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Yes, Peter. You're spot on. At school we never asked questions; we sat there and absorbed what was being taught. We were never asked our opinions or to look at a problem and analyse it. All analysis was done by someone else. We were specifically taught not to think, but to follow. There was certainly no chance to think out of the box, as the lid was shut tight. Young people today are pushing back, but I think this is only during the short time between school graduation and when they finish university. As soon as they enter a company, they are dragged back into the system. You can see this lack of thinking and decision-making in action every day in Japan. The daughter of a friend is a high school teacher in Tokyo. I visited her school to give a talk to her class and afterwards I wandered around the gym during a sports lesson. Four kids were playing badminton. I asked if I could have a go and got the typical response - they held a meeting trying to decide what to do! Eventually, one of them approached me and politely refused. It's because they had to ask their teacher what to do, and she was nowhere to be seen. The same happens if you go to a restaurant and make a small change to the menu. Individual desserts were listed on a menu in a coffee shop. I ordered a piece of cake and asked for a scoop of icecream on top. As expected, the waitress was taken aback and didn't know how to reply. Here's a customer not sticking to the rules! She went back to the counter, had a meeting with the staff and then came back and told me I'd have to order the icecream separately. So I did. And when she brought my order to my table I picked up the bowl and tipped the icecream onto my cake! "See? This is how it's done," I said with a smile. But the lack of decision-making ability and thinking out of the box was there for all to see during the earthquake of 1995. Teams of rescuers with sniffer dogs arrived from various countries but were held up for a day at the airport, wasting precious time, because nobody would make the decision about what to do with the dogs! Had it been a western country I'm sure Quarantine would have said, just get the dogs down to the disaster area so they can do their job - paperwork can come later. But there was nobody in authority at the airport willing to make that decision by himself. Numerous meetings would have been held before the decision to release the dogs was finally made.

I remember passing by I think it was 2 9-Teen massage places on my visit to Bangkok last year. I spotted a gorgeous guy sitting outside. As I had just had sex I decided is come back later in the evening and grab him. When I turned up, he was no longer there, so I chose another guy, only to be told they had a rotation system and that they would choose the masseur for me. I didn't bother and never returned. Sorry but if I'm paying, I'll choose.

Sorry, Mac, but I have to disagree with you here. The Japanese language has various levels of politeness and you have to be very careful to adjust your language to suit the social status of the person with whom you are talking. This is why they use name cards. The name itself is not so important - it's the job title indicated on the card which matters. That tells you exactly what level of polite language you need to use.

Consider it yours! 😋

No, don't do that. You're only punishing the boys for the mamasan's annoying behaviour. I say to the mama-san that 'keun nee kon dee-ow. Kop khun krap." which means (or at least, I hope means) 'I want to be by myself tonight. Thanks." I then wave her goodbye with a friendly smile. If they come back I totally ignore them. I just pretend they're not there and do not acknowledge them in any way. It works for me.

I still remember the first time I met O. I wandered into Nature Boy and he came over, greeted me with a huge smile and asked if he could sit down. So he pulled up a stool and sat facing me. Within seconds his hand was up my shorts and he had his equipment out on display. - So, you're from Isaan. - Yes. How do you know? I looked down at his cock and we both laughed. There's definately something in the water up there! I love a big, fat uncut cock and I was in heaven as I felt it quickly rising to the occasion. We drank, chatted and groped each other for about an hour and then headed over to the Rose. At that time I was top only, as is O, so no fuck - just suck and 'chuck'. It was a case of wash, rinse and repeat for a number of years - an hour groping in the bar, followed by a session at the Rose. Then I learnt how to bottom. We went to the hotel one night and I asked him to fuck me. He was very surprised at first but before I knew it, the condom we on and he was all lubed up. To be honest, I was terrified at what was about to happen. I had not had a lot of experience as a bottom and had only been topped a few times. The first time was in Japan and the cock was rather small. Now I was facing a monster. O could see I was worried but he assured me I could do it and that he'd take it slowly. And he did. And it was wonderful! And I was in love!!! Of all the guys I've been with in Thailand - and I've met some truly wonderful guys - O's personality has been a stand-out. He is quiet, unassuming, gentle and soft-spoken. He was far from being just a big cock on legs. But on one trip back to Bangkok, I rushed to Nature Boy, only to find that he was now the manager of the bar and could no longer go with customers. I was devastated. I noticed a car parked outside the bar. When he told me it was his, the first thing that came to mind was that he must have a sponsor or a boyfriend now - probably a farang. So now I'm guessing that this is how he has managed to open what at first was just a restaurant, but now seems to have expanded into a karaoke bar as well. I always thought a guy like him would meet someone sooner or later. If I were living in Bangkok I would have certainly asked him to be my boyfriend and would have looked forward to travelling the world together. Guys like O deserve all the good fortune that come their way and I wish him all the best.

Mr O is an old "friend" of mine. We hooked up many times over the years and I loved spending time with him in the Rise Hotel. He is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. And he's hung like a donkey! I thought he just ran a restaurant. Is it now also a bar with available guys??

I watched both parts of this podcast. He keeps saying "I did nothing wrong" while at the same time, admitting he vandalised the atm machine. There's a lot of talk about how he "found himself" in this situation. He didn't find himself there, he put himself there through his stupid behaviour and baud ignorance. Some of his story doesn't add up.

I didn't seek it out - it was on 60 Minutes.

He leads a very boring lifestyle in order to try to remain young. He exercises all day and eats horrible food. He doesn't really have a life. It also means he can't really travel, as he would have trouble continuing his exercise regime and finding appropriate food. He couldn't just go to a restaurant like the rest of us. I saw a documentary about him where he compared erections with his son to see who could stay hard the longest, and he won! But his daily regime wouldn't leave him any time for sex! Years ago I met a guy by the pool in Bali. He went into great detail about his efforts to look young - punishing exercise, creams and lotions, sparse diet, etc. "So, how old do you think I am?" "I'd say, 60." I was trying to be polite. He was completely deflated. He was 55. I find any discussion with personal sexual behaviour (aka wanking) with your son cringe-worthy in the extreme. I saw a tik-tok where a tourist was in the Tenga store in Tokyo, telling us how great the wanking toy was, and how he was going to buy one for his son. I was also a little embarrassed when I was having dinner with my Japanese friend and his family in Perth. I had arranged for the son to enrol in an expensive private school for boys. He had to stay in the dormitory. My friend said he was uncomfortable in a dorm because other boys could see him wanking. Never mind, said his mum. I'll make you a curtain you can attach to your bunk for a bit of privacy! I later reassured my friend that he'd certainly not be the only boy wanking in the dorm. Oh, and the father wrote me a cheque for $30,000 in appreciation for my getting his son into the school!

I'm a great fan of Cathay Pacific - their lie-flat beds are supremely comfortable. Staff are wonderful, too. I'll be off to Japan on Cathay in May. Last trip over Christmas /New Year was on ANA. They were also great, and the food was outstanding. But there wasn't a lot of choice - 1 Western and 1 Japanese. The presentation was what you'd expect in a 5 star restaurant. But I prefer to fly during the day, which is why I've chosen Cathay again. I always look forward to spending time in their lounge in Hong Kong. It's amazing! I flew to Kuala Lumpur this time on Malaysian. I flew economy class with am extra legroom seat. You have to choose your flight carefully with Malaysian because some flights out of Perth have a business class seat which is not even what I'd call premium economy. You have someone sitting next to you, the seats do not lie-flat and there is not even an entertainment screen!. And they charge 3 times the price for economy! The long haul flight to and from Japan, however, is true business class.

Put your phone on a strap and keep it under your shirt.

Maybe it's like the cage they had downstairs at Drakes in Prague. A sexy guy would be inside and you could reach through the bars from the outside and grope him.

Well, I've heard this before, although nobody has ever said I stink. Maybe because I only eat Asian food. Some Asian guys smell of fish sauce but I wouldn't dare tell them, so at least your guy was honest. In general, Asians don't smell of BO, apparently because they have a gene that we don't. I don't know how true this is, but all I know is, Japanese guys smell great, even on a crowded train the in middle of summer. In rush hour, when you're standing with your face in some guy's armpit, it's never a problem. Compare that to say, France, where stinky people are the norm, even in winter.

Bend over and see what happens!

It seems the ban is quickly spreading to other airlines.

Singapore airlines has just banned the use of powerbanks.

Great reports, Danny. Thanks for taking the time to post.

"After his humiliating defeat and his land losing most of its value, do you really expect him to say "Oops! My Bad!"?" Defeat? What defeat? He WON! He got to keep his land and continue farming till this day. If that's a defeat, what does losing look like to you! 😂 As for his land losing value, you still don't get it! Value only exists if you want to sell something, and he doesn't want to sell.

I didn't know that.

You need to fill out a digital forum in order to enter Malaysia. Last year I wasn't aware of this and was stopped at immigration and had to go online and fill it out on the spot. I travelled with Malaysia Airlines and they didn't ask me if I had filled it out when I went to check in. This trip I filled it out a couple of days before departure and Immigration was a breeze - I basically walked straight through without having to deal with immigration officials. Japan has a similar digital system which you complete before arrival. It gives you a qr code and it really speeds things up. Those poor souls who don't get the qr code have to waste time filling in Immigration forms. Cathay Pacific uses face recognition at Narita. You put in a few details and then walk through Immigration and Customs.

"Neither of us has seen results on a polygraph" 😂😂😂😂😂 Oh, and btw, are you sure that's a horse?? 😂😂😂😂😂

"a-447 has had ample opportunity to provide links to sources which would factually support his opinion" I'm not posting my opinion - I'm telling you what actually happened. "That being said, the Wikipedia article indicates that the farmers whose land was purchased to built Narita obtained their land in the late 1940s, during the period of US administration--not hundreds of years ago" Oh, dear! Again, you can't see the woods for the trees. I've already explained the feudal background to the working of the land in Japan. In your ignorance you are happy to ignore the importance of the farming tradition - a tradition that goes back to feudal times. " a BBC interview with the hapless farmer" You ask for evidence so where is yours that the farmer is "hapless"? "had already said that I didn't believe the farmer when he stated he didn't regret his decision not to sell" You ask for evidence so where is your evidence that leads you to that belief? His temporary relief from the lack of noise from the aircraft is not evidence of some kind of eternal on- going regret. If you think it is, where is your evidence? "that link didn't provide any evidence to the contrary" It was straight from the horse's mouth! He knows how he feels, but you are saying to him :" No, you don't! I know how you feel, not you!" Such arrogance. Keep digging! 😂😂😂😂

Found it!

We go back a long way.