Comments on: 7 Up — Not Just a Soda Anymore http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Shollum http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54957 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54957 But… doesn’t everyone still have a VHS player?

It’s so cool man, you can watch movies at home whenever you want without having to have a projector and a roll of film! I mean, it’s just revolutionary! You can record television and fast forward through the commercials too! You can watch things whenever you want without The Man deciding what can and can’t be shown! If you have connections, you can even watch that anime stuff without learning Japanese!

*WHAM*
Learn the Japanese!

Yeah. So revolutionary.

]]> By: Kasma88 http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54934 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54934 Have you tried youtube? They’ve got 7up on there so maybe they’ve got the others too!

]]> By: hannah http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54905 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:23:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54905 Up definitely sounds like a great documentary and interesting watch. I look forward to watching the Japanese and English version. All the issues sound very intriguing but one caught my eye in particular – the American bases in Japan.
I find what they say very interesting. I very much agree that there has been too high a number of misbehaved, untrained soldiers that have caused horrible incidents to happen there. However, I think it’s very interesting that they are disturbed/annoyed,etc by the sound of fighter jets. Having grown up in and around military bases myself, if you are someone that lives close to the bases, you become accustomed to the noises, especially if you start hearing them from an early age. Now, I haven’t seen the documentary so I’m not sure what was shown/heard in the film – but almost of all my friends , including myself, are accustomed to hearing airplanes, fighter jets, and the like, shoom above us during the day, night, etc. Some actually even find it comforting (that probably sounds weird, I know.) We’re not afraid of them, we find them a symbol of safety. I wonder if the Japanese children don’t feel the same way or are taught by parents differently? That would be interesting, considering that we are allies. (Just a thought! Not assuming that it’s actually like that)
Anyways! This really hit home with me because it’s the fact that there are bases there that I was born! My parents met in Okinawa (the kid references it in the picture :) ) – so if it wasn’t for the military base being there, my parents probably would have never met.
I do think it has been enough time since WWII that the US should at least not have so many bases over there. I can understand the fact that it disrupts the people and takes up alot of land – the koreans feel the same. I wonder if the Japanese government is okay with so many bases? Are they keeping them because it’s a strategic advancement (ie – might need help to fight north korea sometime soon!)? Or do they want them out too??

]]> By: Hashi http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54903 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54903 Aw man, I didn’t know that Amazon limited it to the US :( Well, at least you have a VHS player!

]]> By: Hashi http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54902 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54902 It good.

]]> By: Mescale http://www.tofugu.com/2013/01/11/7-up-not-just-a-soda-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-54895 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=27748#comment-54895 I like it when the bubble go up my nose.

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