| // on the topic of j-boys
obs. 1/2 j-boys...like boy boys.
there are two types of j-boy kids. the ones that run around during break playing war with each other (no joke, the super chibi one, when he gets shot, they drag his body out of the room).. and the ones that look like they're in a chinese triad family portrait. that said, i wonder if its fair to say certain cultures make kids grow up faster...causing them to retain this childishness.
obs 1. the chugakusei experience
getting my latest ni nen sei gossip about one of the girls crushes....i ask her why she doesn't want to go out with him. (jpn jhs def of "go out" is "we went to the mall together" or "he walked me home" <~ which is actually really sweet when i think about it...ANYHOW, its something along those lines. hs is a little different...) so we break down his pros and cons. they said: this guy is cute and cool (he's actually is pretty cute, i will admit +1), he's good at soccer (he's an athlete +1), and he's smart (he finishes his english assignments..so +1 i guess)...his biggest flaws? he is (and i quote) a narcissist....that and he's got a cold heart .
okay fundamental flaw: when a group of 8th graders will tell you a guy is already a narcissist...or have labeled a group of boys the "narcissist group" (them and their perfectly spiked hair *shakes fist*) god only knows what they'll grow up to be. i'd rather be labeled in the group of "enoki" (mushrooms) instead. minus 10 for narcissism japan!
obs 2. j-boys and kids...
how a guy reacts to kids is important to me. if a kid takes one look at you and starts bawling till their eyes fall out, we've got a serious problem my friend. but here in japan...its different. i was people watching at starbucks yesterday, and i see this young dad just nuzzling heads with his 1 year old. instantaneous *MELTDOWN* on my part, (automatic level up) but it got me thinking....
j-boys (of the younger generation) are REALLY good with kids. you can't fake that kind of love and playfulness...the older generation still has a couple douche bag moments i.e. a guy that missed his 3rd kid's birth because he was out drinking with foreigners. (filing for divorce at this moment) its easy to blame stereotypes and culture...but with globalization (and just the straight up FEMENINITY of some j-boys)...how much can you really blame culture afterall?
obs 3. in the j-boy working world...
there's only one piece of eye-candy in the office. ironically he's the art teacher. (art can be hot...right?) okay so maybe my standards are in question..anyhow, back to the story. all the girls think he's super "kakkouii" --stylish, good looking, cool yadda yadda yadda...(he doesn't look half bad in a dress shirt) and i've only talked to him at enkais (work parties where you will talk to most other teachers for the first and last time...until the next enkai) ... i got distracted.. BUT yes, you look at people differently after you've seen them smack a student from across the hallway. (minus 10 hot art teacher. if you can smack your kids, i wonder if you smack your wife too!! i know japan is near korea...but k-rage is a negative)
i've been in japan a year now...and i still can't take it when teachers smack kids to get their attention/discipline/what not. it broke my heart when one of them made a 4th grader cry after whacking them with a workbook in the MIDDLE of my lesson. granted, he was raising hell....but still.
obs 4. nightlife
hitting up the bars in fuk can be a confusing time if you're hammered...but if you're like me, beer goggles have begun to lose their effectiveness when running around wrecking havoc. j-boy watching has become my pastime excitement (although nothing beats drunk gaijin when it comes to stupidity) but for some reason, infuse alcohol in j-boy and suddenly he becomes a fearless homo comedian. liquid courage does wonders. i still don't quite understand the retrogradation of salary man to little kid, but i like it. hooray for immaturity and the inability to grow up ^_^
obs 5. anime
i've decided that animes really do portray the relationships between j-kids. maybe its a little more dramatic, but the comical interaction and rambunctiousness of the boys....and deathly quiet shy-girls...its all there. want to know what j-kids are like? watch bleach. besides the whole killing hallows and becoming a death god, its a pretty accurate picture. XP
phew. that was a bunch. meh...photo blog next time. i'm battling a mozzie right now...friggen asdfasdfasdf. DIE. anywaysss, miss yalls <3
--
- my chan
|
| |
| // TGIF!!
some guy who does surrealist artwork...love love love
"photosynthesis"
have a good one
|
| |
| // random hanabi shots from Kurume's Fireworks Festival =)
looks like dandelions ^_____^
probably my favorite shot of the night.
|
| |
