Comments on: Japan, Steve Jobs, and the Infamous Black Turtleneck http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Fancy_Gualbertine http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-33188 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-33188 Knowing that Steve Jobs had a interest in Japan its not suprising at all!! =) I love uniforms too, used to wear at high school. Everybody hated it. Me… =3

ps. couldn’t connect with my FB =(

]]> By: combatfighter http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-32615 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-32615 Dude, this is my first time reading a post from this website and i gotta say… I love it! Its informational and entertaining (e.g. “Note: image searches for “Japanese school uniform are guaranteed to find gross results”) I just became a follower from your site. =3

]]> By: James O'Neill http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-32555 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-32555 I know what you mean, not so much the cute bit (too manly!) but the general ugliness of UK school uniforms. I think I’d have been a bit happier with it if our uniforms had been better designed, then again NOTHING looked good on me in my teens.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-32465 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-32465 Interesting article, and since I recently started my own “Project 333″ (http://www.theproject333.com/getting-started/) I can attest that having less stuff in your closet actually makes live (or at least getting dressed) less difficult.

]]> By: BritiNara http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-32188 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:17:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-32188 My take: uniforms are important to Japanese because they clearly identify your group, and they make everyone feel part of a group. Which is important in Japan. Uniforms are not so enthusiastically adopted by Westerners (especially Americans) because they like to think that they believe that individuals are more important than the group, and submerging your identity within the group just doesn’t sound so cool.

If I were cynical, I might comment, “Uniforms give you an identity”. Yeah, for those who don’t have one.
I’m not sure Japanese “love” uniforms any more than Westerners. Sound out some highschoolers about this, some time.

]]> By: Photos: Flash Mob Encouraging Youth to Vote, South Korea | My Blog http://www.tofugu.com/2011/10/19/japan-steve-jobs-and-the-infamous-black-turtleneck/comment-page-1/#comment-32014 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:08:27 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=9676#comment-32014 [...] The Tofugu blog looks at school and work uniforms in Japan to explain why they’re important, in Japan, Steve Jobs, and the Infamous Black Turtleneck. [...]

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