tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11817097.post8070212921703365727..comments2023-09-20T22:07:15.915+09:00Comments on And you may find yourself...: Harden the Fuck Up, GaijinSebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861556483662617818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11817097.post-69499166748445517662009-09-12T03:34:50.143+09:002009-09-12T03:34:50.143+09:00The name's been kicked my direction a few time...The name's been kicked my direction a few times, but I've never picked it up. I'll have to do so; thanks for the tip!Sebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861556483662617818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11817097.post-9139540590079157722009-09-09T19:30:55.391+09:002009-09-09T19:30:55.391+09:00Seb, pretty late chiming in on this, but have you ...Seb, pretty late chiming in on this, but have you read much by / about David Peace? Might be worth googling up some of his interviews in the Guardian/New statesman, I remember him making some interestingly ambivalent comments about life as a longterm Tokyo resident & gaijin.Sam Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256521398930476465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11817097.post-71782906754021134102009-08-27T13:03:22.989+09:002009-08-27T13:03:22.989+09:00Then you'll be glad to know that "profess...Then you'll be glad to know that "professional gaijin" still enjoys frequent use amongst my friends and I. It's really the only term to describe these nitwits & blowhards...Sebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861556483662617818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11817097.post-92116032330525472062009-08-27T03:04:03.992+09:002009-08-27T03:04:03.992+09:00how refreshing to read something about japan which...how refreshing to read something about japan which is both knowledgeable <b>and</b> thoughtful.<br /><br />i lived in japan for abut five years in the early 90s and i learned to avoid like the plague what i came to refer to as <i>professional gaijin</i> who were desperate to give anyone who would listen the benefit of their great wisdom about the country and its customs.kenhttp://kenedwards.org.uknoreply@blogger.com