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   From: removeantispam*pkuo@earthlink.net   
      
   In article <43066C05.EC2AA92C@hispeed.ch>,   
    Yaniv Tempelman  wrote:   
      
   > mechdan@yahoo.com wrote:   
      
   > > Ping Kuo wrote:   
   > > > the Japanese are finally realize gaijins can be as nerdy as they are, or   
   > > > even more so, (because they don't know it is nerdy, but think it is cool   
   > > > or trendy instead.)   
      
   > > I'm not surprised at this.  Last month, I visited Tokyo and   
   > > found to my surprise that there are a LOT of American tourists   
   > > in Akihabara now.  It's like a mecca for (gaijin) anime/game   
   > > otaku.   
      
   for me it would be pointless to even go to Akihabara, since I won't be   
   able to afford most of the electronics stuffs I want to buy anyway,   
   (umm, going to ABH and buy manga? that would be a waste.)   
      
   BTW, the news about that Japanese maid-hotel?  apparently closed and   
   reopen as a regular hotel after a month because of poor business by   
   charging too much, 25,000Y a night?  an otaku who went there says that   
   it wasn't worth the money, 15,000Y may be,   
      
   so otakus may be mass in number w/ great financial cloud in Japan, but   
   apparently they are not dumb.  they just make the Nathane hotdog Japan   
   to apologize because one of their employee working a Nathane booth   
   during this month's Comket calling all the convergence of otakus   
   "sicking and scary".   
      
   (scary?  yes, sicking?  ummm.....)   
      
   > You may also spot some nonenglish speaking fans and from other "rich"   
   > countries like france or germany.   
   > I was this year just one day in akiba and spoted three french speaking   
   > guys in one of the famous otaku superstores leering over the newest   
   > seinen komikksu.   
      
   > Otakuishness is becoming increasingly international :)   
      
   as I am eating my tuna-mayonnaise potato chips (true) and watching   
   Sushi-TV talking about the Japanese "methane man",(true) a guy who is   
   able to put out the candles on a cake with his "methane power",(true)   
   you should see the face of the girl who is holding the cake.   
      
   no, I have no idea what you are talking about :)   
      
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