RE: NEC-HE-shrine Yahoo Japan torture
I've only had kewl clerks in Akihabara, which is why I go back, despite the
high prices. They dont' bend over backwards or anything, but for the big
shops (even Medialand) if I ask if they have anything in the back that's not
on the shelf yet, they always look it up on their computer. In Japan, it
all comes down to the way you carry yourself. If you ask them in Japanese
like a French (or American or something) of course their not going to want
to help you -- it's still not 'Japanese' and would therefore require extra
work. Ask them like a Japanese, and 99 times out of 100 they'll help you.
I don't care how much you've studied Japanese, if you haven't lived here for
at least a year, you won't learn the culture good enough to speak the
language properly. You've gotta know when to bite your toungue and
apologize for something that's someone elses fault. I refused to do it when
I first started, and realized that it gets you knowhere. Fast.
-----Original Message-----
From: Adol [mailto:xxxxxx@club-internet.fr]
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:18 AM
To: xxxxxx@egroups.com
Subject: Re: NEC-HE-shrine Yahoo Japan torture
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french ppl?wherE?in usa?
i never said french are polite&kind,but I AM,not like akihabara
shops'clerks..
xxxxxx@shmups.com wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 9/21/00 5:15:37 AM Hawaiian Standard Time,
> xxxxxx@club-internet.fr writes:
>
> > france is one of the "priority" destinations japanese ppl go...i never
> > told such thing when i see some japanese boys&girls in paris..
>
> Well...I'm out here in the middle of the Pacific in "Little Tokyo." On
a
> good day, you could feasibly go a couple blocks in certain parts of town
> without seeing a non-Asian. If you are in the Duty-Free Galleria, you
might
> as well be in Japan. The Japanese who live here are a bit
> different...Americanized perhaps...and the tourists from Japan?
Well...they
> are pretty clueless and annoying overall (referring back to said
> cluelessness, of course). Take the people out of their natural
environment
> and they will have to adapt...or try to. Personally, I've always found
the
> Japanese who visit here to be rather polite...especially in comparison
to the
> fucking Americans who are rude and generally assholes. However, I
guarantee
> that, although you may not do it, there are French people treating the
> Japanese like shit...home team advantage. The bigots down in the
Southern US
> have been working that angle for decades.
>
> Grant Windsor
> xxxxxx@shmups.com
>
> "Nippon Electric Company-Home Electronics shrine"
> We are an E-Group of NEC Home Electronics enthusiasts.
> This E-Group was created for the purpose of & limited
> to the exchange of NEC-HE systems & games information.
> Members are welcome to buy, sell, trade, & discuss TurboGrafx
> & PC-Engine/PC-FX items.
--
Bye,
xxxxxx@club-internet.fr
"Nippon Electric Company-Home Electronics shrine"
We are an E-Group of NEC Home Electronics enthusiasts.
This E-Group was created for the purpose of & limited
to the exchange of NEC-HE systems & games information.
Members are welcome to buy, sell, trade, & discuss TurboGrafx
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=137191604-24092000>I've
only had kewl clerks in Akihabara, which is why I go back, despite the high
prices. They dont' bend over backwards or anything, but for the big shops
(even Medialand) if I ask if they have anything in the back that's not on the
shelf yet, they always look it up on their computer. In Japan, it all
comes down to the way you carry yourself. If you ask them in Japanese like a
French (or American or something) of course their not going to want to help you
-- it's still not 'Japanese' and would therefore require extra work. Ask
them like a Japanese, and 99 times out of 100 they'll help you. I don't
care how much you've studied Japanese, if you haven't lived here for at least a
year, you won't learn the culture good enough to speak the language
properly. You've gotta know when to bite your toungue and apologize for
something that's someone elses fault. I refused to do it when I first
started, and realized that it gets you knowhere. Fast.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Adol
[mailto:xxxxxx@club-internet.fr]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 22, 2000 1:18
AM<BR><B>To:</B> xxxxxx@egroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
NEC-HE-shrine Yahoo Japan torture<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><BR>
<P><TT>french ppl?wherE?in usa?<BR><BR>i never said french are
polite&kind,but I AM,not like
akihabara<BR>shops'clerks..<BR><BR><BR>xxxxxx@shmups.com wrote:<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> In a message dated 9/21/00 5:15:37 AM Hawaiian Standard
Time,<BR>> xxxxxx@club-internet.fr writes:<BR>> <BR>> > france is
one of the "priority" destinations japanese ppl go...i never<BR>>
> told such thing when i see some japanese boys&girls in
paris..<BR>> <BR>> Well...I'm out here in the middle of the Pacific in
"Little Tokyo." On a<BR>> good day, you could feasibly go a couple
blocks in certain parts of town<BR>> without seeing a non-Asian. If
you are in the Duty-Free Galleria, you might<BR>> as well be in
Japan. The Japanese who live here are a bit<BR>>
different...Americanized perhaps...and the tourists from Japan?
Well...they<BR>> are pretty clueless and annoying overall (referring back
to said<BR>> cluelessness, of course). Take the people out of their
natural environment<BR>> and they will have to adapt...or try to.
Personally, I've always found the<BR>> Japanese who visit here to be rather
polite...especially in comparison to the<BR>> fucking Americans who are
rude and generally assholes. However, I guarantee<BR>> that, although
you may not do it, there are French people treating the<BR>> Japanese like
shit...home team advantage. The bigots down in the Southern US<BR>>
have been working that angle for decades.<BR>> <BR>> Grant
Windsor<BR>> xxxxxx@shmups.com<BR>> <BR>> "Nippon Electric
Company-Home Electronics shrine"<BR>> We are an E-Group of NEC Home
Electronics enthusiasts.<BR>> This E-Group was created for the purpose of
& limited<BR>> to the exchange of NEC-HE systems & games
information.<BR>> Members are welcome to buy, sell, trade, & discuss
TurboGrafx<BR>> & PC-Engine/PC-FX items.<BR><BR>--
<BR>Bye,<BR>xxxxxx@club-internet.fr<BR></TT><BR><TT>"Nippon Electric
Company-Home Electronics shrine"<BR>We are an E-Group of NEC Home Electronics
enthusiasts.<BR>This E-Group was created for the purpose of &
limited<BR>to the exchange of NEC-HE systems & games
information.<BR>Members are welcome to buy, sell, trade, & discuss
TurboGrafx<BR>& PC-Engine/PC-FX items.
<BR></TT><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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"Nippon Electric Company-Home Electronics shrine"<BR>
We are an E-Group of NEC Home Electronics enthusiasts.<BR>
This E-Group was created for the purpose of & limited<BR>
to the exchange of NEC-HE systems & games information.<BR>
Members are welcome to buy, sell, trade, & discuss TurboGrafx<BR>
& PC-Engine/PC-FX items. <BR>
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