This is written by an American teacher working in Japan. His editorials are quite amusing, I highly recommend reading them

WickedSmurf, you are the wisest ever, I follow your every link (http://www.outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html)

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Funny... haven't read the whole thing, but I'm up to the part with the girl that teleports around saying "BREASTS!" :lol:

Well that's Japan for you. I've heard of the Kancho thing on some TV show, XPlay I think. It's their culture, some of the stuff is quite funny.

They are messed up freaks.

Don't let Michael Jackson know about this place.

They are messed up freaks.
No their culture is just foreign to you. Their culture developed seperatly from ours so they are very different.

Don't let Michael Jackson know about this place.It might actually be an effective way to get rid of him - and the Japanese would probably be happy to receive him! :lol:

It might actually be an effective way to get rid of him - and the Japanese would probably be happy to receive him! :lol:
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I hope he does not scare them when his nose falls off :lol:

That's messed up. Wonder if it's true.

Yeah it is 100% real.

No their culture is just foreign to you. Their culture developed seperatly from ours so they are very different.
Some people like to say "Another day, another dollar." Being in Japan, I'd like to say "Another day, another yen". Unfortunately, my version goes something like "Another day, another game of dodgedick."

This particular day, it was the same boy who'd once clapped his hands together and said in English "please!" after I denied him an opportunity. Class ended, and he'd come up to the front to talk to me about something. I did for a while, and then when the conversation ended...he started trying to lunge for my stuff. Complete with "ching!" sound effects accompanying every attempt.

Today he was particularly motivated, and actually came at me pretty hard. I had to catch both his arms, and with those restrained he tried TO USE HIS KNEES TO GET A FEEL. I mean, I can understand setting a goal and going for it, but THIS of all things?!
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I'm not sure.

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That was funny, there was a lot of stuff that i would not expect from 12-15 year old students expecially Kancho. :lol:

And people let's not get xenophobic now. There are a lot more weird things happening elsewhere in the world. So i'd say Kancho and the like are not that severe.

And i can't believe i just said that Kancho is not severe. :lol:

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I got to the part about Michael Jackson juice. I don't want to know what that is.

Oh, before I forget, I should explain that as guests in a foreign country, we should try to learn and assimilate some of our host's culture and tradition. So if you are ever in a position to perform some of these attacks, you should first strike a series of stylish and overblown poses, while screaming out the attack name with all your might. Anything less is just...dishonorable.

Oh, and before you actually do that though, you should smirk and explain exactly how your attack works and what you did to get it. For example, for Gaijin Smash, one might say (heh, I still love "one might say"...) "Haha, I have already won this fight. I shall now show you the awesome power of my Gaijin Smash. I acquired this attack when I was born having a bigger body than you. Over the years, I developed it by keeping up a steady diet of McDonalds, and parking in the closest spaces to wherever I went. It is the perfect attack."

Although the explanation speech works best if one of your friends who is watching gives it for you (while you keep your smirk up), in the absence of friends or onlookers you can say it yourself.


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Brilliant!
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They are messed up freaks.Good enough reason for me to move there. And these editorials just prove it. (I would have to get used to the Kancho stuff, but the rest seems alright to me.)

How could you ever get used to 12 - 15 year old Japanese boys trying to "Kancho" you? And if a large black man has trouble fighting off the little runts just imagine how some of us would fair. The more I read about Japan the more freaked out I get.

That I have to doesn't mean I will.

Smurf man - where do you find these things? :crazyeye: :lol:

I found The Girlfriend Advice (http://www.outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher12.html) one quite funny. It's the bottom entry on the linked page and can't be quoted here.

"Grandmothers." No wonder that can't be quoted in its full version here. :lol:

quoted from that site:
"I wish I could say it stops there, but actually, it gets worse. Let me introduce you to a game Japanese kids like to play called "Kancho."

Actually, it's not so much a "game" as it is kids clasping their hands together, sticking out their first fingers, and shoving them up your butt. I'm really not joking.

You know, before we come to Japan, they tell us a lot of ultimately useless stuff. What kind of computer to bring, if our DVD's will work, clothing sizes, that kind of nonsense. Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, in the 3-4 months of orientations did anyone ever mention that at some point, a Japanese kid may try to stick their fingers up our butt. That's something I would have liked to know, personally."

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Uh. Kancho. Those japs are really weird humans sometimes. In Italy such a thing would earn a serious beating (supposing you're heterosexual, of course).

I've only read the first one. Hilarious, but I doubt I should be reading it at this age :mischief:

Kancho in Yu Yu Hakusho

See Yousuke Urameshi's spiritual attack - when he shoot the ray like a pistol. It's exactly a kancho. :lol:

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Shameless bump in case anyone missed this brilliant site. :D

If anyone has ever been a "gaijin" they will be rolling on the floor laughing.
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Ok, I'm gonna study Japanese instead of Chinese/Arabic :lol: