IIIII 2 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 does anyone here work somewhere you got to sing a crappy company/school song in the morning or do the unbelievably dasai exercise thing?? i used to work in a school and all the teachers sang the first verse of the school ditty every morning. it was way beyond naff. anyone else with any cho-naff stories....tell us about it Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted July 11, 2002 Author Share Posted July 11, 2002 PS The subject should be "morning sing song & exercise", typo mistake Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Place I used to work had the standard ex-sergeant major matey with the piano at 8:30 and then some tinkly lady with a romantic little melody at 10 am and 3 pm. A few eccentrics would get up and do those absurd stretches, but most people tried to ignore it. Occasionally the Health and Welfare people would come around with armbands on, and call out with strained bonhomie "Taiso shimasho!" whereupon everyone but the gaijin would jump up and do it like the patrol had submachine guns. This, and not the dire state of the company's finances, seemed to have the very highest priority. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 The only time I've had to do the taiso was at a public swimming pool in Kawanishi where everyone gets kicked out of the pool at 10 to the hour and they play the normal one you get on NHK. It's a bit strange for people already doing exercise to have to stop and do stretches. IIIII Did your school song just happen to start with "By the ocean's edge" or "At the foot of the mountain" by any chance? Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 It started something like that.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I think the rajo taiso at the pool is to give everybody time for a soothing smoke, and to distract attention from the activities of the man with the pH tester and bucket of fresh chemicals. At one school I worked at, they played an orchestral version of 'Begin the Beguine' some mornings at opening time. It was a really good thing - certainly put a spring in my step. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I've never had the pleasure of experiencing anything like that. The most amusing I get is the boss standing up for the morning meeting every morning at 8:30. He proceeds to tell us what day and date it is (including the YEAR!), as well as the time (even though it's the same time every morning when he tells us). He seems to think it's a reasonable thing to do, and we are all all the better for being reminded. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 Don't you just love that When I was at a school, we had the same deal and had to sing the school song (this is just the teachers in the teachers room - no kids around) once a week. It drove me mad. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Went to Nankai artificial beach yesterday which I would say is worth a visit, though maybe not in weekends if you can't make it to the real thing from Osaka. Anyway they were playing the ex seargent major ditty ocean 11 mentioned. I go to another pool usually and they do the same thing. I'm sure it's purpose is to periodically clear the pool so the lifeguards can see if anyone has drowned. I always enjoy the spectacle & the music reminds me of the crappy folk dancing we used to do at primary school. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I drive past a construction company building most mornings just when they are doing their "radio broadcast" exercises. They seriously look like a bunch of plebs. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 We dont have to do that crap in my school (I'd miss it anyway as I always show up late). I have noticed however that in the local Kappa Sushi (100yen dire family sushi place) the staff all line up in the morning and do stuff like bowing to the empty room etc. They look like serious freaky psychos. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 What is the point in having life guards if you have to get everyone out of the pool to see if someone has drowned? Bit late isn't it.... Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 You've gotta chuckle at those exercises and songs and stuff though don't you think? They look like morons to us, but I wonder what they actually think of them? Do they think "This is moronic and I look real stoopid", or do they think "This is a great bonding session and a wonderful way to start the day both for my body and mind"? I wonder. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 oblivion, that's really funny about the date. Where I used to work, they had little meetings right before lunch to introduce new staff members. 'Course everybody had their mind on lunch. But the bucho would always start by carefully noting the date of the appointment. "(Loud phlegm-clearing noise) Ah, as of Heiseiwhocares, 3rd July..." With an attention span of exactly 2 seconds at that time of day, all I remembered about these anyway characterless people was the sound of noisy expectoration and the date of their appointment. In no case did I ever remember their name. Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I've never been "lucky" enough to work somewhere that's like that, they've all been pretty calm dudes where I am. Sounds hilarious tho. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 With all these songs sounding the same and having similar "lyrics" (!), I was wondering....who writes these things?? Is there a corporate/school song writing company out there?? Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I bet it's another side business of Tsunk. or however you spell that. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Have you seen his latest Morning Musume hybrids? Sexy 8, Happy 6 or whatever? When is he gonna dry up? Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 Did you see the radio exercises in public over summer holiday. Usually at 630 if you go to town area, maybe near station or town office , you can see people practice exercise with redio song. It might be really funny for you. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 My sense of humour usually comes online at around 8:30. Nothing is funny at 6:30. At my mother-in-law's place, they have 'rajo taiso' over the loudspeakers from 6:00. The sound bounces off the mountains at different rates and comes back sounding like exercise routines from hell. It's also very good exercise for the farm dogs who bark and howl like crazy. Sleep is impossible, and there isn't much humour to go around, I can tell you. Link to post Share on other sites
rajeem 0 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 I just got woken up half an hour ago with a local morning radio sing song. It seems they are going to do it in this area for the next 2 weeks. Not happy. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 I feel for you rajeem. But hey, why don't you just join in the fun Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 I'd be tempted to kill if that were me. Sounds dreadful Link to post Share on other sites
velocity7 0 Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 I have never experienced that, but it sounds SAD, don't they realise how dorky their being? Link to post Share on other sites
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