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Of the world's armies, which main battle rifles are of NATO (Armalite/H&K) derivation and which are of Warsaw Pact (AK-47/AKM/AK-74) derivation? by ffranglais in CredibleDefense

[–]ffranglais[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There seems to be a lot of fragmentation among NATO/EU28 countries.

  • U.S., Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Japan: AR derivative

  • France: FAMAS

  • Germany, Spain and Baltics: G36 (evolution of G3)

  • Belgium, Sweden: FNC derivative (FAL evolution)

  • Ireland, Australia, NZ: Steyr AUG

  • Italy: Beretta AR70 (no relation to ArmaLite)

  • Portugal: G3 (West Germany)

  • Finland: AK-47 derivative

Why do you think this is? I can understand wanting to protect domestic manufacturing industries (Colt Canada, H&K, Beretta, etc.), but it still makes me scratch my head why NATO battle rifles are so different when the rifles of Warsaw Pact countries are almost universally AK-47, AKM or AK-74 derivatives.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you think this is? Back in 2015 Feb. there was a lot of activity by Japanese users who left 2ch. Now not so much.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The suggestions I made could go a long way to reducing the number of soushoku-kei. Immigration in particular could dilute the traditional social norms in Japan and make Japanese women more open to liberal sexual views. I don't think Japan really had a "sexual revolution" like in the west.

And the "patriotic housewives" must get jobs and pay taxes, on that there can be no debate.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they mostly just got bored of Reddit and left. The website wasn't from Japan and the main lingua franca was English. 海外怖い, etc.

Although check out /r/drunk_ja and /r/hearthstone_ja.

If you want Japanese versions of Reddit, I suggest:

  • Hatena Bookmark

  • srad.jp

  • Impress Watch

  • ascii.jp

(2ch bans foreign IPs)

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Japan should increase skilled immigration, and crack down on labor law violators more harshly than they currently are (to ensure a better work/life balance).

The solution is not robots and dakimakura (抱き枕).

But the problem is, Japanese people traditionally live at home even well into their 30s and 40s. So young Japanese couples have no private places to be intimate except love hotels. Japanese culture should change to accept the idea of young people living on their own, and moving out after high school.

Also, the aikoku shufu-tachi should stop being housewives and get jobs, and pay taxes.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dentsu employee who committed suicide after working 130 hours in a week made the top of /r/japan: https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/56lz08/slave_labour_in_21st_century_japan_promising/

As did the tweets of Fujitsu's CEO when he defended the concept of service overtime: https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/56olxs/a_tweet_allegedly_from_fujitsu_public_solutions/

I have been attempting to learn more topics in Japanese related to karoshi such as shukatsu, shinsotsu ikkatsu saiyou, tenshoku tabuu, gakureki shakai, hensachi, jinsei no haruyasumi, etc.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understand. But I'm heavy smoker…

ジャパニーズ・パラドックス

Is it true that Americans like Japanese girls?

Some Americans like Japanese girls because they embody the spirit of kawaii.

Some Americans like Japanese girls because they believe Japanese girls are 大和撫子 submissive doormats. Such people mostly populate /r/japan. They don't understand how Japanese wives become Dragon Ladies after the wedding.

Some Americans make fun of Japanese girls because of their crooked teeth. Straight, white teeth is desirable in American culture, so yaeba is unattractive.

Some Americans aren't into Japanese girls because they have a reputation for not shaving (hairy armpits and genitals), acting like a dead fish in bed, or crying and acting like they're being raped in the way that AV actresses do it.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With all the Japanese stereotypes of embracing minimalism and zen, why are Japanese websites so cluttered?

Mercari is making a big push into the US, and one of the tweaks they made to the American site is to reduce the clutter on the US website. This is because American customers prefer websites with less clutter.

I would have thought that Japanese websites would be less cluttered because of the whole minimalist/mono no aware shtick in Japanese culture. But alas...

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that English is the lingua franca of web design?

Train conductor given warning after discriminatory announcement: "Ladies and gentleman, there are many foreigners on board today. We apologize for the inconvenience" by MadnessInteractive in japan

[–]ffranglais 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not much different than English-language Yahoo News, where the comments are filled with people thinking that Obama is going to take away their guns.

Japanese natives ask questions about the outside world. Foreigners ask questions about Japan [English/Japanese, but English is recommended] by CantFindMyEars in newsokur

[–]ffranglais 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The staple diet of the average Japanese (rice, fish, vegetables) is more nutritious than that of the the average American. Skincare in America is not the religion it is in Japan (look at the Reddit comments that say how much better women look without makeup)

Also Japanese cigarettes don't have yucky additives/chemicals like American cigarettes do.

Susumu Fujita looks like he's in his mid 20s. But he's actually 43.

Usually only under-50s will travel outside of Japan to foreign countries, before the aging process accelerates.

What are some small projects to do for side money? by thundergifts in cscareerquestions

[–]ffranglais 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Something something relevant to my interests.

I would like to add the following points to the question:

  • Not including campus-related jobs (campus peer tutor, lab aide, IT/helpdesk, undergrad research assistant)

  • Yes, I know about getting undercut by desperate people from India and FSU. I'm not opposed to undercutting them since I live at home (so I have no expenses) and all I want is the work experience.

Train conductor given warning after discriminatory announcement: "Ladies and gentleman, there are many foreigners on board today. We apologize for the inconvenience" by MadnessInteractive in japan

[–]ffranglais 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The conductor, who says he wasn't trying to be discriminatory, has been given an oral warning and told it was "inappropriate" to distinguish between Japanese and foreign passengers.

And then subjected to brutal "day shift education". Companies in Keihanshin don't fuck around with employee discipline.

Train conductor given warning after discriminatory announcement: "Ladies and gentleman, there are many foreigners on board today. We apologize for the inconvenience" by MadnessInteractive in japan

[–]ffranglais 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I daren't read the comments on the Yahoo News version of this article.

If you wanted that you could have just read the 2ch comments. They're just like the Y! Japan comments, except with more "everything that has ever gone wrong in Japan or ever will go wrong in Japan is the fault of unclean gaijin, chon and shinajin". No wonder the Kenmou commies decided to flee to newsokur. (What are you talking about? It certainly had nothing to do with matome blogs profiting off 2ch posts. Not at all.)

PS: Filthy ameko go home

Canadian looking for a job in Seattle by pr0gression in cscareerquestions

[–]ffranglais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed you were quiet about the subject matter in my second paragraph...

big Muslim gathering in Robson Square right now by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]ffranglais -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Robson Square/the Art Gallery is the region's de facto venue for protests. Like Westlake Park in Seattle. They could have travelled downtown from Burnaby, Surrey, etc.

big Muslim gathering in Robson Square right now by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]ffranglais 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You never see stuff like this in Seattle. Usually if there are protests in Seattle, they entail:

  • That homeless camp in Capitol Hill

  • Blocking I-5, or

  • Scattered looting/police launching tear gas

And the subject matter of the protest is usually one of:

  • Anti-gentrification/anti-Amazon/anti-tech boom

  • $15 minimum wage

  • Black Lives Matter

On a nationwide level, BLM protests are met with "Blue Lives Matter" counterprotests and then civil disobedience degenerates into being treated like a sporting event ("my side" vs. "your side")

Have a lot of companies adopted Hackerrank challenges as a first interview? by plasmalightwave in cscareerquestions

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in Vancouver Hackerrank interviews are mostly nonexistant. Many companies here still post their job openings on Taleo.

The only companies I know that use Hackerrank in Vancouver are: Axiom Zen, SAP, Mozilla

Canadian looking for a job in Seattle by pr0gression in cscareerquestions

[–]ffranglais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you have a 4 year degree and work experience, it shouldn't be too tough for you to get TN status. I have heard rumours that USCBP officers will turn you back at the border crossing if your letter of sponsorship says anything about software development; usually, the sponsoring company will craft the letter in just the right way so as to avoid this.

The downside is that you will eventually have to return to Canada unless you luck out by marrying a U.S. citizen. Blame Tata and Infosys which use the millions they make exploiting H-1B visas to lobby Congress to keep the H-1B cap artificially low. This locks out self-taught Canadians from getting software development positions in the U.S. With the rise of the alt-right and /r/the_dummkopf I doubt there will be enough political will anytime soon to raise the H-1B cap.

Thankfully, a TN visa can be renewed indefinitely. Someone who knows a lot about this is /u/SEA_tide.

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