tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528686231765021097.post997348224404568171..comments2023-09-12T16:52:48.733+09:00Comments on Antisthenes' corollary*:: Japan: 'la marche futile'Ἀντισθένηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528686231765021097.post-43321000070871453132013-07-24T04:26:19.507+09:002013-07-24T04:26:19.507+09:00What is up with that video??? I was first going t...What is up with that video??? I was first going to assume the drunk walk was happening but it's more like deformed feet walk or something.<br /><br />I watch a lot of Korean shows and I notice their affinity for painful footwear, I assume that is where the funny walk comes from. When I know I will be on my feet most of the day or will be walking a lot I pick good shoes. Not shoes that only look good. Having what I deem short legs I may become annoyed with being held up behind people walking. My mom is shorter than I am and she zips on by, I don't suppose she would enjoy walking around in Japan behind slow-pokes.thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528686231765021097.post-77388176025485126612013-07-20T21:56:33.913+09:002013-07-20T21:56:33.913+09:00Oh dear... I don't want to go into which race...Oh dear... I don't want to go into which race is more x than another. Culture I'll certainly comment on (human stupidity comes flavoured by culture), and race I'll comment on where appropriate (East-Asians do have less body hair but average shorter, one cannot deny). You know as well as I that a minority, such as an East Asian in your country or mine, or my white @$$ in Japan, gets noticed for doing wrong when a majority member wouldn't.<br /><br />The geta thing is even more stupid than the seiza excuse I have heard. I did seiza as a kid as much as any Japanese now do, as I am still blessed with flexible knees (squat toilets are just fine by me), but I have a 34" inseam and straight shanks.<br /><br />I get more tired walking with my wife or kids than marching over a mountain range, or riding tens of kilometres. My legs tire more standing than moving. Walking any speed but my own is closer to standing.Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528686231765021097.post-6205971841524644002013-07-20T17:52:12.776+09:002013-07-20T17:52:12.776+09:00To be fair, it's not just Japanese. If you ha...To be fair, it's not just Japanese. If you have some dozy cow blocking your way here in Australia, chances are they are Asian especially around the city. <br /><br />Recently read a Japan apologist saying it was because of the tradition of wearing geta. WTF... when have those chicks ever worn geta in their lives? <br /><br />One of my theories is that's to do with punctuality. Everyone is always running late here and public transport is so random that you don't have time to be dozy. Maybe... maybe they they just think it's kawaiiiiiii.<br /><br />Anyway, I find it impossible to walk slow even if I want to kill time. My mum is disabled and can't walk very well. It's painful for me to keep pace with her -- but she still walks faster than most Japanese chicks.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699328937978331608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528686231765021097.post-19675123128458575422013-07-20T12:22:33.908+09:002013-07-20T12:22:33.908+09:00Presumably he was blinded by the bling on his bike...Presumably he was blinded by the bling on his bike. That is a special vehicle.Sarahfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570295122864601160noreply@blogger.com