^ Ah...fine...

< ...I bought the Special Version of Battle Royale for only $15...official Japanese version too!

v ...no subtitles, but hah, I got it...and safe in my hands...mwahahaha...

Edited by: Aiko Mikawa at: 7/30/05 10:14 pm

^ Eh-heh, hopefully you'll enjoy it. ^_^

< Wouldn't watch it even if I knew Japanese.

V Thinks Shii-chan is a big scaredy cat ...

^ Nope ^.^

< *flop* I want to sleep some more....

V How are you?

^ Disappointed in the times I'm waking up...

< It seems time zones are finally catching up to me...

v Knows how jet lag feels?

^ Nope ^^;

< Has never been on a plane long enough to expirence jet lag

V I imagine... it would be very blah

^ Yes, it is...

< ...hmm...

v But I'm not experiencing weirdness 'til now...what the heck...

^ Severely delayed reaction. O.o;;

< Takes about a day or two to adjust from severe time difference.

V Is just happy to get where they're going.

^ Mm-hmm...

< ...adjusts on the day he arrives...but can be affected by jetlag a little too late...><

v May have forgotten about this topic...

^ Sort of forgot too.

< Was too lazy to post in it.

V Knows that I'm a posting slacker. :P

^ ...well...

< I could have forgotten, but I couldn't post in it again because...

v I'm almost always the last person to post in this topic...

^ Maybe ...

< Is the only other one to post in it in a while

V Is the other other one that posts in it.

^ Yeah...

< But after a while, thinking up comments for the ^ < and v direction gets difficult...

v ...so that probably caused this topic to lose popularity...

^ Very true..

< especially for uncreative people like me

V yep... ^^;

^ Yeah, me too...

< ...going to note on the "ssu" when he submits the lyrics...

v ...know what "ssu" is...^^;

^ Hai-su!

< Kitsune desu!

v ^.^; I think I know what I just said. lol

^ That's good! =P

< sneezed *flop*

V downloading many things? ^^;

^ Three things right now...o.0

< one just finished

v Its the Gackt <3 CD

^ ah, hai hai! XD

< downloaded 2 Gackt CD's...

V though.. I would like to buy them if I have the chance ^.^

^ Yeah...

< ...well, I have access to them...^^

v ...real and not-so-real ones...XD

^ Erm, if you say so.

< Is a clueless airhead. ^_^;;

V Thinks that I should stay out of these conversations.

^ ...perhaps...

< ...however...

v ...being that this is a public board, and forum, and topic, it simply depends on whether or not you want to post, so if you do, you're welcome, and if you don't want to, you don't have to.

^ Thinks that free speech is a good idea. ^_^

< Tries not to be an oppressive admin.

V Has fun here most of the time. ^_^

^ Yep...

< Doesn't often speak to administrators...

v ...except for the one here...

^ It's very understandable.

< Would rather not be thought of as an admin.

V Should treat me the same as everyone else. ^_^

^ Yes, of course.

< Heh...

v Can tell I already do because I don't exactly speak more formally to you, or anything of the sort...hehe...

^ One of the nice things about Japanese is that it's much easier to judge the level of respect between two people.

< Is very silly most of the time and not very respectable.

V Likes silly things. XD

^ Not necessarily...

< ...it's nice when you find something that amuses me, but not all things do...heh...

v And obviously knew about that Japanese thing...

^ It's something that I've picked up from watching so much anime. The honorifics are used everywhere and depending on the situation they're different, even between the same two people.

< Kind of wishes that American culture still had some of that sense of politeness.

V Finds society to be ungraceful at times too.

^ Mm...

< That and rather ungrateful...

v Mm, it would be nice if we made more use of honorrifics...

^ I think so. Honorifics aren't that hard to pick up.

< However, I really don't like calling non-teachers "Mr. or Ms." It makes me feel awkward.

V Do you do it without that weird feeling?

^ Not really, it works for me either way.

< Was taught to use Mr/Mrs/Miss as a child.

V Not using courtesy seems more friendly and intimate, but insulting if that intimacy has not been established.

^ Ah... very true.

< As a child (until middle school years), I spent a lot of time with adults who liked being called by their first names. So I'm a little biased.

V Where you told to use formalities instead?

^ Yes, any adult would be addressed as Mr/Mrs/Miss and with their last name only. (i.e. Mrs. Shiidou)

< I grew up a generation before everyone else here I'm afraid.

V Probably not sure if all of the informality promotes more friendliness or if it promotes more disrespect between people.

Edited by: Shiidou Hikaru at: 8/22/05 12:50 pm

^ ...well, clerks address people as "sir" or "ma'am" when trying to get their attention...so we're not calling people "hey!"...

< ...yes, well I learned the same rules of formality, and I prefer it over informality...

v ...if I don't know what to call someone, though, I end up not calling them anything at all...

^ Hah! I do the same thing. ^^;

< To reiterate, using formalities with a non-teacher or doctor makes me feel awkward.

V Do you spend time with people you need to be formal with?

^ Not too often...

< But oftentimes I end up being formal with people I don't need to be formal with...

v ...age problems where an uncle is younger than me is bothersome though...

^ Ah... I've met people with that sort of family. ^^;

< All of my uncles and aunts are middle-aged. I don't have any first cousins, though. D:

V Do you have a big family?

^ Quite...><

< Trying to get rid of some "morning sickness" like thing...

v How're you?

^ Well... I got up about an hour ago, and haven't groomed yet.

< Perhaps I should go do that. ^^;

V You're 3 hours behind me, right? Heh... noon is still morning for me. At least until school starts. XP

^ Ah, I see...

< Mm, anything later than 10 really isn't "morning" anymore...but then I don't know what to call it...

v ...weird, isn't it?

^ Well, I guess what matters is when you get up.

< And considering I've been getting up in the early afternoon...

V You probably have more discipline than me. I love sleep. ^^

^ Maybe...lately I've been sleeping more though...

< ...need to change my sleep schedule so I'm not late for school next week...

v ...has any kind of accent?

^ People down South have told me that I sound like a Canadian.

< Is not from Canada, but I've been there a number of times.

V Would like to go and visit Canada someday, maybe to see Yuzuki-chan.

^ I'd love to. :3

< Yu-chan might like a visit from a friend, even if it's someone she's only known for a few months.

V Would you like to visit another member from the board?

^ You're the closest one geographically and yes I'd like to. ^_^

< Hasn't ever met an online friend IRL before.

V Knows that people get nervous more easily IRL.

^ Mm-hmm...

< ...but the one time I did didn't make me nervous...

v ...meeting people IRL is scary...unless I really trust someone, mm-mm, nope...

^ Well yes, it's not in your best interest to meet only an aquantaince you met on the internet IRL.

< There's only one person I'd *really* like meet.

V But of course, I'm sure I'd enjoy a visit from almost anyone over here. Almost. How about you?

^ Sure that would be fine. ^_^

< Won't supply the means of travel however.

V Would like to meet up at an anime con sometime.

^ Ah... there's a big one called "ConnectiCon" in my state, that attracts people from all around New England.

< I've never gone, but it might be fun. ^^;

V Are you the sort of person who goes to those things?

^ I sure do, been to many cons and had lots of fun. ^__^

< The next ConnectiCon is July 15-17, 2006, so I must have just missed it.

V Save some cash and go next year maybe?