I've been to barcelona, but dang do they hate americans. clubs are huge though
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yebisu wrote:

I've been to barcelona, but dang do they hate americans. clubs are huge though

Bet they like rich, cute Japanese women tho'...

yebisu wrote:

I've been to barcelona, but dang do they hate americans. clubs are huge though

Nah, they hate everybody. I have been ignored by barstaff, kicked out of taxis, shouted at by sales people, ignored by Telefonica. To put it differently, it takes a while to find sunshine in a Catalan heart (rightly so, looking at history and Franco). Plus customer service is not part of anyone´s job description.

EstherM wrote:

Nah, they hate everybody. I have been ignored by barstaff, kicked out of taxis, shouted at by sales people, ignored by Telefonica. To put it differently, it takes a while to find sunshine in a Catalan heart (rightly so, looking at history and Franco). Plus customer service is not part of anyone´s job description.

Sounds exactly like Japan...no wonder you liked Nagoya so much...it's like Barcelona 2

Tu_triky wrote:

Sounds exactly like Japan...no wonder you liked Nagoya so much...it's like Barcelona 2

Exactly! Sometimes I was in a supermarket and I didn´t know if I was still in Barcelona or already in Nagoya. Not to mention the beaches and the architecture.

EstherM wrote:

Exactly! Sometimes I was in a supermarket and I didn´t know if I was still in Barcelona or already in Nagoya. Not to mention the beaches and the architecture.

That's too funny.

Anyway, sorry for being OT..I wonder if Sawajiri will get it together again after she gets all the partying out of her system. She's still young enough to make a comeback although it seems a bit dim for her at the moment.

I wonder if she likes chorizo?

I never felt that way in Japan. I mostly look white, but I'm a quarter Japanese and was with my family in Japan the whole time though. But it was in Tokyo and Tokohama, not Nagoya
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yebisu wrote:

I never felt that way in Japan. I mostly look white, but I'm a quarter Japanese and was with my family in Japan the whole time though. But it was in Tokyo and Tokohama, not Nagoya

No I was joking about Nagoya...EstherM spent some time there and really liked it...I was just being sarcastic.

Well I'm not Japanese or white and I never had any troubles regarding the locals, from Tokyo to Kyoto. Not to say it's a perfect world but I think the general consensus among many is that the Japanese people are far more polite and courteous to tourists than in other countries, be they Spain or otherwise.

Tu_triky wrote:

No I was joking about Nagoya...EstherM spent some time there and really liked it...I was just being sarcastic. Well I'm not Japanese or white and I never had any troubles regarding the locals, from Tokyo to Kyoto. Not to say it's a perfect world but I think the general consensus among many is that the Japanese people are far more polite and courteous to tourists than in other countries, be they Spain or otherwise.

haha Tu....i was getting worried there cus i'm a nagoyan!!! luv my home!

was just reading thru the thread and confused cus not much of sawajiri was being discussed..hahahahahah. not that there s much to talk about cus we dont really know much about wots going on in her life!!!!!!!!!!!
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KAZdoramma wrote:

haha Tu....i was getting worried there cus i'm a nagoyan!!! luv my home!

Yeah it was just joke...don't worry.

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not that there s much to talk about cus we dont really know much about wots going on in her life!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah we do...she's out partying, getting drunk, and clubbing in Spain...what's new? むかし ばなし

Wish I could join her...

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah we do...she's out partying, getting drunk, and clubbing in Spain...what's new? むかし ばなし Wish I could join her...

haha used to like her but the press for CLOSED NOTE just turned the whole thing around...but still, yeah wouldnt say no to partying with her
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KAZdoramma wrote:

haha used to like her but the press for CLOSED NOTE just turned the whole thing around...but still, yeah wouldnt say no to partying with her

Haha. I remember that incident your talking about:

えりかーさま: "べすつ に" (Erika-sama: Betsu ni)

end of story.

Then she did that fake a$$ crying bit on TV to apologize...that was a farce.
だい じょうだん

Tu_triky wrote:

Haha. I remember that incident your talking about: えりかーさま: "べすつ に" (Erika-sama: Betsu ni) end of story. Then she did that fake a$$ crying bit on TV to apologize...that was a farce. だい じょうだん

japanese people lost all the faith they had in her after that....
she really changed then, or mabye she was always like that
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KAZdoramma wrote:

japanese people lost all the faith they had in her after that.... she really changed then, or mabye she was always like that

Well she does have talent...hopefully she'll get it together after she's
done

Tu_triky wrote:

Well she does have talent...hopefully she'll get it together after she's done

ha ha could take a while Tu
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KAZdoramma wrote:

ha ha could take a while Tu

or never...かんぱい

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Tu_triky wrote:

or never...かんぱい --> --> --> --> -->

hahahahahahaha Tu ,, maji omoshiree~~~~
ashame tho cus she is talented
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KAZdoramma wrote:

hahahahahahaha Tu ,, maji omoshiree~~~~

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ashame tho cus she is talented

Yes. Well, I don't think her story is over by any means...good thing for her she's got money...maybe she'll do what Hirosue did...get divorced and make a comeback.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yes. Well, I don't think her story is over by any means...good thing for her she's got money...maybe she'll do what Hirosue did...get divorced and make a comeback.

yeah but hirosue always had a good base to build a comeback from but as far as i can see, sawajiri erika has gone way too off the rails!!!!
BUT yeah u never know! hirosue, even when she wasn't in the full swing of her career, was always loved by the japanese public
but lets hope erika can make some sorta comeback!
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KAZdoramma wrote:

yeah but hirosue always had a good base to build a comeback from but as far as i can see, sawajiri erika has gone way too off the rails!!!! BUT yeah u never know! hirosue, even when she wasn't in the full swing of her career, was always loved by the japanese public but lets hope erika can make some sorta comeback!

Once she gives her old JiJi husband the and cries a couple of times on TV, shaves her head in contrition, and then 土下座...everybody will love her again.