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In response to: "ball size" 18 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thank you very much for your comment.
It is very nice to hear that you check back of the box of condoms at your age(79?!). I would like to follow your secret practice if any.
Please ask your friends back home to send you condoms of the right size.
Hope you enjoy your life in Thailand. more…
In response to: "ball size" 29 days old
by thehornyone [Member]

Since moving from the UK, as an Englishman, to Thailand, if we go down to the local shop, you will find that Condoms on sale here, are marked on the back of the box 50mm up to 53 mm (Diameter of penis). Whereas, in UK, they are marked 54mm to 58mm diameter, so what is said about Ball Size, it figures. Similarly, I think , in the USA. more…
In response to: "cricket and ants --- happy end?!" 1075 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

No, I don't laugh.

But it is interesting.
Yes, old children's stories are often severe, as they try to tell them lessons and they are often retold differently in our countries too.
But it is the first time for me to read this version of the ant and the cricket.

The publisher may-be wants to say that we have to more…
In response to: "cricket and ants --- happy end?!" 1075 days old
by lizdavies [Member]

How about "A completely different culture may turn out to have excellent values of its own, so don't laugh too soon."? more…
In response to: "7 countries comparison questionnaire" 1088 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thanks for your comment.

Yes all of the results above almost 20 years old! Things may have changed.

But you are very young to say that.
It seems to me 20 yrs ago is almost yesterday!

I myself onece conducted a questionnaire suvey.
And I understand that questions should be explained well but at the more…
In response to: "7 countries comparison questionnaire" 1089 days old
by lizdavies [Member]

The UK figure is almost 20 years old - I wonder if it would show the same result now? I thought the 64% with religious belief seemed quite high - but I suppose it depends what you view as "having a religious belief", as opposed to being a regular attender at a place of worship.
I expect the high percentage of Japanese who only feel good at ho more…
In response to: "loser!" 1089 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thank you for your comment.

Really? Is swearing regarded as so bad?

We often fail to understand how much religion is important in this country.

This is related to my today's post Q62a. more…
In response to: "loser!" 1089 days old
by [Visitor]

It is a very bad use of the english language.

Children nowdays do seem to have strange turn of phrase, still I suppose it is better than swearing. more…
In response to: "loser!" 1105 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thank you very much for your detailed comment.
My understanding about english people has got improved.

Actually, "I'll kill you!" did not shock me because we often use the same phrase in our own language although this would be far horrible expression than "loser!" when literally understood.

I sometimes hear foreign w more…
In response to: "loser!" 1105 days old
by lizdavies [Member]

I agree with you that I wouldn't care to hear a small son of mine using that expression - I think often these trendy "catchphrases" are over used and people seem not to realise the hurtful nature of them. I think the point is, that the phrase is being used by small boys in its devalued sense - we wouldn't actually jeer at someone we had just defeat more…
In response to: "samurai" 1224 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thanks, varshakale. more…
In response to: "who cleans the classroom?" 1228 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Yes, rights!

"Duties before rights" is one of traditional slogans of school in our country.
more…
In response to: "eye contact" 1233 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thanks DepletedSoul,

You can communicate with people without knowing their names, like in shops.
We often don't know friends' first names.
We usually call each other by our family names or nicknames from family names.
Women may use first names more often.

Suffixes like "san", "kun", "chan" etc. can be add more…
In response to: "eye contact" 1233 days old
by DepletedSoul [Member]

What are strangers going to call you if not by your name?, and if its only family and close friends who call you by your name how did they become close friends if they didnt know and use your name in the first place??

Very confusing for me.

I studied Shorinji Kempo for 5 years and loved every minute except for the regular more…
In response to: "What is the most strange thing in English language" 1233 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Thanks Walrus,

Ok, I see it.
Indo-european languages and our language must have diverged from each other very long ago. more…
In response to: "What is the most strange thing in English language" 1234 days old
by The_Walrus ^{^Pro}

I could explain the "one of the s in the " construction in English, but I have to wave my hands as I do it, so it won't work on here...

Basically, in mathematical terms, it means "X is an element of the subset of the set that is at the top end of the range". So if there are 200 good C programmers in India, any one of them can be call more…
In response to: "What is most interesting in England" 1239 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Let me replace "constraints" with "self-constraints". more…
In response to: "who cleans the classroom?" 1239 days old
by [Visitor]

British children are lazy and would probably complain that it violated their rights or something. So they hire cleaners.
more…
In response to: "What is most interesting in England" 1243 days old
by jaketaylor ^{^Pro}

perhaps they make it interesting but certainly NOT beautiful.

a life made beautiful by constraints is CONSTRAINED

not beautiful more…
In response to: "What is most interesting in England" 1243 days old
by samurai_tofu [Member]

Constraints make life beautiful more…
In response to: "What is most interesting in England" 1243 days old
by jaketaylor ^{^Pro}

old men can do whatever they want

no-one SHOULD do anything

it's a choice thing ...

:D more…
In response to: "samurai" 1252 days old
by varshakale [Member]

But they can blog.
Welcome to blogworld samurai. more…

samurai_tofu

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