tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post9156675482706241327..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Dog bites manJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-51478649635340163352007-01-30T12:12:00.000+00:002007-01-30T12:12:00.000+00:00Oh, Japan is great for living and working (in my e...Oh, Japan is great for living and working (in my experience). However it's still very difficult to stay here long-term, for both social and professional reasons. Actually JAMSTEC is a bit unusual in that tenure is now just as impossible for the Japanese as it has generally been for all foreigners :-)<br /><br />If you can come for a few years without risking your career then I'd highly recommend it.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-68146264772051893212007-01-30T09:09:00.000+00:002007-01-30T09:09:00.000+00:00Straw poll time: is calling women "birth giving ma...<i>Straw poll time: is calling women "birth giving machines" less or more insulting than exhorting them to "whelp like bitches"?</i><br /><br />Actually, hearing that from a politician (Japan or otherwise) reminds me of a certain US senator who explained to his associates that he Internet was made out of tubes, and that those tubes get stuck sometimes.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />Anyways, stumbled upon your blog via Google, and found it pretty amusing. I am trying to get transfered to work in Japan myself (like you, I am jaded about my home country, and my wife misses Japan sometimes). So, I'd be curious to get your thoughts.<br /><br />I've visited there before for weeks at a time, actually got a degree in college on Japan Studies, but have never actually lived there. I suspect it's different than just visiting. ;)<br /><br />Anyways, take care. Sorry about the no-tenure issue. Lame.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150776813254693234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-58883974454564093382007-01-29T05:16:00.000+00:002007-01-29T05:16:00.000+00:00Is the minister male or female?
Thanks for the la...<i>Is the minister male or female?</i><br /><br />Thanks for the laugh!James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-86850504479814804292007-01-28T21:46:00.000+00:002007-01-28T21:46:00.000+00:00You should understand that you live in a country w...You should understand that you live in a country where women have been servers for a few millenia while your birthplace is a country plagued by political correctness for several decades.<br /><br />The description of women is just a little bit cold one, but from a health minister, I think it is a fair technical analysis that is OK from a technocrat in the healthcare field. Is the minister male or female?<br /><br />It is analogous to Stephen Colbert who called bears "godless killing machines".Luboš Motlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487263983247488359noreply@blogger.com