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I love (the intelligent parts - both sides) of threads like this.

I'm not religious, but aren't good Christians supposed to forgive?

Oasis, Familiar to Millions in the player today.

I really wanted to like that one, but ultimately couldn't - surely they could have come up with a better ending? Surely!

I used to pretend to be Johnny Marr.

When I first came here I learnt a simple Japanese enka and sang it badly, people had a good time laughing at me. I don't do that party trick any more.

You shouldn't be too bad if you lived in Thailand scooby

Reading this thread with interest and from the outside, it seems to me that you are the one getting worked up and throwing the words around here, plucky. Peace to you all, heroes or not.

You'll get more responses on this thread as well.......

Not me but youll find quite a few on here with some. Do a search on the forum, theres a good article too about Hakkoda somewhere. Here you go: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-37.html and http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-38.html

OK, I might get flamed for this (though maybe not) but what IS the big deal with sakura here? We have much prettier (and MORE) sakura in my hometown (and a few trees in my parents house), but we don't go on and on and on and on and on and on about it (and we don't think that they only exist in our garden either) and I've not seen anything here that is nearly as pretty. And we don't have picnics under them on blue plastic sheets either So can someone explain what the big deal is? It just gets a bit tiring every year....

You woulnd't think that if you saw it

I'm quite partial to a soba and veggie tempura recently.

I have just been told that I have to pay "koushinryou" to renew my apartment rental contract. I have to pay 1 months rent (70000 yen) for absolutely SOD ALL. All I get from it is a new piece of paper that says I am renting the apartment from this month for another 2 years. Is this normal??!??!

Just reading the obestity thread and thought this might make a good topic - what do you reckon, Japanese getting bigger or not? They certainly seem to be, some real porkies in schools now, but generally getting a bigger figure don't you think?

A bit late in the season, but anyone know where I can buy big big wellies (ie 29-30cm)? And do you have good wellies in Japan?

How was it, anyone who went?

Miss Watermelon??!?

Huge differences going on. 600000 yen per month. That's obscene.

We can tell! I prefer smaller myself.

I didn't know about that, but I agree with the Chairman the wrong question is often being asked. Nice one. Not enough to get me up in the morning and spend money though...

Me too. Chile? Wasn't that the place our long-lost friend camel was going on about last season

Yes, there is something sad about it. When all the snow has gone, that's a different matter... we've got winter to look forward to then

Snowboarders to the rescue.....da da da daaaaaaa!

No not too late. But are you all kitted out yet or do you need to get that sorted out? You might want to wait until next season - get prepared, learn more about the scene from these forums, etc - but there is still plenty of snow and even decent conditions out there if you want to go out.