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2008-02-18 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Japanese expatriates find uneasy refuge in Foreign Legion

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Posted by mrp 2008-02-18 08:52|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 My favorite quote: "I did not want to live among dead-looking people in Japan," said Oshiro, who was a job-hopping part-time worker in Japan. Sounds to me like he wants adventure, and doesn't see himself finding it in Japan. Good on him.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-02-18 15:14|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-02-18 15:14|| Front Page Top

#2 It sounds like the reporter feels uneasy about Japanese in the Foreign Legion.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-02-18 21:40|| 2008-02-18 21:40|| Front Page Top

#3 perhaps there were issues in how they pronounced it?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-18 22:03|| 2008-02-18 22:03|| Front Page Top

#4 "We march to Fort Zinderneuf. Banzai!"

Posted by Mike 2008-02-18 22:34|| 2008-02-18 22:34|| Front Page Top

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