brado 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Maybe this should go in the "things that crack me up" thread or some other, maybe not. Anyway, does anyone else get this? It seems Japanese think that New Year is a "non-event" in any other country apart from Japan. Christmas is the event, then New Year is nothing - according to all my Japanese friends (who all have absolutely no first-hand knowledge of the actual situation). All I can say is that New Year here seems no more "special" than it does back home. That's after experiencing 3 of them here with a Japanese family. Anyone care to add? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 well in my book new years is a non event anywhere, just a over hyped up party that you could match for a better time at any night of the year... Japanese new years is even less exciting, hey i might watch that crappy TV show, eat soba, go to the shrine and watch the sunrise! maybe your J mates are talking about there being no meaning to our new years. just another excuse to get full of booze and drugs! Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 For most people, New year is for time with family and enjoying time together, party, food, drink. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 If you have family here it's like Echiniko says-so I think it's a similar kind of deal to Xmas in that regard. Can't say I dig the traditional NY food though-cold beans and renkon anyone? I'm thinking of introducing the roast dinner concept to my family. Anyway we have lots of laughs and the drinking is more important than the eating anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Ah, the drinking yes! Nothing like doing a hatsu unko on New Year's night and finding blood clots in it from a surfeit of sake... Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 I agree with headsratch. Everyone (over here) always hypes it up to be huge and it is always crap. Well not so much crap, but no better than any other night. Its all the anticipation that makes it crap. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Loads of people in England got divorced after the millenium stating as grounds that 'being with my husband/wife on the big day didn't live up to my expectations.' Stupid ******s. I spent that night sitting at home with Mrs 11 drinking Guinness and cutting up old T-shirts into little squares to use for wiping H11's bum with (and wondering if the lights were actually going to go off or not). Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 New Years in NZ kicks ass! Summer sun, camping with mates somewhere near a beach, huge party somwhere, not being cold, not worrying about where to sleep, bare feet - waaaaaay better than following the other 120 million people to a shrine that you cant even get anywhere near Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 It's time many people go to spend with family. I think maybe central Tokyo is quiet? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Tokyo quiet? Never seen it myself! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 its kind of the same the way the Japanese cant understand how Xmas day is a big family day in the west. For them NYD is the family day. NY eve is a pile of tripe anyway, everyone desparate to be in the middle of the action somewhere. laaaddy dah good for teenagers but I can take it or leave it, if a good party happens on NY eve, fine I'm in just like if a big party happens on one of the other 364 other nights of the year, I'm in. The best partys I have experienced definately didn't happen on NYEve. They happened spontaneously because no one had high expectations like always happens on NY Eve Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Couldn't agree more. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 The best party I have ever had/been to happened on New Years Eve. It's a good excuse to drink lots of really expensive champagne. Link to post Share on other sites
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