Comments on: Medical History http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/ Just another Your-Japan weblog... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-56 Michael Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:48:18 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-56 Forgot to mention that the above is spun off from the even older joke: Q: [What's] the dirtiest word in Japanese? A: Unko! Several times I've heard people, usually kids, botch the one about English like so: Q: [What's] the dirtiest word in English? A: Unko! Forgot to mention that the above is spun off from the even older joke:

Q: [What's] the dirtiest word in Japanese?
A: Unko!

Several times I’ve heard people, usually kids, botch the one about English like so:

Q: [What's] the dirtiest word in English?
A: Unko!

]]> By: Michael http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-54 Michael Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:24:37 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-54 The lecturer was probably telling the old joke... 英語で最も汚い言葉は？ 教えて！ Everyone knows the answer, so he may have left off the punchline. If you don't get it, think about what English exclamation 教えて！ might sound like... Nothing like some good ol' scatological punning. The lecturer was probably telling the old joke…

英語で最も汚い言葉は？ 教えて！

Everyone knows the answer, so he may have left off the punchline.

If you don’t get it, think about what English exclamation 教えて！ might sound like…

Nothing like some good ol’ scatological punning.

]]> By: advena http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-53 advena Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:53:16 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-53 Haha! Rosa I like the way you think! Yeah, that behaviour wouldn't be tolerated in England for one second but that's just the way things are here. Sometimes Japan can seem so advanced in the sence of technology and teaching materials, but society can seem 10-15 years behind. Laura- you're right I can make a complaint but it's highly unlikely they'll do anything. The international student centre is another can of worms which I'll go into another time. Gotta love Japan! For one thing, over here they treat doctors with special respect as if they are a cast above normal people. Secondly, the problem about the 2 campuses. MY campus may have an international student centre which can liase with any faculty on campus, but the medical faculty is a separate campus with no such international facility. It's probably really likely that they'll tell me to go away because they don't want to deal with the medical faculty. Though i will try this if it gets worse. I reckon that things will change and next lecture he will stop treating us like this. If not I will find his superior, who granted us the possibilty of sitting in this lecture, and ask what the problem is. I assume it will sit a bit better with him if it comes from his boss rather than two gaijin. Haha! Rosa I like the way you think!
Yeah, that behaviour wouldn’t be tolerated in England for one second but that’s just the way things are here. Sometimes Japan can seem so advanced in the sence of technology and teaching materials, but society can seem 10-15 years behind.

Laura- you’re right I can make a complaint but it’s highly unlikely they’ll do anything. The international student centre is another can of worms which I’ll go into another time. Gotta love Japan!

For one thing, over here they treat doctors with special respect as if they are a cast above normal people. Secondly, the problem about the 2 campuses. MY campus may have an international student centre which can liase with any faculty on campus, but the medical faculty is a separate campus with no such international facility. It’s probably really likely that they’ll tell me to go away because they don’t want to deal with the medical faculty. Though i will try this if it gets worse.

I reckon that things will change and next lecture he will stop treating us like this. If not I will find his superior, who granted us the possibilty of sitting in this lecture, and ask what the problem is. I assume it will sit a bit better with him if it comes from his boss rather than two gaijin.

]]> By: Rosa http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-47 Rosa Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:28:28 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-47 Revenge is the answer! I like your idea of invading their space =) Humiliate them back somehow, like for example: when that prat of a teacher tries to speak english - pretend you don't understand and say that he needs to practice more or something. On a more serious note, that kind of behaviour should not be tolerated but I am ignorant of Japan's customs and rules. I'm pretty sure if that happened here not only will the teacher be punished, a crazy student will perhaps have beaten him to a pulp. Revenge is the answer!
I like your idea of invading their space =)
Humiliate them back somehow, like for example: when that prat of a teacher tries to speak english - pretend you don’t understand and say that he needs to practice more or something.

On a more serious note, that kind of behaviour should not be tolerated but I am ignorant of Japan’s customs and rules.
I’m pretty sure if that happened here not only will the teacher be punished, a crazy student will perhaps have beaten him to a pulp.

]]> By: Laura http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-41 Laura Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:51 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-41 Is there an international students office or something? Because you might be able to file a complaint against this professor or something. I'd bet behavior like that is universally tolerated but officially unacceptable, so if you made a fuss they'd have to do something about it. Of course, that's a lot of stress. Still, god damn asshole. Sucks that he should treat you like that - totally ridiculous and horrifying. You're awesome for having this attitude about it and realizing that he's just a dick and deserves only anger and scorn. Is there an international students office or something? Because you might be able to file a complaint against this professor or something. I’d bet behavior like that is universally tolerated but officially unacceptable, so if you made a fuss they’d have to do something about it.

Of course, that’s a lot of stress. Still, god damn asshole. Sucks that he should treat you like that - totally ridiculous and horrifying. You’re awesome for having this attitude about it and realizing that he’s just a dick and deserves only anger and scorn.

]]> By: rachel http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-40 rachel Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:42:37 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-40 holy... wow. that's really tough. and it's probably hard to complain to anyone about it because (i'm going to assume here) that's it's sort of the norm there? screw 'em, keep your chin up! you're doing great so far holy… wow. that’s really tough. and it’s probably hard to complain to anyone about it because (i’m going to assume here) that’s it’s sort of the norm there?

screw ‘em, keep your chin up! you’re doing great so far

]]> By: advena http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-38 advena Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:11:18 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-38 Nik- yeah it's true you wouldn't get that in Europe. It would be called racism and the teacher would be fired/cautioned/demoted because there would be a way to speak up about it... Gotta love Japan! Bill- You're right, it's the kick when you're already down. But I know that the whole country isn't like that and it's people like me who will force these people to respect and take notice of diffeernt cultures. It's a little tough on the ego, though when you have 300+ med students laughing at you. But hey! Chin up I guess! Nik- yeah it’s true you wouldn’t get that in Europe. It would be called racism and the teacher would be fired/cautioned/demoted because there would be a way to speak up about it… Gotta love Japan!

Bill- You’re right, it’s the kick when you’re already down. But I know that the whole country isn’t like that and it’s people like me who will force these people to respect and take notice of diffeernt cultures.

It’s a little tough on the ego, though when you have 300+ med students laughing at you. But hey! Chin up I guess!

]]> By: Bill http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-37 Bill Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:15:54 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-37 Wow! What an ass. This has to take it's toll on you, though. I hope that you can keep your head above people like that and enjoy the country and culture that you dreamed of for so long. Wow!
What an ass.
This has to take it’s toll on you, though.
I hope that you can keep your head above people like that and enjoy the country and culture that you dreamed of for so long.

]]> By: Nik Tailor http://advena.your-japan.com/2008/10/08/medical-history/#comment-36 Nik Tailor Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:02:54 +0000 http://advena.your-japan.com/?p=24#comment-36 Woah! Like, wtf!? I mean, shit... you'd never get a lecturer treating foreigners like that over here. Xenophobia certainly sums it up! I hope you can give as good as you get! I can't wait until the next episode! :o) Woah!
Like, wtf!?
I mean, shit… you’d never get a lecturer treating foreigners like that over here. Xenophobia certainly sums it up!

I hope you can give as good as you get! I can’t wait until the next episode! :o)

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