Japan - News/General Discussion

groink about the japanese T.P. have you ever touched it? or anyone... what's the texture like?.... and how common is it there now becuase of the bidet.. my friend says they even have them all over public restrooms now... *squirt squirt*

and about getting rid of that smell is that why in some asian cultures they "air the books out" like they take their very old books once a day and let them rest open, outdoors?.... hmmm but i tought that exposing book sunlight causes the colors to fade?.. like newpaper when u leave it out side for a few days it begins to turn yellow... so would what u suggest actualy ruin the books themselves? ... cuz i dun want my precious photobooks going yellow.. for that i might just endure the smell.....

mixxdreamer... what does ur mexican's friends house smell like?... and ur white firends?... cuz like groink said it japanes things smell like old paper or mothballs.... my friend's house smells like chicken ALL THE TIME!.. and my white friend's house SMELL LIKE WEED ALL THE TIME!!!.... but i agree with you about the porcelain...
and SubaruWRX i think u JUST got used to the smell.. maybe that's why u dun notice it anymore... unless u have a photobook that uses that fancy smacy new paper groink talked about....


on a side note: see how i ignored ALL of u there?... BOOYA!....lol JKJKJK.. i love you all...well except maybe akakage..but everyone else.. i truely love... HAH!~ ....

lovelessemotion wrote:i love you all...well except maybe akakage..but everyone else.. i truely love... HAH!~ ....

Thanks for the information..I really don't need your love..Bleaaarghh, so don't bother to shower me with one..yuck! :hehe:

offtopic: hahaha... just kidding =P.. i can't dislike anyone i've never meet IRL nahwaddamean?... lol... first to reply eh?... what are you doing up so early?.. shouldn't u be at work?

lovelessemotion wrote:shouldn't u be at work?

Sorry, I don't work at weekends. I like to slack around :mrgreen:

Whatabout you..not going anywhere?

my mexican friend's house smells like dirty clothes, not that im hating, theyre just messy but nice people, and my white friends, they smell like dishwasher lol wellz, heres ur answer..

u dont have to pretend to joke around and say "JK at the end of the joke" i know u dont mean it, its very obvious :rolleyes:

holy crap its saturday?... DAMN... i tend to 'loose' days, f-ing work... hey thanks for the heads up...lol

ok sorry back to subject... *sniff sniff*

bmwracer wrote:
so to play it safe, they still say "tadaima!" :)

"okaeri nasai"...

MixxDreamer wrote:u dont have to pretend to joke around and say "JK at the end of the joke" i know u dont mean it, its very obvious :rolleyes:

True that, imoto-chan.

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and SubaruWRX i think u JUST got used to the smell.. maybe that's why u dun notice it anymore... unless u have a photobook that uses that fancy smacy new paper groink talked about....[quote]

What does groink Paper look and feel like? My Pb of Mari Yaguchi was glossy, However I don't open the book took much, but it still has an smell.

Not very knowledgable about smell of stuff from Japan through mail. Did have SMAP video from Tokyo but no different smell.

Just wondering if papers and books were kept in wooden shelves etc and that wood was similar to sandalwood. That smell is nice but it might seem like 'old antique smell'. Wood has definite smell and some stronger than others. Pine and eucalyptus stand out. Maybe smell of incense in the house or shop?? Maybe?


Peggy

What happened to the Muay Thai avatar and sig?

I liked those....

tejizo wrote:okaeri OR okaerinasai (more polite)

u can even say that term even if the person forget to say tadaima
but think they seldom forget it anyway... :rolleyes:

gelyn wrote:u can even say that term even if the person forget to say tadaima

Yes. They do anyway.

gelyn wrote:but think they seldom forget it anyway... :rolleyes:

Again, yes. Unless they don't give a crap. It's pretty much habit/tradition/custom anyway, that's why.

brad2 wrote:Not very knowledgable about smell of stuff from Japan through mail. Did have SMAP video from Tokyo but no different smell.

Just wondering if papers and books were kept in wooden shelves etc and that wood was similar to sandalwood. That smell is nice but it might seem like 'old antique smell'. Wood has definite smell and some stronger than others. Pine and eucalyptus stand out. Maybe smell of incense in the house or shop?? Maybe?


Peggy

No, not an 'antique' smell.

Like Groink said, "moth balls".

lovelessemotion wrote:i would expect that about SOYmilk... but its just regular milk i think....

No, it's not. It's non dairy thus non lactic.

Basically, it's soy bean juice, water and sugar.

Doesn't give those lactose intolerant people the runs as regular milk would.

Still good for you though. I drink that as my other source of protein.

funny, i think it reminds me of when i was in the Marine corps, and it smelled like stuff from the supply warehouses. one thing for sure tho, when you buy stuff from the stores there, it don't smell like that. LOL!

niko2x wrote:funny, i think it reminds me of when i was in the Marine corps, and it smelled like stuff from the supply warehouses. one thing for sure tho, when you buy stuff from the stores there, it don't smell like that. LOL!

Well, maybe not Moth Balls, but like a "storage thing"?!

groink wrote:Any M*A*S*H fans here? Hawkeye Pierce always smelled everything he handled - food, socks, etc. Well, yours truly has the same exact habit.

I receive stuff from Japan on a regular basis. I also receive stuff from many other parts of the world. In comparison to things received from other countries, the stuff I receive from Japan seem to have a smell - especially used stuff. It's hard to describe... From my previous experiences, the smell is sort of like mothballs, mildew or very aged paper. Most of my used Sakai Noriko books smell like this, as well as --- groink

Hey, it could be worse. It could smell like ass and then that would be bad.

kndy

uhhhh.. maybe i said it wrong.... aho ave you seen that commercial?...

what i MEANT was that, that is what i would expect for a soymilk product.. BUT i think the milk used in the commercial is REGULAR milk...

do ya get me now?.... good... do ya get me now? ... good! ... do ya get me now? ...

ahochaude wrote:What happened to the Muay Thai avatar and sig?

I liked those....

they've gone where all avtars go when they've past their prime.. to avatar heaven of course.. there thay can play and frolic and drink fruit juice and have a good time, all day with other avatars.. ... i belive niko's old marine avatar is there also... t('.'t) lol... no offense... i'm JK... THAT EMOTICON OWNS!!! (i just wanted to see if it would come out right.. k?)

ontopic: yeah no kidding one of my japanese friends nanami said that when she was little her mom would go "where's your TADAIMA? *slap*"... and also when she was done eating her mom would say "where is your gochisoo sama deshita? *slap*" .. they MAKE it a habbit... i was all like "those wacky asian"...lol