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Matt_Alt

  1. @CheapyD @Cormacaroni You should have shouted "gaijin hulk smash!" when they handed you the report
  2. Yes. Lack of giant robots, in my case. @fukumimi there's always some who escape their native country for whatever reason
  3. @CheapyD I'm 5'11" and 170lbs and get same thing. I'm curious what actual overweight people get. "You're a frickin' whale!" or something?
  4. @camcavers @fukumimi That there are Japanese who don't fit in is only a shock to those who subscribe to the fallacy of a homogenous Japan.
  5. @camcavers @fukumimi When I was studying here as kid, homestay brothers couldn't fathom my interest in Japan. They wanted out. Grass=greener
  6. @camcavers @fukumimi @lancestein I prob wouldn't do well at shukatsu, but then I don't thrive in US office enviros either. "Know thyself."
  7. @camcavers @fukumimi @lancestein Mine was in the voluntary category, and she's running her own business now. Success is what you make.
  8. @camcavers @fukumimi @lancestein Agreed, but wish it had covered people who made system work for them instead of escaping: entrepreneurs etc
  9. @fukumimi And how many of your family members are missing little fingers?
  10. @fukumimi @LanceStein NYT piece reminded me of J-fluent American pal who did shukatu here and is thriving. Successes exist too.
  11. @ferricide @jeansnow I bow to your superior Twitter-fu!
  12. Spotted in Nakano. Is this @B_Flynn 's new addition to his @super7store empire!? twitter.com/Matt_Alt/statu…
  13. Do Japanese "moe" otaku embrace right-wing values? @neojaponisme on the topic: neojaponisme.com/2012/05/30/are…
  14. @jeansnow @neojaponisme I thought one had to put a . in front of the @ to make it a reply?
  15. @neojaponisme tackles the question: are Japanese otaku right-wingers? neojaponisme.com/2012/05/30/are…
  16. Thundercats ho in kichijoji
  17. @jeansnow you SEACHICKEN
  18. Damn straight twitter.com/Matt_Alt/statu…
  19. @BeerManInJapan Thanks! Your whiskey shelf is top shelf! twitter.com/Matt_Alt/statu…