[Mithra]

Originally Posted by JordanLUFC

Should be sent to the archives at least....

I think it still deserves to be stickied

[Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Happy Boy

Speaking of which, Japan is scared to death of black guys. Black guys here are the bad guys in comic books and have a lot of references to monkeys and gorillas associated with them. They get stopped and checked more than anyone by the police for papers and things, and in general people are really scared of them.

So... Basically you are saying the cops treat them the same in Japan as they do here in America.

[rotten apple]

Originally Posted by Happy Boy

Speaking of which, Japan is scared to death of black guys. Black guys here are the bad guys in comic books and have a lot of references to monkeys and gorillas associated with them. They get stopped and checked more than anyone by the police for papers and things, and in general people are really scared of them.

i've heard similar stories about korea, although its not just black people but anyone with darker skin color is looked down upon....which ultimately, i guess, is black people...

[greenpower]

Originally Posted by rotten apple

i've heard similar stories about korea, although its not just black people but anyone with darker skin color is looked down upon....which ultimately, i guess, is black people...

People who are lower class are distinguishable by skin colour. They work outside whereas the middle and upper class folks work in offices and such, and the women especially because skin lightening cosmetics are very popular. There really isn't many black people to hate there.

[Tiger]

a friend of mine used to work at a pet shop,the kittens and the dogs were not real,most of them were synthetic.

[Happy Boy]

Originally Posted by rotten apple

i've heard similar stories about korea, although its not just black people but anyone with darker skin color is looked down upon....which ultimately, i guess, is black people...

Eh, kinda true in Japan, light skin is more fashionable but only among women. Men dont really try and change their skin tone, its why white guys are so fancied here, its deemed to be the ultimate fashion accessory. Black people have just been villainised to such a degree that they are treated like thugs and criminals. Even the coolest people Ive met here who did a tonne of work to move them past that myth are still not really trusted by the locals.

[Laboss]

Places that do oil changes have a habit of re-using old oil filters if they will fit, even if they aren't designated for that car. Wal-Mart makes you wait an hour for your oil change so you will be enticed to shop, because in reality it takes about 4 minutes to change oil.

[stingray 5]

If you have someone working in your home like a hvac, cable, phone, or alarm guy working in your house, don't treat them poorly. I base a lot on how they treat me. I give better breaks for the nice lady rather than the guy who knows it all and thinks it's your fault he cut his wiring while adding an addition on his house. Be truthful with us and tell us you did damage yourself, if you make us look for it, or lie, we will charge you more. Don't ask us to take off our shoes, it is a hassle and we are required to keep them on( unless they are muddy). Don't follow us around and try to haggle pricing, it only aggrevates us. Don't make us wait out in the cold or it will cost you. Be at your home when you schedule a call, we want to get home too, and if you are late chances are we won't do as good a job and may have to come back. Clean the area you know we will be working in.

[dan_foster11]

I know of a number of construction projects going in or around the victoria, BC area, however Id be breaking the contract that the engineering firm I worked for had with the city.

I also work at a paintball field, and while customers are paying 160$ for a case of 2000 balls, it actually costs us about 20 bucks

[Amar]

Originally Posted by dan_foster11

I know of a number of construction projects going in or around the victoria, BC area, however Id be breaking the contract that the engineering firm I worked for had with the city.

I also work at a paintball field, and while customers are paying 160$ for a case of 2000 balls, it actually costs us about 20 bucks

the highest ive seen a case of paint is 100, who would pay 160?