By: Mira-chan

Mira-chan — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:19:39 +0000

Konichiwaa~~
Arigatto gozaimashtaaa for the very interesting lecture you gave at college!
In regard to the japanese pop culture, Watashi wa Mira dis, anata wa? ..Yoroshikooo, haha. Well yes, i really did not notice that im kind of influenced by the japanese culture too, I thought im only an english buff. I have always asked friends to call me Mira-chan\Mira-Sama because i find it exotic when japanese do it. And I extremly adore the J-rock n J-pop, i love the language the style and everything. I have also got alota friends who are insanely obssessed with japan, i remember in my high school they would bring their chopsticks to have their luch with.
And yes its good to know that there are some similarities between both our and the japanese culure. Did not know that kimono works like Abaya beofor. It ismuch nicer though, id rather wear a kimono haha.
Thanks for the update! And now let me continue watching the vid :D.

By: Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江 — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:47:19 +0000

Thanks for an upbeat post from UAE:-) It’s pretty much the same here in Bangkok. Japanese manga and sushi restaurants are practically everywhere here, while media here also picks up a lot of Japanese pop culture related news. For example, a Thai manga artist who was inspired by a Japanese manga, ‘One Piece’, and who recently won the silver prize in Japan’s International Manga Awards was reported on the first page in a major newspaper here (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011/01/14/life/Master-of-the-manga-30146371.html). Coming from Australia, seeing ads for Japanese movies (such as Space Battleship Yamato) at major mainstream cinemas is as much joy as a shock to my system! The popularity of Japanese pop culture of course has had a lot of impact on Bangkok’s linguistic landscape and I hope to blog about it sometimes soon:-)

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