scouser 4 Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 Nice to read, Ian... http://www.skijapanguide.com/2002/features/general-52.html Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 They should be ashamed of themselves, scrapping like that in public. Boys, learn to behave! Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 best feature ever - I liked the down-to-earthiness of it all. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Yep, good one. Naughty boyz. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Shouldn't that read "fight" not "fights"? I obviously didn't stay at the right den of iniquity in Niseko, but I'll try and make it there next season. I can vouch for the effects of the toe socks. I had some back in my eikaiwa days and they were always a great conversation starter at izakaya parties. Mine were dark green, so the ladies used to say my feet looked like Godzilla's. For gaijins seeking even more attention, they're just the thing. "Speculate to accumulate" types with no self-respect can splash out on the ones where each toe is a different colour. I reckon you'd get kawaiis from the ladies on other tables with them. In my experience, you'd normally get some old salaryman in between cigarettes chiming in with "Are you ... mizumushi?" (lit. "Are you athlete's foot?") but that's old salarymen for you. In the city at least, the toe socks=mizumushi association seems to be quite strong. It doesn't seem to bother the girls though. Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 Nice account of the season there. It will be good to read through some of these again in the heat of the summer. Link to post Share on other sites
spin 0 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Niseko seems to be delving deeper into iniquity every season. Fantastic! Will Fatty's live up to its reputation... Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Aw, shucks! If only you knew that Ian's talent as a writer is eclipsed by his talents as a cross-cultural observer. Many a time we hesitated to venture upstairs for fear of disturbing his delicate but thorough nocturnal observations. I expect he'll don a kilt as onslope/apres attire for next season in order to expedite his daring forays into unexplored territory. Haw haw haw haw haw!!! Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Yee ha! Not only do I have my own commericial now, but also I am in print!!! Excellent!!! Great article Ian! As a Kiwi I am ashmed at the antics of my fellow countrymen. Must have been all that pented tension from being away from their "country blondes" girlfriends too long. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Ian "CRASH", Sweet article mate, youre making your fellow Hiroshima boyz proud! Every time we'd dive into one of our local Izakayas, bars, or nampa epidodes the stories and the banter that you and everybody else shared was always priceless. The only thing I wish I could do for everybody who knows you, both back here and on this Forum, is to get a copy of the Hokkaido video with G, T, B, K, and you. If everybody here could only see that once, it would be worth a million dollars!!! Especially, the candle mate.................the candle......... Link to post Share on other sites
henchman 0 Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 Well go on - you have to tell us more now, sounds intriguing. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 21, 2002 Author Share Posted September 21, 2002 .... ....tapping fingers, hum hum hum.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 21, 2002 Share Posted September 21, 2002 Scouser, don't be impatient now. Just cuz you're not 'in' on the lark. The candle, god, I'll never forget that... And the tin of sardines... Boy that was something! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 22, 2002 Share Posted September 22, 2002 Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 Haha NoFakie, Gamera's feet also look green, you know? LOL Some of my 5 fingers socks are white, some are cream-yellow. Should I get green ones as well? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 26, 2002 Author Share Posted September 26, 2002 Anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Gamera are you Japanese? Link to post Share on other sites
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