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    Feeding the birds, and Bird Flu...

    I agree with Frank & bossel. Wild birds shouldn't be fed. They must maintain balance in population with other creatures. BTW, no one gets the bird flu from a chicken dish, unless it's seriously undercooked (raw).
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    Its wrong to hit girls

    Provided that you're talking about Japan today and young Japanese girls (in teens and twenties) and you are a young man who's usually friendly and courteous... HIT THEM BACK!!! :evil: :angryfire :evil: There are too many young girls who think they are superior to boys. Actually, there is...
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    Hokkaido Dialect: Creole Language ?

    Hmmm.... the second link not working? Here is another one: http://linguistics.byu.edu/classes/ling450ch/reports/ainu.htm Ainu-English word list: http://www.coastalfog.net/languages/ainuenglish.html
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    Hokkaido Dialect: Creole Language ?

    Lexico, Not much time to be posting here, but my two yen: The Hokkaido dialect is a mixture of various Japanese dialects brought in by immigrants from the south. The Ainu language is not spoken by the dominant ethnic Japanese at all and is retained only in the names of geographical locations...
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    Sushi in 50% of the cases not fresh !

    Yes, mike is absolutely right! Plus, I think most of the posters here associate "freezing" with what you do and find in your freezer. There is high-tech in freezing now that cannot be done at home, using specialized facilities and super-freezers. I have seen a demo on Japanese TV and was...
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    Classical music Which classical composers do you know ?

    I used to like JS Bach, but his music makes me go to sleep these days... Getting too old? :p (Sorry, I found Bach in the list... :relief: ) Oh yes, there's a composer I recently heard of and would like to listen to: Alexander Scrabin. Any opinions on him? I don't know Telemann and Rameau. Who...
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    8.9 earthquake and tsunami ravage South Asia

    Oh, my God, the death count is rising every minute!! Japanese news reported at least 10 Japanese tourists missing in Phuket, Thailand. My prayers for safety of everyone in this forum... :kanashii:
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