Not a serious question

[Ongakuka]

The good ol' days, huh. Now the place is crawlin' with 'em.

Was that sarcastic? 'Cause in my recent time in Japan I spotted a grand total of seven gajins on trains and in stations.

[AJBryant]

I can also remember high school kids gathering in the vestibule to stare in through the window at the gaijin seated in the car, much as you or I would stare at snakes through the glass in the reptile house at the zoo.

Not many people have seen that great modern Japanese cinema horror classic, "Gaijin on a Train," but a lot have seen the recent American "revisioning" of it...



Tony

[kyashi]

whats a gaijin?

[Chris Hart]

kyashi wrote:
whats a gaijin?

Direct Translation - Outsider
Indirect translation (more common meaning) - Foreigner

Although from what I understand, the latter tends to automatically imply the former.

[kyashi]

ah doumo

[Mike Cash]

Ongakuka wrote:

The good ol' days, huh. Now the place is crawlin' with 'em.

Was that sarcastic? 'Cause in my recent time in Japan I spotted a grand total of seven gajins on trains and in stations.

Context is everything. Are you familiar with the Yamanote Line?

[Infidel]

heh, was gaijin on a train Speed by chance?

[two_heads_talking]

how about an old electric train with only one car. oodate to sendai = hella long time on train by yourself. i did the whole trip without seeing another person at any of the train stops. I think the whole ride was 7 or 8 hours.. those things are slow as mud..

[keatonatron]

Mike Cash wrote:

Ongakuka wrote:

The good ol' days, huh. Now the place is crawlin' with 'em.

Was that sarcastic? 'Cause in my recent time in Japan I spotted a grand total of seven gajins on trains and in stations.

Context is everything. Are you familiar with the Yamanote Line?

How do you confuse a gaijin?

When you give him directions, tell him to ride the Yamanote to the end of the line.

[Harisenbon]

How do you confuse a gaijin?

When you give him directions, tell him to ride the Yamanote to the end of the line.

I am amused. =)

[Shibakoen]

two_heads_talking wrote:

think about it.. don't you too notice the one person on the train that looks different?

You must ride some empty trains.

[keatonatron]

Shibakoen wrote:

two_heads_talking wrote:

think about it.. don't you too notice the one person on the train that looks different?

You must ride some empty trains.

HAHAHA!

*get's on train*

*looks at the only other passenger*

"Hmmm.. wait a second. That person looks different. Yep, that person is definately not me! What are they tying to pull here..."

*gets in fight*

[Infidel]

i did the whole trip without seeing another person at any of the train stops. I think the whole ride was 7 or 8 hours.. those things are slow as mud..

It must be the two heads. Probably scares people away.

two headsさんも鬼さんも一緒に電車に乗れば皆様は走りますかな

[Shibakoen]

keatonatron wrote:

Shibakoen wrote:

two_heads_talking wrote:

think about it.. don't you too notice the one person on the train that looks different?

You must ride some empty trains.

HAHAHA!

*get's on train*

*looks at the only other passenger*

"Hmmm.. wait a second. That person looks different. Yep, that person is definately not me! What are they tying to pull here..."

*gets in fight*

LOL.