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Ahh...... my work here is done.

opinion guy wrote: »

Everything this dude says in this video is pretty accurate really. Not looked at the hatesite

I would agree with most of his observations, however its most likely he never went on his Japanese diet and is still a fat western bastard. Once he gets home from his travels with his hippy beads he'll be the same as he ever was.;)

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

No - he said "people wearing skin tight cloths". He also mentions fat people wearing skin tight cloths.

Yes it was nevertheless obvious he meant fat people. He wasn't complaining about the skinny people wearing skin tight cloths in Japan was he ?

My point was, it's hypocritical of him to call other people fat - when he is fat too.

No its not. How is one fat person calling other fat people hypocritic ? Its not - at all. He even said he was going to diet. By that rational no-one could ever criticise anyone for a fault they share. It would only be hypocritical if he said "everyone else is fat but I'm not" when in fact he is (Edit: in fact that would be delusional. it would be hypocritical if he said everyone else needs to lose weight but i don't)

If he was addressing the video to someone, he would have left the link private, that way only the intended person would have viewed it.
The fact that he left the video public, implies he wanted other people to view it.
The fact that he wanted other people to view his anti-Irish (anti-western) rant, means he is an attention whore.

Really ? Well he uses someones name - he is clerly adressing it to someone. Maybe he doens't know how to make it private ? Maybe his mate or someone else spread the link.

I am sorry for offending you.

don't worry it was a cheap soht.. See I was being hypocritical there as I've surely used it myself on occasion, thou I prefer to avoid the word.

Again, if you don't understand any of this post (I've used a lot of big words, I know), fell free to ask for help.

Lol....very good:D

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

No, no, thats www.godhatesireland.com afaik

haha, needed a good laugh

Lux23 wrote: »

Seriously OG you are clearly fighting a losing battle there, how can it not be hypocritical for a fat person to call someone else fat?

Its not hypocritical if its true and he says I am fat too. It would only be hpyocritical if he denied he was fat himself. I see we need to review some definitions:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite
gives two definitions:

1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

This guy is not putting on a false appearance of virtue - he admits he is fat. He also states he will diet so therefore he is not aciting in contrdiciton to his stated beliefs.
So by definition he is not a hypocrit.

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

It's obvious, we got a case of one fat guy sticking up for another

I say I'm fat because I think so (and having been to Japan yes by those standards) - but people tell me I'm not so go figure. You know I was going to suggest that the reason you had such an emotional reaction to his post was because you yourself are fat and like to wear skimpy clothes, but then I thought no I won't take it down to that level - but since you've decided to ......be honest...fat rolls over your trouser line ??? Boobtube leave a 6 week imprint on your skin ??

Pittens wrote: »

Less friendly Eastern Europeans?

Eh no. Its the Irish who are the worst. In fact I take it back it hasn't changed. was just in dunnes in Stephens Green and the Irish woman that served me did not say hello, did not say goodbye, did not look at me and barely grunted in my direction.

Clearly Japan is different, but I have never been.

Word of advice - GO!!!!! Its awesome. Incredibly helpful, friendly and kind people and amazing country.


Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to the gym

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

You starting up a support group? :pac:

Also no fat people on Japan? Sumo Wrestlers???

:rolleyes:Yup the streets of Japan are full of sumo wrestlers:rolleyes:

Seriously just go see for yourself. You walk down the street and about 1 in 1000 is not skinny. Apart from that you'll have an amazing trip

Lux23 wrote: »

Thought you were in the gym!!

It was too ubsy and everything i wanted to use was either in use or broken.:mad: I did a short run before abandoning the treadmill since it was sticking ever now and then and scaring me. Got some bench pressing in thou. I'll go in the morning for a proper work out

Still, perhaps time to find a new gym.

Paris Syndrome my ass. These people just happened to be Japanese and had a break down. That article says 1 million Japanese visit France ever year and 12 a year are repatriated due to breakdown. This is not Paris syndrome - this is normal levels of mental illness. Some doc just made a name for himself by writing a paper about it.

Just had a look at some of the other videos that Aussie posted. It seems he saw the light in the end and decided to have a wander outside Temple Bar, and claims the biggest problem he had with Ireland was the tourists (he acknowledges the irony). He eventually had the "craic" and had an "awesome" time he claims. The problems he points out though are often staples here on After Hours, yet it seems when an outsider points out these failings to us it gets some peoples backs up?

In fairness to this guy. What happened here is just culture shock. Anyone who's been to Japan will have noticed how different it is. And when they left they notice how different the West is from Japan. The Japanese are uber-polite, uber-skinny, and uber-helpful. I had the exct same reaciton as this guy after being there. Its normal.