People obsessed with Japanese culture

[EGGO]

Doesn't bother me as long as I'm not around them.

We have this Japanese transfer student that told us that her friend's roomate annoys the living hell out of said friend because she does obsess over Japan.

 

[n yusef]

I watch anime, and am interested with Japanese culture (just as I am with all cultures), but I would never dress up as a character or anything.

Interest != Obsession.

 

[Atheus]

Japanese culture is awesome. Not anime and such (although I suppose that stuff cannot be separated from the rest) but things like martial arts and bushido. I used to do some martial arts myself - the level of mental and physical focus one can achieve with these systems is amazing.

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos
i think it would suck to be japanese

I think it would suck to be a racist.

 

[Kroz]

Maybe if I visit Japan I could find something to obsess about. But I don't care much for Japanese culture.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: n yusef
I watch anime, and am interested with Japanese culture (just as I am with all cultures), but I would never dress up as a character or anything.

Interest != Obsession.

costume play is more of a global culture nowadays. but them white folks with weird unmatched looks really make baby jesus cry.

So explain this japanese culture thing to me?

If its about incorporating random japanese words in written or spoken launguage, its pretty shallow and laughable. People who are serious about learning the japanese launguage (or any foreign language, for that matter) would be ashamed to strut their lack of mastery when they know they still got a long way to go in their study.

I do play japanese games way more often than american games, but not limited to. games are games, my money goes to whoever that can make more entertaining stuff. It just so happens american characters, their background and such arent as appealing to me as the japanese counterparts. Same goes for manga and anime, while I enjoy some of their stuff a lot, I do realize it is still a "subculture" in Japan as well.

If this "japanese culture" thing refers to typical stereotypes of Japanese folks being polite, superficial, gossipy and obsessive, I am neither attracted to nor appalled by them. Stereotypes arent exactly accurate or trustworthy anyway. It all depends on indivuduals after all.

So my main point is if you somehow gotten an idea japanese subculture == japanese culture, I strongly oppose to that view, although I see nothing wrong with being fond of a certain form of entertainment AT ALL.

 

[Shlong]

Originally posted by: MixMasterTang

Originally posted by: michaels
What do you think of these people? If I was Japanese I would be pissed at all these clowns obsessing over my culture.

You know what strikes me funny about that, is most people in urban areas of Japan like Tokyo are obsessed with Western/U.S. culture.

Mostly HipHop culture, but a lot of countries around the world seem to be as well.

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: uhohs
white guys only?
🙁

maybe

ROFL. I hope that guy on the subway got his ass kicked.

And its not so unusual for one culture to obsess about another culture. For some of you it may seem absurd because of the obvious racial differences between US and asians, but its fairly common. The grass is always greener....

 

[Alkesh]

I want to be a Ninja.

/end thread.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Who the fvck cares? If people want to obsess over a culture, who cares. God i swear ATOT is like highschool sometimes with all the people going on about what's so "cool" and "uncool". If it makes them happy, more power to them.

QFT , except that Anime and the excessive animation they have on there TV s makes me feel like throwing up 😉

How is being obssesed in star trek or watching american idol any better? I never understood this crazy obsession in cars people over here tend to have. Preferring one form of entertainment automatically turns you into a socially inept geek? Sometimes I feel we all generalize too much about things we dont know enough about, or dont care to learn about.

Thanks for your input on my endeavor in linux, I may need more help down the road. On a side note, I would assume "nerds" are masters at linux every way you look at them; I got a handful of friends around me who watch anime on a regular basis and dont even know what GRUB and LILO are (I just learned those a few days ago myself) 😀

 

[Nikamichi]

I think I've found the answer...

 

[deepred98]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I prefer the Chinese culture myself.

right on

i think the japs do some weird stuff and the goth/anime kids are weirder
(but i could be biased after all my gramps was a red soldier under mao) 😀

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: deepred98

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I prefer the Chinese culture myself.

right on

i think the japs do some weird stuff and the goth/anime kids are weirder
(but i could be biased after all my gramps was a red soldier under mao) 😀

Modern Chinese culture is all about acedemics and dedication. Not much of a culture IMO.
That said, I'm Chinese myself.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: deepred98

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I prefer the Chinese culture myself.

right on

i think the japs do some weird stuff and the goth/anime kids are weirder
(but i could be biased after all my gramps was a red soldier under mao) 😀

Modern Chinese culture is all about acedemics and dedication. Not much of a culture IMO.
That said, I'm Chinese myself.

That's a pretty stereotypical way of looking at Chinese life. How long have you lived in China?

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Originally posted by: ShadoWing
lol stupid white people and their japanese obsessed "Baka!" shouts.. 😛 😛 😛

BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

FMA, NEON EVANGELESIS, INUYASHA, KOI KAZE, HENTAI, MAHOROMATIC FTW FOREVER!!!!!!!

 

[Cooler]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: ShadoWing
lol stupid white people and their japanese obsessed "Baka!" shouts.. 😛 😛 😛

BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

FMA, NEON EVANGELESIS, INUYASHA, KOI KAZE, HENTAI, MAHOROMATIC FTW FOREVER!!!!!!!

someone forgot their anime today.....

 

[ShadowBlade]

As to the OP's question: they piss me off
maddox puts it nicely in this picture

 

[SofaKing]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: deepred98

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I prefer the Chinese culture myself.

right on

i think the japs do some weird stuff and the goth/anime kids are weirder
(but i could be biased after all my gramps was a red soldier under mao) 😀

Modern Chinese culture is all about acedemics and dedication. Not much of a culture IMO.
That said, I'm Chinese myself.

That's a pretty stereotypical way of looking at Chinese life. How long have you lived in China?

yeah, that was pretty stupid.

 

[SofaKing]

Originally posted by: SampSon
The japanese obsess over American culture.

:laugh: so true

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: michaels
What do you think of these people? If I was Japanese I would be pissed at all these clowns obsessing over my culture.

why are you obsessed with people who are obsessed with japanese culture?

there are many things i like because they are different than our normal culture. you can only get so much of britney spears, backstreet boys, reality tv, etc before you want to vomit on anything that slightly resembles it.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: ShadoWing
lol stupid white people and their japanese obsessed "Baka!" shouts.. 😛 😛 😛

BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

FMA, NEON EVANGELESIS, INUYASHA, KOI KAZE, HENTAI, MAHOROMATIC FTW FOREVER!!!!!!!

yeah, dont really care about FMA or INUYASHA (mainly marketed towards the youth), but koikaze is deep. Mahoramatic FTW gazillion times 😛

 

[insename2]

yes its kinda weird and pisses me off at times... its like oh.. im going to try to write in Jananese/Chinese but not learn the stroke or the meaning... wtf.. if ur really into other languages learn to write them correctly cause making ur figures look similar isn't how it works

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: deepred98

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I prefer the Chinese culture myself.

right on

i think the japs do some weird stuff and the goth/anime kids are weirder
(but i could be biased after all my gramps was a red soldier under mao) 😀

Modern Chinese culture is all about acedemics and dedication. Not much of a culture IMO.
That said, I'm Chinese myself.

That's a pretty stereotypical way of looking at Chinese life. How long have you lived in China?

Who said you need to live in China to know about chinese culture? So what seperates a stereotype from a culture? Who the hell denies that chinese culture in general doesn't include a focus on academics and dedication?

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: VanillaH

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: ShadoWing
lol stupid white people and their japanese obsessed "Baka!" shouts.. 😛 😛 😛

BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

FMA, NEON EVANGELESIS, INUYASHA, KOI KAZE, HENTAI, MAHOROMATIC FTW FOREVER!!!!!!!

yeah, dont really care about FMA or INUYASHA (mainly marketed towards the youth), but koikaze is deep. Mahoramatic FTW gazillion times 😛

And Hentai?

 

[uhohs]

???!!!

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: VanillaH

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: ShadoWing
lol stupid white people and their japanese obsessed "Baka!" shouts.. 😛 😛 😛

BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

FMA, NEON EVANGELESIS, INUYASHA, KOI KAZE, HENTAI, MAHOROMATIC FTW FOREVER!!!!!!!

yeah, dont really care about FMA or INUYASHA (mainly marketed towards the youth), but koikaze is deep. Mahoramatic FTW gazillion times 😛

And Hentai?

dont lie, you love it and you know it 😛