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Category: Asia

Feruza Jumaniyozova

Fire-breathing, snakes, bongos and beautiful women. It just doesn't get any better than in this video of Uzbekistan singer Feruza Jumaniyozova.

NOTE: if you click on her link, her music begins playing loudly automatically, perhaps not in line with a work environment.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (15)
Category: Animals, Sex Symbols, Foreign Customs, Dance, Asia, Europe

Schnappi

I feel bad that my Follies post today was somewhat lame. Therefore, I am making it up to our readers the only way I know how: with some juvenile German "humor."

For more about Schanppi, visit his Wikipedia page.


Schnappi - Ein Lama in Yokohama
by Stella78
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (7)
Category: Music, Television, Surrealism, Children, Foreign Customs, Asia, Europe, Fictional Monsters

The Bad Sleep Well

We've been alerted to the serial killer in Japan who's taking revenge for corporate fraud, as described in this article in today's NY TIMES. But what no one seems to have noticed is that we've already seen this scenario in a film. THE BAD SLEEP WELL is one of Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces, and details how a man whose father was killed by corrupt businessmen exacts his revenge. Here's the excellent trailer.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (3)
Category: Business, Crime, Death, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Movies, Foreign Customs, 1960's, Asia

Princess Girls

The latest weird Japanese fad: hime gyaru, or princess girls. They're grown women (in their 20s and 30s) who spend lots of money trying to look like fairytale princesses. They speak in soft chirpy voices, apply mascara on top of fake eyelashes, strive for "supervolume hair," and decorate their bedrooms with rococo furniture. One 36-year-old princess-girl housewife estimates she spends between $2000 to $3000 a month on dresses, which doesn't leave a lot of money for groceries. Luckily her parents help support her princess habit by sending food to her and her husband. Link: Wall Street Journal.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Category: Fads, Fashion, Asia

Weird Korean Posters

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As mentioned previously, my nephew Rey is teaching young students in South Korea. Here're two oddball posters he photographed. I can only assume that they are warning youngsters about the dangers of the internet.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (8)
Category: Education, Computers, Internet, Foreign Customs, Asia

Kooky Korean Klothing

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My nephew Rey is living and working in South Korea now, and so he's in a prime position to encounter classic examples of senseless "foreign English" apparel.

Like the one he contributes here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Oct 18, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (10)
Category: Fashion, Foreign Customs, Asia
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