Comments for Scott Jarkoff

Comment on Japan: No Room at Inn for Foreigners by Chris

Chris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:42:45 +0000

I've lived in Tokyo for a while now and Japan is easily the most childish, ignorant, and racist country I have ever visited. Being the ultimate group society they just can't get over the stupid idea that there are two kinds of human beings in the world, Japanese and the gaijin. I have adapted by making many “gaijin” friends and by working for myself (i.e. having little contact with the natives) but I still remember well the early years having to deal with these knuckleheads every day. If you come to Japan on a business trip or for a short vacation you may not notice the negative side of Japan and more power to ya. But if you stay here a while and learn the language (get out of your bubble) you will start to see the way things really are. Individually I like many Japanese but as a group I can't stand them!

Comment on Japan: No Room at Inn for Foreigners by Shouri

Shouri — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:49:08 +0000

lol.. at julius' comment. i guess there's some truth in it, but i stayed at a small hotel 20 miles south of osaka last year, and the management was really nice. i have an okay grasp of the japanese language, so i was able to communicate with them, and i was pretty surprised at how accommodating they were. however in tokyo, management wasn't as cool… a lot of times even tho i wanted to practice japanese i got forced into broken english conversations despite my persistence. i felt like slapping management at those times.

Comment on Japan: No Room at Inn for Foreigners by Julius

Julius — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:05:51 +0000

And they want to host the 2016 Olympics? It doesn´t take that long after you land in Japan to realize that Japanese people - not all of them, but surely most - do not like foreigners. Ask any foreigner here with a clear vision about Japanese not getting on subway cars with foreigners inside, or avoiding sitting down next to one. Or the ¨irashaimasse¨ yellings from shop employees when a foreigner enters any shop - with the true meaning of ¨there´s a foreigner inside our shop! robber insiiiide!¨, instead of the soft voice ¨may I help you?¨ which is reserved to the Japenese customers only? What, 2016 Olympics For Japanese Only? I do expect to hear something like this soon. Any wise guy will do like Bill Murray in ¨Lost in Translation¨: cash your credits ASAP and flee from this boring country.

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by Claire

Claire — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:59:12 +0000

Totally believable if you have seen Super Size Me. A McDonald's fish sandwich lasted for a month and the fries looked the same after 6 months at room temperature in a bell jar. I haven't eaten anything from McDonald's in over 5 years and will continue my boycott of all fastfoods as long as they keep using poisonous canola oil.

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by quadwarren

quadwarren — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:15:39 +0000

You might as well eat that burger, you would be lucky to eat out of one of McDonald's dumpsters once they are done with you. Freedom of speech has it's limits, I believe you are going to learn this valuable lesson very soon! Remember the lady with the chili finger “Wendy's” her kids-kids will be paying off that debt.

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by tommy

tommy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:46:20 +0000

eat it geek

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by Helloooo_Doll

Helloooo_Doll — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:23 +0000

Never mind. MW, YOU beat me to it. That was a pretty good catch.

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by Helloooo_Doll

Helloooo_Doll — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:44:17 +0000

Hmmm, did they have the “I'm lovin it” logo back in 1996 (see wrapper)? I don't remember it being used back that far. Makes me suspicious…

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by Tom

Tom — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:39:04 +0000

Oh yeah? Well, this is my A$$ from 1956. Guess which one of us is a liar?

Comment on 1996 McDonalds Hamburger by Tammy Hammons

Tammy Hammons — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:20:16 +0000

There is NO WAY that hamburger is 12 years old. The specks on the burger is the seasoning McDonalds use. The bun creased is a sign that the bun is freshly toasted. This is just a chance someone has taken to bash McDonalds and their food.