I think Television is commercialized media. but Internet is more educational than television. Internet helps not only personal education. Internet correct an error of news reported on Television.
>>651 I don't know if I should talk too much about my sisters... I thought Sawajiri did a pretty good job in 1 Litre of Tears. What do you think of the rumours that she is not very nice? I like an idol named Komatsu Ayaka, thought her fame is only in its first stages. Also, I really like Yaguchi Mari, Horikita Maki and Matsushima Nanako. There are others, too... We haven't tried cooking to many Japanese foods because my mother is still old-fashioned, but we mostly play around with vegetables and teryaki sauce and stuff like that. My mom didn't like rice before, but she is eating it more now. Also, I don't like vegetables, but they are not so bad when they're Japanese-style. I've heard that natto is... interesting. ^_^'
>>655 I definitely agree with you on that point. It is possible to learn almost anything, using the internet. But, unfortunately, it is also becoming controlled and commercialized.
>>658 I am not shocked at all, but I am disappointed. Why should anyone act like that? No one is "important" enough to treat others badly. But, people like that are good at fooling others, and especially themselves. When those people realize they are just like everyone else, they become incredibly depressed. But, maybe she isn't really like that.
Yes! Yaguchi Mari is tiny and adorable. What makes me love her, is that she is so little, but she has a really big personality! Compared to other Americans, I am really little. We don't have stars in the US who are tiny like Mari, so I was overjoyed when I found her on YouTube. For me, I can really look up to her. ^_^
I don't know current MoMusu very well, either.
Matsushima is moving here?? Maybe it's just for a movie. It would be great if she became famous here. Our Japanese stars mostly fit a certain stereotype. She'd show people how great Japanese actresses and actors are. Come to think of it, she played many roles where she traveled to the US, didn't she?
Okonomiyaki... we wouldn't know what to put in it! ^_^'
>>661 You're a pure-hearted girl. I like that idea. But there are definitely some people acting like that. I've just heard from TV about her folly acts. So I don't know what she is really like. In fact, she might be a sweet person.
I like every members of Mini Moni. they all are tiny and cute like you! But two others violated the law and we don't see them on TV these days.
According to a gossip magazine, Matsushima won't debut in the US. She has a child and thinks that the educational system in Japan is not good. Therefore, she've made up her mind to move there.
But I don't think the US educational system is superior to that of Japan. Note it's just a gossip. Don't take it seriously.
Refer to the following site about okonomiyaki. Do you think you can cook it?
>>662 I think Mini Moni was the best sub-group in H!P. Two broke the law? I knew about Kago, but who else?
Some schools in the US are good at making our system work, and some are bad at it. For example, the school in my town puts so much focus on sports, that there is plenty of new sports equipment, but outdated textbooks and poor science facilities and such. Matsushima will probably put her child into an expensive private school. I'm sure he/she will get a good education, except... Our bilingual education programs are poor, especially for Asian languages. If her child already knows English or can learn it quickly, everything will be fine. If not, the child will be left behind. That is why I may like to become a multilingual teacher someday.
Okonomiyaki looks easy to make, but would we get lost? It seems you choose your own ingredients... How do you know what goes well together?
>>665 Oops, I misunderstood about the violation. Only Kago broke the law. Maybe.
Matsushima is very rich. she must put her child, who is a girl and around 3 years?, into an expensive private school. I think she probably wants to raise her child like Utada Hikaru.
Wow! you want to be a teacher! Which do you want to teach, French or Japanese?
I like to put in pork, shrimp, squid, potato, corn and soba. I think pork or bacon, and corn is a good choice for you. Just taste and check it on your own tongue.^^;
I used to eat it when I lived in Oita that is a rural part of Japan.
>>666 Oh, I wonder if Matsushima will live in New York, then? I figured she would live in Los Angeles.
I think that I would teach Japanese. French people don't seem to move here much or be populated in a certain area. However, there are many Japanese in California and Hawaii. The ones in Hawaii are probably OK, but there aren't many teachers in California who are qualified to teach Japanese students. Because we have poor bilingual education programs, most teachers use a method where they put the students into completely English classrooms and let them figure things out by themselves. What happens, is the students either get a slow start and never totally catch up, or their parents are very strict, and they excel. But, they usually forget how to speak Japanese, and I think that is too bad.
I found some soba at asianfoodgrocer.com. I will try to talk my mom into trying okonomiyaki. ^_^
>>672 If she lives in LA, she will definitely be looking for acting jobs. She probably doesn't mention that to reporters because she would be embarassed if it didn't work out. I hope we see her in American TV shows and movies soon!
Yes, English and Japanese are completely different. I don't know if I'll ever be able to learn Japanese well, and I still don't know if I want to be a teacher anyway. But, I read an interesting fact lately. A TON of people are studying Japanese now, compared to before. It's because of Japanese entertainment!
That reminds me... I once read that hundreds of years ago, people would be killed in Japan if they spoke another language too fluently. For example, a foreigner speaking Japanese, or a Japanese speaking a foreign language. I read that everyone was suspicious of those people, and that they could be spies. Now, it seems to be really praised.
when i was a child, mangas and animes and video games are defined as evil things by grown-ups.they insisted those cultures keep children from woring for examination. but now, those cultures have grown up to be one of main cultural exportaion for other countries. and japanese government uses those otaku cultures for diplomatic strategy. adults are always so selfish.
>>691 Maido arii (^_^)b >>696 Yahoo translator can be useful, because it gives you a breakdown of what part of the sentence is translated as what. >>709 私は、怒りません。私がそれらの人々に答えないので、私は退屈します。 素敵な人がいるとき、私は話します。
>>712 Girls don't usually say maido arii as a thank you but I think it is okay because you do look boyish in some video clips.
internet.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2006/12/18/14276.html It says YouTube may create a Japanese version of YouTube in order to meet JASRAC's demands. I don't know if this is an attempt to part Japanese users from their website. Would you upload your videos to our YouTube if they do?
>>731 I picture someone putting on sunglasses or something when he/she says "maido arii." Hahaha. If YouTube creates a Japanese version of their website, I will definitely upload my videos (if it's allowed) and will probably spend more time there than on the original YouTube. When you say that it will satisfy JASRAC, does that mean TV shows and music videos will be allowed?
>>740 I don't think so. They are even less forgiving about the use of their contents compaired to RIAA, because Japanese audiences/consumers are relatively submissive. TV and music clips will be strictly controlled.
Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you will upload your videos there too when we have our (most likely degraded) version of YouTube.
> Why Osaka? Maido arii is an Osaka dialect mainly used by traders.
>>742 Haha, don't submit! Revolt! j/k ^_~ Ah, well. I don't think that much will change, even if a seperate Japanese YouTube is made. So many foreigners love Japanese entertainment now that there will still be Japanese stuff all over the place. I could be wrong, but it seems like most of the Japanese material that is on YouTube right now was uploaded by foreigners...
>>744 I have a quick question that you could help.
Should I always place the period inside the quote when a sentence ends with a quote? What about question marks or exclamation marks?
And what if you remove the "Sorry" from >>744? Do I have to change the first letter inside the quote capital like this? "Seperate" should be "separate."
If you are not sure, I will just follow your ways of writing.
>>747 Like most American families, we open presents on Christmas morning. While many families spend the rest of the day with relatives, and have a fancy dinner, we just spend the rest of the day at home, watching movies and enjoying each other's company. >>750 I'm sorry, I missed it. I usually just use Internet Explorer.
