Modern Japan

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Short Legs

I think this is a universal thing, but remembering the times when I used to date Japanese women. One of their biggest concern was their chest size, but their other concern was their short legs.

OK, long legs do look nice. I only met one Japanese lady who had the rare combination of long legs a big upper body.

Anyway, the point is, not many people realize that it's not that bad having short legs. They might not look good, but who cares? I have an 86-year old grandmother whom I paid for her healthclub membership so she can do rehab on her legs. We all know when you get older, your muscles get weaker so it is a good idea to have a senior citizen strengthen their legs. What most people don't realize is that the shorter your legs are, the easier it is to strengthen your legs.

I told my grandmother how lucky she is to have short legs. I shared her a story about a friend I have in America and whose grandfather was around 5-11 to 6 feet tall (180cm). He had very long legs and it was really difficult for him to walk. You are talking about a 96-year old man. He had to use crutches to keep his balance. The truth is, the longer your legs are, the harder it is to balance when you walk.

I guess that is why more successful football players are the ones with shorter legs. Barry Sanders is one of the most successful NFL running backs around and it was compact built which helped him have a very successful career. Running backs, Offensive and Defensive linemen are better off having shorter legs.

Next time I would like to talk about the #1 thing most women look for when they date a man.

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Memoirs of the Geisha

I think this movie is going to give outsiders a bad idea about modern Japan. I can see why Ken Watanabe walked out on this movie, because this really has nothing to do with Japan. It's just going to be another movie of western arrogance about Japan.

Here's the weird part about this upcoming movie. The director is an American who seems to know nothing about Japan. Then you have a Japanese-American actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actually a Hawaiian) who knows nothing about Japan. Then you have Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon & Rush Hour 2), I actually give her credit because her English has improved compared to the days of Rush Hour 2 and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but she's Chinese. Then you have another legendary Chinese actress Gong Li, and a Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. In other words, Ken Watanabe is the only true Japanese actor in this movie which is supposed to talk about the pre-World War 2 Japan.

I do want to watch this movie out of curiousity. I will know for a fact that if this movie becomes box office hit similar to "The Last Samurai" then outsiders are going to get this wrong idea that modern Japanese women are like Geisha. To their disappointment, outsiders are going to be really disappointed when they realize that modern Japanese women are nothing like Geisha. Their mentality resembles much closer to modern day call girl. At least Geisha had more culture, then the modern day Japanese women.

Modern day Japanese women are extremely spoiled. They don't care about anyone else other than themselves. Don't get me wrong, they are much easier to get in bed with compared to western counterparts, but if you are looking for a steady and stable relationships, then don't waste your time with Japanese women.

I can see why modern Japanese women act this way. It doesn't help when Japanese men are looking for a Geisha type women. Most Japanese men are still old fashioned, they are actually looking for a servant rather than a soul mate. It's obvious why the birth rate is going down. Modern Japanese women takes relationships for granted, now a days cheating is a normal thing. It all depends on who you meet.

Then again it all depends who you are with. The Japanese women who I usually get along with are the ones who has experienced western culture. Most of the time, I don't attract those type. I wind up attacting the gold-digging, materialistic type. So whenever a Japanese lady want to hang around with me, I usually push them away and make racist remarks about modern Japanese. I don't feel like playing stupid games, so I make it easier for them not to have any interest with me.

Modern Japan no longer has the Geisha, due to the outside influence coming from the West. I think in around the 1950's prostitution became illegal in Japan. When prostitution became illegal in Japan, the number of Geisha's went down. The law of anti-prostitution is not as harsh compared to the laws in America. In Japan, a man can not get arrested for soliciting prostitute. When I spoke to my Japanese colleagues at work, he asked me if I knew any good brothel in America or a good place to find a prostitute in America. When I told him about America being a country where a man can get arrested for soliciting a prostitute, he replied to me, "What a horrible country?" Then he asked me, "Why does America consider themselves as Free World when prostitution is considered illegal?" then he goes on, "What kind of freedom is that?" I replied, "I guess I gave you a good reason not to come to America!"

Anyway, I am looking forward to watching this movie. Since I am always interested in the topic regarding World War 2.