tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post709857850614028762..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Fear and Loathing in Japan: "Most Tokyoites Wearing Respirator Masks Against Fukushima Radiation!" - Simple Historical Guide to Japanese Face Masksmike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-20081126099391746402012-04-11T15:11:05.030+09:002012-04-11T15:11:05.030+09:00For more on masks and Japanese etiquette, read the...For more on masks and Japanese etiquette, read the second paragraph in the "Facial Masks" section on Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic#Facial_masks" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic#Facial_masks</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-8960789976052003352012-04-08T05:04:07.284+09:002012-04-08T05:04:07.284+09:00Andrew Joseph, wrote, "... positioned perpend...Andrew Joseph, wrote, "... positioned perpendicular to the rest of the human race." <br /><br />I had a guy tell me that too, he acted all happy about it. At the time I thought it was a really weird thing to hear from someone in a business suit and flying first class.<br /><br />Back then I thought professionalism actually meant something.<br /><br />- clarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-57911411667087824542012-04-07T15:48:18.965+09:002012-04-07T15:48:18.965+09:00Hi Mike, Wonderful plug again. It seems to help! T...Hi Mike, Wonderful plug again. It seems to help! The article you wrote, is, as usual, great. The Shadow has long been a favorite of mine - what with the weed of crime bears bitter fruit et al. But dammit the best was the guy who wanted to leave Japan because it was too much like New York but with all the Chinese. Too often I tell people about Japan and then they ask me how I can eat Chinese food everyday, Fug! Well, 1 billion people can't be wrong! Chinese people... yeesh. It's like people don't want to here the truth. Did you know I actually had a friend who believed that Asian women had a vagina the was positioned perpendicular to the rest of the human race. Seriously. That was why people used the derogatory term "Slant"? OMG! I kid around a lot in my blog, and even have a slightly racist name of a blog (I never thought it was touchy until a few months ago)... but WTF?!<br />Do people really believe that Tokyo is scared of radiation from Fukushima rather than Godzilla? Yeah, radiation might be a concern, but why now? Are people afraid to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki because it might still be radioactive owing to that whole half-life stuff? Probably. I wasn't. Back in the early 80s when AIDS first came out, I worked for a gov't facility that helped Ontario citizens get gov't subsidized housing... poor and the sick. We had people who were afirad to touch a gay man's hand in a handshake because they thought you were going to get AIDS. One of the things I am proud of myself was to know that I had enough brains to know that shaking hands with a person with AIDS was NOT going to make me sick. One man thanked me for the handshake saying how even family and friends refused to touch him. <br />Hysteria rules over brains, unfortunately. Still... I enjoyed learning about masks and respirators. Keep up the great work and free plugs!<br />Cheers!Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-66580877689038941312012-04-07T15:46:22.238+09:002012-04-07T15:46:22.238+09:00Clark,
Yeah... I hear you. I wish I could be a far...Clark,<br />Yeah... I hear you. I wish I could be a farmer too!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-41643108313425765812012-04-07T15:45:00.651+09:002012-04-07T15:45:00.651+09:00Hi Mr. Nobody,
I'm not sure how much a mask cu...Hi Mr. Nobody,<br />I'm not sure how much a mask cuts down on infectious diseases at all, but have noticed in China and some other Asian countries and territories have really started using them....<br />About the trash in one's place? Yep. It's weird how much some Japanese care what other people think...mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-3364411197974376292012-04-07T15:17:56.819+09:002012-04-07T15:17:56.819+09:00Hello Mike,
Thanks for the article.
To what degr...Hello Mike,<br /><br />Thanks for the article.<br /><br />To what degree do you believe mask wearing cuts down on infectious disease? Do you think many wear it to some degree, for an appearance of normalcy, so others can't see their red nose or distraught face, or even almost as a badge of honour? In effect almost saying 'look at how ill I am, and yet I am still at work'. <br /><br />Also, what percentage of people do you think wear it out of a sense of courtesy by distancing <br />themselves from others by hiding their face and emotions?<br /><br />In regards to cleanliness and the Japanese, I was always struck by the dichotomy, I saw many streets that were absolutely spotless, and yet many alleyways, garden plots, backyards, and natural areas that were full of rubbish. It's as if in their front-yard where everyone could see, they were Teutonic in their mindset, and in their backyards, where no one could see, they were British. Does that still go on much anymore?Mr. Nobodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-46635378890380745852012-04-07T13:41:56.188+09:002012-04-07T13:41:56.188+09:00Nice set of nuke articles.
Thanks for writing the...Nice set of nuke articles.<br /><br />Thanks for writing them. The other ones too.<br /><br />I know guys like the one in the photo with the bib overalls.<br />I'm not that guy, but (Hey! now:) for some reason I feel like there's been an attempt to slam yours truly?<br /><br />I hope I'm mistaken.<br /><br />Some of the guys in the bib overalls have an enviable life,... if they weren't in the unitedstate that is. ... and clueless for the most part. ... and warmongering, big goberment racists. (What is that you say? I digress?)<br /><br />However; at the same time, a Lot of farmer types are not like that and "get" what's going on. ... Maybe you'd be surprised at how many of them do? Especially the older ones. I wouldn't mind being like them.<br />This guy comes pretty close to a good example:<br /><br />http://www.lewrockwell.com/perry/perry-arch.html<br /><br />But then again, maybe you wouldn't be surprised as things are often the same the world over, eh?<br /><br />In the back of my mind I always consider the fact that volcanoes spew more radiation than mankind has ever produced, and yet the world has not been made unfit for life.<br /><br />That guy you wrote about who survived ground zero - twice - was inspirational too and something I will never forget.<br /><br />- clarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-38419948431343401872012-04-07T13:36:08.887+09:002012-04-07T13:36:08.887+09:00Useless trivia but really interesting and a funny ...Useless trivia but really interesting and a funny history on masks. I never knew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com