What are you guys doing right now?

22 Jan 2006, 01:22 #5621

Yeah. As far as I can remember, I think it has to do with servants helping women dress in the Middle Ages. They were standing on one side to button their corset or whatever they were wearing. It was easier for them. :)

Real men dress themselves, so no servants for them. :hehe:

22 Jan 2006, 02:19 #5622

nothing much, just reading the posts here on j-dorama.

22 Jan 2006, 02:49 #5623

ahochaude wrote:Nothing really. Just corresponding with my wife via email. She's gonna pop soon.
Water broke earlier today.....

Yow, it won't be long now, Aho... Dang, I forgot that she's in Japan and your on the islands.... Must be very stressful. :sweat:

22 Jan 2006, 02:49 #5624

tabana wrote:Yeah. As far as I can remember, I think it has to do with servants helping women dress in the Middle Ages. They were standing on one side to button their corset or whatever they were wearing. It was easier for them. :)

Real men dress themselves, so no servants for them. :hehe:

Rich men however were dressed by someone else. :hehe:

Interesting though. I wonder how you'd Google this question. ;)

Think its time to go to the Gym. :thumbsup:

22 Jan 2006, 03:13 #5625

listening to some j-pop, chatting on msn, and going out to see one of my friend in Nor Cal now. weather sucks here though. :bonk:

22 Jan 2006, 03:20 #5626

Eve wrote:...Interesting though. I wonder how you'd Google this question. ;) ...

I don't know. :headscratch: I think I saw it on the history or discovery channel...

22 Jan 2006, 03:47 #5627

At work on a Saturday :grumble:

22 Jan 2006, 03:56 #5628

tabana wrote:
I don't know. :headscratch: I think I saw it on the history or discovery channel...

Things are usually done with some practical purpose behind them.

Like having the seventh day be rest. So they didnt overwork their poor slaves.

22 Jan 2006, 04:18 #5629

gaijin mark wrote:At work on a Saturday :grumble:

Me too and I'll be here tomorrow too. :pout: :whipped:

Eve wrote:... Like having the seventh day be rest. So they didnt overwork their poor slaves.

Sadly, it won't be my case for a while. :shamefulcry: I have too much work to do. I'm high on adrenaline and stress. :sweat:

Once this project is done, I hope I can have a week or 2 off. Unless they want me to work in Japan. :mrgreen: :fingerscrossed:

22 Jan 2006, 04:27 #5630

I just woke up!!!

Minna!!! Ohayou!!!

hehe.

22 Jan 2006, 04:43 #5631

Ohayou! :victory:

22 Jan 2006, 04:49 #5632

littlemissfab wrote:I just woke up!!!

Minna!!! Ohayou!!!

hehe.

Good Morning, Little Miss! :applaud: :applaud:

22 Jan 2006, 04:57 #5633

Morning Evester and Bunchkins!

I'm now downloading google earth. hehehehe.. for what purpose? I don't know.. but just for the heck of it..

22 Jan 2006, 05:07 #5634

google earth is fun. There's a lot of funny stuff. Like the Nazi (Swastika) building in San Diego naval base. :hehe:

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22 Jan 2006, 05:09 #5635

tabana wrote:google earth is fun. There's a lot of funny stuff. Like the Nazi (Swastika) building in San Diego naval base. :hehe:

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WAhahahahahaha.. that is funny!! A naval base?? hahahahaha..

I'm currently finding out when the feeds were taken.. how do you find it out?

22 Jan 2006, 05:21 #5636

Don't know. I saw it on TV once. They were saying that there are websites with people that track that sort of things. Funny stuff, secret stuff (you can check secret military bases in China or Area-51)...

Found http://www.googleearthhacks.com and http://www.googleearthhacks.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 . I'm not sure if it's helpful tho. :(

22 Jan 2006, 05:29 #5637

Eve wrote:
In the US and Europe men's and women's garments fold over in opposite directions. Women's to the right and men;s to the left.

tabana wrote:Yeah. As far as I can remember, I think it has to do with servants helping women dress in the Middle Ages. They were standing on one side to button their corset or whatever they were wearing. It was easier for them.

Real men dress themselves, so no servants for them.

Eve wrote:Rich men however were dressed by someone else.
Interesting though. I wonder how you'd Google this question.

I always wonderd why the buttons on men's and women's clothing were on opposite sides, well here is an article I found from one person's standpoint entitlled: "Why Do Men Button Left Over Right And Women Right Over Left?" Check out the link: (Just change the the hxxp to http)

hxxp://www.ravistailor.com/news.php?ItemNo=114

22 Jan 2006, 05:34 #5638

Thanks for the link. Interesting... :thumbsup:

22 Jan 2006, 06:17 #5639

Enna wrote:I always wonderd why the buttons on men's and women's clothing were on opposite sides, well here is an article I found from one person's standpoint entitlled: "Why Do Men Button Left Over Right And Women Right Over Left?" Check out the link: (Just change the the hxxp to http)

hxxp://www.ravistailor.com/news.php?ItemNo=114

ahhh thats always what i thought too, about why the buttons were on diff sides... (err the writer's opinion that is)... but its really interesting :) thanks for posting this!

me... i need to catch up on jdorama but umm yea ive been packing to go back to school... :shamefulcry: leavin tomorrow morning... grr and the tickets went up in price AGAIN... it must be because of the stupid gas prices going up and up and upppppp..... :beaten:

22 Jan 2006, 06:27 #5640

Enna wrote:

I always wonderd why the buttons on men's and women's clothing were on opposite sides, well here is an article I found from one person's standpoint entitlled: "Why Do Men Button Left Over Right And Women Right Over Left?" Check out the link: (Just change the the hxxp to http)

hxxp://www.ravistailor.com/news.php?ItemNo=114

Im going with this persons theory. Makes sense:

My personal theory, therefore, is that the right-left-differentiation is a result of the gradual approximation of female and male dress and the resulting necessity of distinction

Thanx Enna-chan!! I couldnt figure out how to look that up!

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