsumi on Jan 30, 2004 5:54:02 GMT -5
Don't apologize, we always go off topic. It seems strange at first, but then you learn to deal with - even appreciate - the inevitable topic change. I'm tired... Yeah I know. I love to see how the topic rolling over  ...Sleep tight, smart kid. |
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