| So, I thought it was about time that someone returned the favor... Both of the 2ch threads I translated revolve around relationships and cellphones (text messaging). The first thread is humorous (and absurd), while the second one is more of a serious discussion: » The Girlfriend Theory (Part 1) / (Part 2) If I go through all the girls in my contacts list and to each one of them, send an email asking them to go out with me at least one of them is bound to say yes, right? I will do this right now just to prove this excellent theory to you guys » Love Confessions by Email I’ve been told that you’ll always be rejected if you confess your love for someone by email, but is this actually true? I might translate some more 2ch threads if I have time (there are better ones out there). If so, I'll add them to this topic. Also, I'll try to finish up the other part(s) to "The Girlfriend Theory" soon. Anyways, back to the current topic: It seems like it's not uncommon in Japan now to ask someone out by email / text message. How would you react if this happened to you? Have you asked someone out like this before? |
sniWJan 30, 2009 1:32 PM
| Wow, I loled a lot at the Girlfriend Theory one. |
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| holy shit first one was amazing |
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| Not your sister....Lol mom. |
| Hahaha the first one was the laugh I needed. Edit: Confessing through text/e-mail seems lame to me, but that is just me. It's as equally lame as it is through IM. At least talk to them on the phone if you're not gonna do it in person. ._.; |
lovescreamJan 30, 2009 12:09 AM
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| That first guy likes to say lolololol a lot, doesn't he? |
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| Just goes to show stupidity isnt just an American thing =] But its understandable with them since Japanese people are probably busier or at least thats what they want us to think... if they arent busy then well they are just too chicken to go in person. At least use a damn phone you wusses!!! |
| Haha, the first one was amazing. I can't believe he really tried his mom! XD |
| Please reveal is the first actually worked or not. xD As for the second, I consider it ridiculous as well as everyone that surrounds me. |
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| I could see text messages working, but only if you stalked the girl and are all like, "will you marry go out with me? Look behind you." And kneel there with flowers and a ring or something. Would be so romantic <3 |
| Haha, wonderful! Thanks for this sniW! As if he messaged his sisters and his mom haha! Gotta love the guy! |
asandari said: I could see text messages working, but only if you stalked the girl and are all like, "will you marry go out with me? Look behind you." And kneel there with flowers and a ring or something. Would be so romantic <3 As romantic as scary. |
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| japanese cannot go without cellphones. then again, it's obvious if every possible service you wanted was on it ^_^ confessions by emial, for this reason, don't surprise me at all. on the question if i would do it? yes, but only if the other person was far away enough to not bother walking/driving/flying there . |
Sohei said: japanese cannot go without cellphones. . Neither can I though. :P And that first thread is just.....epic. I lol'd so hard. |
Charliehsv said: Sohei said: japanese cannot go without cellphones. . Neither can I though. :P And that first thread is just.....epic. I lol'd so hard. do you use your cellphone to check your emails.... EVERY HALF AN HOUR? and i mean email, not sms ; ) |
Sohei said: do you use your cellphone to check your emails.... EVERY HALF AN HOUR? and i mean email, not sms ; ) All right, agreed on that one XD My cellphone would probably be something like an antiquity to them. *is envious* |
| > ok, I sent it, but I got this from School club douki 2: “It’s kind of late to be saying that now lolol. Are you retarded? Do you have those Economics notes? lololol” WHAAAATTT? How did she know about… >OH SHIT LOLOL she found out about this thread Hahaha Oh God... Also, I'm a fan of confessing in person. I don't think I'd take a confession over text/e-mail as seriously. |
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| I don't know whether to laugh or to be mad at this guy. XD (the first one) |
Sohei said: Charliehsv said: Sohei said: japanese cannot go without cellphones. . Neither can I though. :P And that first thread is just.....epic. I lol'd so hard. do you use your cellphone to check your emails.... EVERY HALF AN HOUR? and i mean email, not sms ; ) No, Mine arrives 30sec - 1min after it hits my inbox. Same for calendar events and contacts :) Long live Exchange Server + Push. note: data plan is a bitch and expensive... wtf??? 60+ EUR for a measly 50mb! I burn that in what? 5 days! |
| lol the first one was hilarious |
| What, no link to the original thread? I want to read the rest lol (looked for it but 2ch is too huge, all I found were threads of people posting the name of the person they like or crap like that heh) |
hikkyJan 30, 2009 10:33 AM
hikky said: What, no link to the original thread? I want to read the rest lol (looked for it but 2ch is too huge, all I found were threads of people posting the name of the person they like or crap like that heh) Haha, sorry. Original thread is here: http://yutori.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4vip/1201512290/l50 But it's old, so it's been archived and only the first post is readable (unless you pay for the archived version) :P |
sniW said: hikky said: What, no link to the original thread? I want to read the rest lol (looked for it but 2ch is too huge, all I found were threads of people posting the name of the person they like or crap like that heh) Haha, sorry. Original thread is here: http://yutori.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4vip/1201512290/l50 But it's old, so it's been archived and only the first post is readable (unless you pay for the archived version) :P So no part 2 and 3? :( |
Drunk_Samurai said: sniW said: hikky said: What, no link to the original thread? I want to read the rest lol (looked for it but 2ch is too huge, all I found were threads of people posting the name of the person they like or crap like that heh) Haha, sorry. Original thread is here: http://yutori.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4vip/1201512290/l50 But it's old, so it's been archived and only the first post is readable (unless you pay for the archived version) :P So no part 2 and 3? :( Nono, I have the thread saved from a while ago, so I'm working on parts 2 and 3 now ;) |
| Lol this looks like the Remember MAL: Japanese are Watching you. Anyway, my say is I should say everything in person. I feel like I'm being a coward if I say things via e-mail (err..text messaging) |
sniW said: Drunk_Samurai said: sniW said: hikky said: What, no link to the original thread? I want to read the rest lol (looked for it but 2ch is too huge, all I found were threads of people posting the name of the person they like or crap like that heh) Haha, sorry. Original thread is here: http://yutori.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4vip/1201512290/l50 But it's old, so it's been archived and only the first post is readable (unless you pay for the archived version) :P So no part 2 and 3? :( Nono, I have the thread saved from a while ago, so I'm working on parts 2 and 3 now ;) Ahh I see. That's too bad ;). |
| Part 2 posted. Funnier than part 1 IMO: http://www.orzbot.com/2ch/2009/01/the-girlfriend-theory-2/ man, this thread might need to be split into 4 parts though. It's only just over half-way translated. |
| Just noticed he has 14 girls in his contact list. 14. How sad. |
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ladyxzeus said: Just noticed he has 14 girls in his contact list. 14. How sad. Only 12 count though. 2 of them are family after all :P |
Charliehsv said: LOL.ladyxzeus said: Just noticed he has 14 girls in his contact list. 14. How sad. Only 12 count though. 2 of them are family after all :P Oh god. |
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| The first one is pretty amusing. |
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176 ：以下、名無しにかわりましてVIPがお送りします。：2008/01/28(月) 20:30:44.91 ID:9ju+h4r2O shit, she’s calling me Quick, >>180 tell me what to say 180 ：以下、名無しにかわりましてVIPがお送りします。：2008/01/28(月) 20:31:49.37 ID:hx+DZpb50 I lost the Economics lecture notes. fav part lol |
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| wahahahahhhahaha. I need more. LolitaDecay said: Charliehsv said: LOL.ladyxzeus said: Just noticed he has 14 girls in his contact list. 14. How sad. Only 12 count though. 2 of them are family after all :P Oh god. 3 were family. 2 sisters and a mom :D Sylpheed said: Lol this looks like the Remember MAL: Japanese are Watching you. Yeah, that's the point. :P |
| At least now he knows 15 girls, even being 3 of them family =D I'm actually curious to know if he will get a girlfriend after the whole adventure or not. Side note: 2chan seems much more civilized than 4chan. |
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| i tried to find the thread on 2ch, but i couldnt, so i'll just follow this : ) ladyxzeus said: Side note: 2chan seems much more civilized than 4chan. japanese nerds > western nerds and the second part was pretty awesome.. haha out of the pickup lines there was only one good reply : P |
| if you call it a theory, therefore you must experiment. good job! in this high tech gadget age, soon we will ask people out via cybernetic chips installed in our heads....well, that was hyperbole, but because electronic communication is so prevalent, the "love letter" approach seems to be migrating to the Love e-mail. doesn't sound right, but while its not so common in the US, last time i checked, its getting there. of course if you confess using this method to someone who is into the internet and E-com, then you have a higher chance than someone who is more into real world communication. |
| Geez - that guy has some serious balls *_* - got to admit that it is pretty damn funny |
| ~five exclamation marks is the sure sign of an insane mind~ |
-N0iR- said: Geez - that guy has some serious balls *_* - got to admit that it is pretty damn funny meet the average Japanese guy. |
Sohei said: -N0iR- said: Geez - that guy has some serious balls *_* - got to admit that it is pretty damn funny meet the average Japanese guy. For some reason, I get the feeling the average Japanese guy are the ones reading that dudes posts going, "OMG! I wanna do this! But... I don't know any women..." Maybe I'm just a tid bit biased. |
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Vagabond said: Sohei said: -N0iR- said: Geez - that guy has some serious balls *_* - got to admit that it is pretty damn funny meet the average Japanese guy. For some reason, I get the feeling the average Japanese guy are the ones reading that dudes posts going, "OMG! I wanna do this! But... I don't know any women..." I'll tell you that is the truth from experience (they don't know any girls). I know more than half a dozen guys exactly like that. They act like complete jerks to girls and then find it weird that they don't like them, which leads to (old email reply from my gf in Japan): and i ve got a skill 2 ignore F boys existence:PPPP oh well, all the better for me, picking up girls in Japan ftw. |
Sohei said: oh well, all the better for me, picking up girls in Japan ftw. I was always under the impression that it would be easy for a normal Caucasian guy like me to pick up women in Japan. Not to say that it's really all that hard to get yourself a date anywhere in the world, but just that I always thought that Japanese girls searched out normal Caucasian guys. Creepy guys are creepy no matter where they are... |
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| I loved the Girlfriend Theory, thanks for the translation. Really funny story :D |
| Are you done with Part 3 yet? |
| Thank you, I haven't had any rofls as great as these in a while. |
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| Dude, awesome thread. |
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