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CheapyD

11-20-2005, 09:10 PM

Welcome to the YMIJ Forum!

This is place to read about all of CheapyD's adventures in Japan.
Feel free to post here with any comments or suggestions.

You may not create topics in this form, but you may post replies.

FAQ (in progress)
Q: Why did you move to Tokyo?
A: Mrs. CheapyD (she is Japanese) got a great job here working doing legal work for a big insurance company. It was an offer we couldn't refuse.

Q: How did you meet Mrs. CheapyD?
A: We met in a nightclub (Twilo) in Manhattan. There is a long story behind us getting together, too long for this space.

Q: Do you speak Japanese?
A: No, not really. I know a little as I took some classes in NYC, but I am going to take more classes here.

Q: Do most Japanese speak/understand English?
A: Hardly. Although Japanese take compulsory English classes starting in Jr. High (I think), it seems that most do not understand very much English at all.

WhipSmartBanky

11-20-2005, 09:15 PM

:applause:

levi333

11-20-2005, 09:18 PM

Didn't know the Mrs. was Japanese. Can you say where she works? (if it hasnt already been posted)

Saucy Jack

11-20-2005, 09:52 PM

Pretty cool. I'll be watching this forum for your latest adventures. :D

What would be really cool is if you had a digital camcorder and you documented your adventures. Then, you (or someone else, if you aren't skilled with video or just don't want to be hassled) could edit together some sort of documentary (or documentaries). Then, we could make a CheapyD in Japan DVD.

FriskyTanuki

11-20-2005, 09:55 PM

I think Cheapy has finally gotten full of himself. :lol: This'll be an interesting forum to keep an eye on.

Socheata

11-20-2005, 09:56 PM

I'm enjoying the threads thus far. Keep it up.

Scorch

11-20-2005, 10:08 PM

This will quickly become the best forum here.

radjago

11-21-2005, 03:05 AM

Your Ma, Ninja Pan!

Great name. When is the site launching?

Liquid 2

11-21-2005, 10:40 PM

very cool, I'm gonna enjoy this forum

woobacca

11-22-2005, 12:27 AM

Good stuff

SpottedNigel

11-22-2005, 06:07 PM

Your Ma, Ninja Pan!

Dammit! You made me giggle...

CardThrower21

11-22-2005, 08:01 PM

I love reading it so far, and the pictures are hilarious.

I hope no one tries to kancho you while you are there.

WeaponX2099

11-22-2005, 08:16 PM

Please write about the Japanese Porn that is over there. Not hentai, just the porn with humans. Only humans.

Maklershed

11-22-2005, 09:21 PM

Please write about the Japanese Porn that is over there. Not hentai, just the porn with humans. Only humans.

Isnt censored for some odd reason?

cletus

11-22-2005, 10:59 PM

Have yoy ran into any Americans since you moved there?

rabbitt

11-23-2005, 03:34 PM

I like this forum. It's pretty interesting to see some of the crazy things you see in Japan. Keep the pics comin'!

Graystone

11-23-2005, 09:50 PM

Isnt censored for some odd reason?

In Japanese cultural it's shameful to show pubes. So it's blurred out in porn.

SaraAB

11-23-2005, 10:45 PM

This is super sweet, those that are stuck in the land of absolutly horrendous customer service appreciate it greatly! I cant wait to read more.

Eviltude

11-24-2005, 10:13 PM

Ya I'm wondering if 1) You speak Japanese?(How much if applicable) and 2) Does nearly everyone speak english like I imagine?

sarausagi

11-26-2005, 06:31 PM

One request: try your hardest to get into J-rock and J-pop at least a little? Please? I study music and enjoy it quite a bit, and there are some truly terrific artists in Japan, that truly are every meaning of the word artist. And even the bubblegum stuff is better in Japan than it is here..so please? I'm so jealous you get to live where there's J-music available everywhere..so please..just like I know you are immersing yourself in every beautiful nature of Japan, please give the J-music a chance? Not telling you to stop liking Western music, just let it speak to your heart.

AlbinoNinja

11-26-2005, 08:39 PM

this is quickly becoming one of my favorite forums. I knew Japan was different, but wow, some of these threads are hilarious! Keep it up cheapy!

Also, just wondering, can we post our own threads, just in case we want to ask questions to our man in Japan?

Admiral Ackbar

11-28-2005, 09:08 PM

Cheapy, you have to do this!!!!

I was watchignt eh Daily Show and they ran a series of hilarious clips of celebrities in Japanese commercials. there was one with Arnold giving the peace sign. And another where Bruce Willis wore a gas tank on his back a-la Ghostbusters and went running to fill up a car while electricity was pouring out he nozzel. (that dooesn't seem safe.)

Anyway, you have to do the Commercial Celebrity Sighting Thread. Whenever you see some high and mighty celebrity in some absolutely absurd japanese commercial you'll have to post about it!

CheapyD

11-28-2005, 09:15 PM

AA, you are gonna love this: http://www.japander.com/

Also, just wondering, can we post our own threads, just in case we want to ask questions to our man in Japan?Post 'em here!

crystalklear64

11-29-2005, 05:30 PM

Man.. I'm jealous. Cheapy you're a very lucky man. I swear I'll make it to Japan before I die!

praystation

11-29-2005, 05:48 PM

As a gaijin, Is it really easy to get a seat in a crowded sinkansen? I heard japanese would get up and leave as soon as they see an English speaking Gaijin in Sinkansen.

assassinX

12-02-2005, 09:21 PM

Take a picture of yourself in a group in japan. :) Also, take some pictures of the arcades :bouncy::bouncy:

praystation

12-08-2005, 06:31 PM

Anybody wants to answer my question above? I feel as if I am playing CounterStrike in this forum (Everybody seems to ignore me).

BirdofTruth

12-12-2005, 05:49 PM

I havent seen to many answers to these people's questions. How did you meet an asian lady, do you speak japanese?, do all japps speak english?

Zero_Kirby

12-15-2005, 07:59 PM

Very good forum ill keep up

Dingleberry

12-19-2005, 04:33 AM

I'm coming to Japan this summer with my friend for graduation present from my dear mother...what's where to do there?

CheapyD

12-19-2005, 10:42 AM

I updated the OP with some new FAQs.
Here are answers to some other questions.

As a gaijin, Is it really easy to get a seat in a crowded sinkansen? I heard japanese would get up and leave as soon as they see an English speaking Gaijin in Sinkansen.Its really easy to get a seat on the Shinkansen if you reserve it ;)
No, people have been nice to me (at least I think they are nice, I don't really know what they are saying). I haven't had anyone get up and move after I sat down on the subway, bus, or Shinkansen.

I'm coming to Japan this summer with my friend for graduation present from my dear mother...what's where to do there?That's like asking what is there to do in America. Where in Japan are you traveling to? I recommend picking up a Fodor's Guide or something like that to see what might appeal to you.

Dingleberry

12-19-2005, 02:05 PM

i beleive we are flying into tokyo. I forget sometimes that Japan is real...

darkje

12-21-2005, 11:50 PM

Are you enjoying tv there?

It's freaking hilarious...You'll pick up alot of spoken words from just watching tv...

Oh here's a good one, last game is the best, lol.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3019821016143429219

Bob sapp is scary!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5250971845178619832

Did you visit a pachinko or pachislot parlor yet? Those are awesome! Try to find the starwars pachinko, it's sweet :)

CheapyD

12-22-2005, 01:18 AM

We don't have cable tv yet so I haven't watched too much.
I'm gonna make a thread of all funny J-videos since there are so many on Google Video.

levi333

12-23-2005, 01:39 AM

Is the Christmas season as heavily celebrated and comercialized in Japan as it is in the US?

Mr. Anderson

12-26-2005, 12:58 AM

How is the nightlife around your area, Cheapy? Do you and the Mrs. go out drinking a lot? I know I would.

Graystone

12-27-2005, 11:33 PM

Cheapy how do you go about Japan without knowing that much Japanese? Of course I'm talking about when Mrs. Cheapy is not around.

BirdofTruth

01-03-2006, 10:34 PM

is it possible for you to get a job there? do you work? there are english speaking private schools there you could probably work at.

hotwls13

01-04-2006, 12:01 PM

If you are looking for work, once you get a grasp of the Japanese language, you could try teaching English to the local kids. When I was in the Air Force, I had a bunch of friends stationed in Japan, and for side jobs, they would teach English and make really good money. The kids would just come to your house, it's like tutoring. Of coarse my friends knew how to speak Japanese.

Enjoy the Yakisoba (spelling?). I ate noodles all the time when I was there.

MadFlava

01-11-2006, 10:40 AM

Hey Cheapy, I'm really enjoying reading about your adventures in Japan. Just wondering, are you currently working in Japan or do you get to spend you days exploring the city?

CheapyD

01-11-2006, 10:42 PM

How is the nightlife around your area, Cheapy? Do you and the Mrs. go out drinking a lot? I know I would.
We have not really gone to many bars, but I think we will check out this super club this weekend (its near our apartment).
http://www.ageha.com/

Is the Christmas season as heavily celebrated and comercialized in Japan as it is in the US?
Christmas here is more like a super Valentines Day. Men are expected to buy their ladies expensive gifts and take them out for a fancy dinner and then for a night an expensive hotel. At least they will probably get laid.

Do you have a jobNope, I'm lucky enough to be able to work on CAG full time

technic

01-12-2006, 01:31 PM

Hey Cheapy - I'm going to Tokyo for the first time for a week in mid-Feburary. I'll be staying in the New Otani which I guess is in between Shinjuku and Akasaka (Chiyoda?). I was curious if you have any recommendations for places to eat or izakaya to check out while in Tokyo?

I've been researching some clubs and am interested in checking out Space Lab Yellow and Womb, have you been to either of those?

Edit: BTW did you go to ageHa on the day Mondo Grosso was playing?

urzishra14

01-15-2006, 07:43 PM

I guess I want to ask an interesting question.

Knowing that a lot of people here are heads over arms about anything Japanese (be it good or bad) .. take Anime for example.. theres great animes and there are a bunch of subpar animes. I was curious if people over there are like that about stuff American or "European" I mean I know Disneyland is huge there (and Sea disney) but thats kinda universal. I meant like superheros (i know spiderman over there is radically different) but in the traditional sense. Are Marvel or DC graphic novels sell like hot cakes like the Magna does over here? Are there Japanese versions of American cartoons (like turtles or Teen Titans or the Justice League)?

But I am enjoying the thread. The girlfriend and I will eventually get out to Japan.. we just want to check out stores and arcades.

I read a thread about import (american games in stores) .. is there a heavy Japanese import scene? Like in america we have a fairly big market for import games.. is there a heavy market for American games (not localized) in Japan?

shieryda

01-25-2006, 06:05 PM

Cheapy, are you planning on attending a Pride fighting match? It is so much more brutal than the UFC is here in America.

Do you miss eating at some of the great fast food places that we have here?

CheapyD

01-26-2006, 08:23 PM

I was curious if you have any recommendations for places to eat or izakaya to check out while in Tokyo?
I've been researching some clubs and am interested in checking out Space Lab Yellow and Womb, have you been to either of those?
Edit: BTW did you go to ageHa on the day Mondo Grosso was playing?Hmm...I don't really have any food recommendations as I have yet to have a bad meal here. It seems as if you pretty much can't go wrong.
I have not been to those clubs yet...we didn't make it to Ageha yet either.

Are Marvel or DC graphic novels sell like hot cakes like the Magna does over here? Are there Japanese versions of American cartoons (like turtles or Teen Titans or the Justice League)?
is there a heavy Japanese import scene? Like in america we have a fairly big market for import games.. is there a heavy market for American games (not localized) in Japan?I don't think American comics/cartoons do well here. They don't contain enough girls in short skirts.

My guess is while there is a market for American games (imports), it is probably not heavy. I've been to a few stores in Akihabara, but they are small. The demand might be similar for Japanese imports in the USA, but I couldn't me sure.

Cheapy, are you planning on attending a Pride fighting match? It is so much more brutal than the UFC is here in America.

Do you miss eating at some of the great fast food places that we have here?Yes, I do want to see a Pride match at some point. I watched some on TV and I liked it.

I am not a big fast food fan, but Japan pretty much has the fast foot bases covered, and they do a much better job over here. Imagine a land with clean fast food restaurants (and bathrooms) and service with a smile!
The only fast food places I haven't seen are Burger King and White Castle (which I do actually miss).

y2jedi

02-06-2006, 05:58 PM

So Cheapy,
If the average height of a Japanese male is 5'5", are you worshipped as some sort of God ?
I'm not sure how tall you are, but I'm assuming taller than 5'5".

P.S. Site is cool, and so are the CAGcasts. Keep it cheap, yo !

SaMiDaDrAgOn

02-08-2006, 12:53 PM

Hey very cool forum, gives me more insight on this crazy country. :D

almostrice

02-08-2006, 06:14 PM

I have been to Japan between 2001 and 2003. Fast Food was always clean and smaller portions than in the US. I stayed in Aizu-wakamatsu and Yokaichi(sp). How much time did you spend in Akihabara? In 2001 the Flat panel displays were a hot thing, what is the new hot item this year?

Do you miss anything in the US?

Have you used a bidet? Do you like using the autoflushing toilets. I remeber they were almost everywhere in 2002 there. Also have you used the old style(not Western) toilets?

Bstiff

02-27-2006, 08:59 PM

Conbratulations on your move. Tokyo has always been one of the places Ive wanted to visit forever. I start a new job in July and will be worrking one week on/ one week off. After I take my boards in August I may finally have to splurge and make the trip. I guess one minor point is I speak like 2 words of japanese so I guess Ill be just another dumb white tourist there. Would you recommend going with a tour group or just getting a hotel and seeing things solo?

err... congratulations... apparently Im not doing too well with english these days either.

darkmere

03-13-2006, 09:31 PM

The only fast food places I haven't seen are Burger King and White Castle (which I do actually miss).
i've been living in vancouver for school for the past 9 or so months now. i remember when you were about to move i mentioned to stock up/enjoy what you could from the states because a lot of products you take for granted are no where to be found in foreign countries. so i guess my question is now that you've been there for like 5 months, what do you miss from home?

for me it's things like taco bell, peter pan honey roasted peanut butter, land o lakes butter, tostino's pizzas, ben & jerry's vanilla heath bar crunch, etc. it can be more than food, like favorite stores, channels, whatever. it's funny how you never expect your favorite things to not be there, or when they're gone how much you'll miss them.

Sirfragalot

04-25-2006, 06:41 PM

Yo Cheap, you ever see a bad Ingrish sign?

Escobar4Life

04-30-2006, 03:45 PM

Cheapy, can you tell us how life in Japan is? And is it expensive living there?

I plan to move to Japan like in 10 to 15 years. I want to work in Japan as a video game developer.

Chrono72090

04-30-2006, 08:52 PM

Cheapy, can you tell us how life in Japan is? And is it expensive living there?

I plan to move to Japan like in 10 to 15 years. I want to work in Japan as a video game developer.

I can answer those questions.

Good, somewhat (depends where you're living).

Also, you share your naive dream of being a video game developer with many a tween gamer in the US :lol:

Heh, I'm just playin' around. I also plan to be a game developer, though I doubt I will make it to Japan unless I start learning Japanese soon :roll:

XxFuRy2Xx

04-30-2006, 11:32 PM

Hey Cheapy, is Japan everything you expected it to be? More than you expected it to be? Less than you expected it to be?

Escobar4Life

05-01-2006, 12:39 AM

I can answer those questions.

Good, somewhat (depends where you're living).

Also, you share your naive dream of being a video game developer with many a tween gamer in the US :lol:

Heh, I'm just playin' around. I also plan to be a game developer, though I doubt I will make it to Japan unless I start learning Japanese soon :roll:

Yeah, I know many gamers want to become game developers. But I think I have what it takes to be one. I also think I'll make it to Japan. I want to learn Japanese. But not sure when I'll start. I'm thinking of improving my English and Spanish before learning Japanese. I'm fluent in them but I have a few speaking problems (accent and other stuff). Or do you think I should just learn Japanese instead of improving my other languages (which I can do later on)? Being trilingual would be awesome.

Escobar4Life

05-01-2006, 12:45 AM

One more question. Is it true that girls are considered women (adults) at the age of 15? That's what I heard on some forums. That would explain the DOA girls and why their age was removed from the non-Japanese versions.

striker199

05-17-2006, 01:01 AM

Hey cheapy, what are the internet access speeds over there? I heard like 20Mpbs for $20 a month? Is that true?

Jaxcomet

06-03-2006, 12:08 PM

You chased a chick all the way to Japan? Not that's whipped!

Just kidding....By the way, great podcast by you and Wombat.

twanky

07-26-2006, 01:48 PM

Any new update or content from japan Cheapy?

Quintox

08-12-2006, 12:08 AM

Uh kind of off topic here but is anyone else besides Cheapy allowed to make a thread? Don't know why anyone would just curious

GroovyBrian

09-11-2006, 12:35 PM

Your show is great! I have a brother-in-law who lives in Japan and has a wife who is Japanese. He met her over in Japan. I've been listening to your pocast for sometime and wanted to finally leave a post... especially after this last podcast. Thanks for the good work you and Wombat do!

GroovyBrian 8-)

N

snakelda

10-01-2006, 04:51 PM

I was going to ask where you used to live but I'm guessing manhatten...by the way...I read a survey that Japanese people know more English than Americans do but you're saying that they hardly understand English..

CheapyD

10-01-2006, 09:54 PM

Yes, Manhattan is where I used to live.
Japanese people know more English than Americans know Japanese. That's about it.

boozi

10-25-2006, 08:27 PM

Hey Cheapy,
Got some more crazy stuff for us to see? Please post it when you can :)
Domo arigatou :P
Boozi

Edit: My bad, just noticed you updated this forum about a week ago ^^
Anyways, keep up the good work :P

Rodimus

10-27-2006, 03:50 AM

Hey Cheapy, just wanted to mention I'll be visiting Japan around the begining of March, Mainly for the Sakura season (it'll be my 3rd visit.) The wife is also Japanese and we try to go every year to visit her relatives and friends.

We stay in Shinju-ku with her parents. What part of Tokyo are you staying in? That's asuming you are in Tokyo.

CheapyD

10-27-2006, 03:53 AM

That's cool...I live on the east side of Tokyo...It's a 26 minute subway ride to Shinjuku. I go there 2x a week for japanese classes.

shieryda

10-27-2006, 02:12 PM

Anyone know what is going on here? Cheapy???

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2998/chinawa9.jpg

Maklershed

10-27-2006, 02:22 PM

What ... you've never seen public baby drownings before?

sunbound

12-06-2006, 01:04 PM

I was over in japan a few times with the Marines in the late 90's... and I loved it there... it was a single man's paradise.... too bad the train rides took forever from Fuji.

Cheapy, Have you been to Roppongi yet? If so, is Gas Panic still around?

I would love to move to Japan (I love the culture and history), but I think I would have a hard time, considering I know vary LITTLE japanese. BTW, if you run across anything called Poccari Sweat (its an energy drink) try it... you will quickly find out why they call it sweat.

One thing I miss was my favorite brand of smokes... I can't find Golden Bats over here.

sunbound

12-12-2006, 04:15 PM

Cheapy...

I was wondering if there is anything like the ESRB game ratings in Japan. Do they in any way mark the games as being for a mature audience, or as being appropriate for the entire family, or teens, etc?

If they don’t have anything like that over there, I guess they figure that the people in Japan are a bit more "capable" of separating games from reality, or just the ability of actually point the finger of blame where it really belongs. What do you think?

I, much like most of the gaming populace, believe that it’s the parents that need to police the exposure of content to children, versus it being a public ordeal... Unfortunately, I think the responsibility will eventually fall to the console manufacturers to block the contact from children as a lot of parents are obviously inept to do so. I think the simplest solution would be to have the console only allow up to teen rated games played on the console until the mature content is unlocked, informing the "unlocker" what content might be encountered in the game after it has been unlocked.

The only other thing I can think of is having the game packaging covered with a black removable cover, showing the name of the game, and what content is in the game... this way it looks like a playboy or penthouse when it comes through the mail.

Unfortunately, because many American citizens would rather bitch and point a finger at someone else, rather than learn and look at themselves, it looks like the only solution is to cripple the masses in order to appease the bull-headed and unable.

What do you think?

Gshocker

02-26-2007, 08:00 PM

Hello,

Was wondering how you like living over there.. My wife is from Japan so I get to go over there quite a bit. There is nothing like hitting Yodobashi Akiba (love that Okonomiyaki place in the food area) for a few hours..

What are some of your favorite game stores over in the Japan.. Have you fond some good underground places other than the cool ones in the Akiba area?

Suggestion.. If you have not yet tried it.. I highly suggest Maisen restaurant in Omotesando.. Right off the Ginza line. Great Tonkatsu.. typing this is making my mouth water now.. http://www.bento.com/rev/0490.html - I love going there and then heading for a crepe in Harajuku or down to shibuya for some beard pappa..

Well keep up the great work on the podcast. It is great to hear a bit about your life in Japan in each episode.

PS.. Thanks for adding me to your PS3 friends list. Maybe soon there will be a decent online title to play..

nicholas01

05-09-2007, 04:36 PM

Hey Cheapy -

Ever get caught in one of these Japanese mobs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj0Ma2CsHME)?

evilmax17

05-10-2007, 05:46 PM

I'd like to see video tours of Japanese game shops, like Super Potato (maybe a running series of them?) Or hell, even toy stores. I think it'd be neat to see aisles and aisles filled with Japanese entertainment products.

Graystone

05-11-2007, 04:10 AM

Cheapy how bout you make a Engrish thread? While you out and about on your adventures. Post pics of random engrish stuff. You made a couple of threads when you first moves over. But how about an official engrish thread?

Otaking

05-12-2007, 12:39 PM

Sugoi, nihongo no kurasu wa ima made dou desu ka? Kaiwa renshuu shitara ii to omou no de, ganbatte kudasai. :)

Omedetou on the move out there, and keep it real for the rest of CAG'ers that will never get the chance to go to Japan! We'll just have to live our lives vicariously through you ;)

maggoty

05-23-2007, 08:32 PM

Hey Cheapy,
I saw this story online, as you may have already seen it, but is this kind of thing true??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_japan_cyberhome

Pretty freaky if you ask me....

plus, i'm so going to visit Japan after listening to your thoughts about Japan and living there and so forth...
It does seem like a cool place to visit definetly... :D
I might try it on the misses for the honeymoon when we get hitched.. :-)

cheers..

PezzeB

05-24-2007, 03:38 AM

Yo cheapy is it true that Japan is expensive and that theres little crime
if none over there?

orko60

05-24-2007, 07:09 PM

I posted this in the CAGCast forum, but I suppose this would be a better place to get a reply...

Hello Cheapyd. This is a "YMIJ" question. I am currently finishing up a bachelor's degree, and would like to move to Tokyo to teach english to the natives over there. The salary seems to be about 250,000 yen per month, but I'm just wondering if that's going to be enough to live on. Will I have to be a "CheapyZ" when I'm there, or can I live comfortably with one mouth to feed?

Thanks!

-Zack

CheapyD

05-24-2007, 11:52 PM

orko60

05-26-2007, 10:59 AM

$2,000 a month in one of the most expensive cities in the world is not going to go very far. Your entire apartment will likely be one 10x10 room.

Yikes. I wonder if I could do a bunch of freelance one-on-one teaching to make extra cash. Is that kind of thing popular? I suppose I could find a roommate to move there with me, as well.

evilmax17

06-13-2007, 09:59 PM

Please review this as soon as possible!

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1980

http://www.japanprobe.com/wp-content/uploads/ice-cucumber-peepsi.gif

CheapyD

06-15-2007, 02:42 AM

The pepsi cucumber video will be up today.
Thanks for the idea!

Gamerguy

06-16-2007, 03:40 AM

Totally unrelated to the topic, but please address the problems with the VideoGameCentral.com affiliation. The community as a whole is getting pretty pissed about it. The store owner has intentionally tried to deceive CAG members with pricing, and he's currently hiding all the pirated / bootleg games he sold. It's not a business CAG should be involved with...

kapkorn

08-09-2007, 11:15 PM

Cheapy I think it might be cool for you to do a youtube video of how you make the cagcast, like your computer setup and the editing and such.

hootie

10-05-2007, 09:30 PM

Cheapy, you should make some more YMIJ topics...there hasn't been a new one in awhile. They are definitely one of my favorite parts of this site, and I'm sure many others feel the same way. :)

muzras

10-12-2007, 04:09 AM

cheapyz since that school closed on you. Have you stop taking Japanese for the time being? or have you found another school or way to learn nihongo?

PLZ keep teh videoz coming they is funnyz.:D

PlumesPixie

10-26-2007, 02:24 PM

POST MOAR!!!

Plumespixie

Hot Sizzle

11-04-2007, 08:39 AM

For anyone who's played those "medal games" at the arcades in japan, what do I do with all the medals I've won? I didn't see a prize counter or anything where i can exchange them.

ShinAkumA21

01-17-2008, 12:02 AM

Hey CheapyD, are you going to buy Super Smash Brother Brawl the Japanese Version and if you do will we get a little review about the game and online mode if it laggy or not

Lorenzo

02-05-2008, 05:55 PM

Cheapy, I went to Taiwan a few years back and I really liked Moss Burger. The food was pretty different from what you would expect at typical US fast food joint. I know they're based in Japan. Would you please do a YMIJ video trip to Moss Burger? I think people will get a kick out of how different the food is.

Kirin Lemon

02-05-2008, 06:15 PM

Maklershed

02-05-2008, 07:23 PM

Where's the cucumber pepsi video? Or failing that, what was the reaction/thought?

CheapyD

02-05-2008, 07:57 PM

Where's the cucumber pepsi video? Or failing that, what was the reaction/thought?http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141341

Maklershed

02-05-2008, 08:09 PM

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141341

:shock: You eat all that for lunch? And on a daily basis? And is it common that consumer products in Japan have both English and Japanese text?

Kirin Lemon

02-05-2008, 11:12 PM

:shock: You eat all that for lunch? And on a daily basis? And is it common that consumer products in Japan have both English and Japanese text?
Usually when a product tries to sell itself as something "Western," you'll get some English (or Engrish) text somewhere on the packaging. Such products are in the minority, however - maybe 25% or less, and the English is rarely useful.

CheapyD

02-05-2008, 11:22 PM

Usually when a product tries to sell itself as something "Western," you'll get some English (or Engrish) text somewhere on the packaging. Such products are in the minority, however - maybe 25% or less, and the English is rarely useful.
You mean this isn't useful?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/2221887855_9c53c6d1d3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheapyd/2221887855/)