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Speak Fluent Japanese Without Saying A Word (domo arigato to Twitter friend @raykwong)

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2092&feature=player_embedded

Came across this amusing video through Twitter and Twitter buddy @raykwong. It reminds me of my son saying that during his summer internship at a Japanese marketing firm (in Hawai‘i), the office could communicate entirely through grunts. This video does not display the full spectrum of these monosyllabic, non-verbal but totally audible expressions, but you will get the gist. Or maybe the h-s-s-s-s of it.

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The China Blog - TIME.com Naming the CCTV Tower (or Why Big Underpants Is Better than Hemorrhoids)

"The people at China Central Television are apparently not so happy with
the public's nickname for their gleaming new headquarters. The building,
which was designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren, consists of two
slanting towers that are joined by sections on the ground and two horizontal
sections at the top to form a continuous loop. It is an architectural and
engineering marvel. To the people of Beijing it is simply, ³Big Underpants.²

Ha, ha, ha! At least it's easy to find!

Read full article at:
http://china.blogs.time.com/2008/11/13/naming-the-cctv-tower-or-why-big-underpants-is-better-than-hemorrhoids/

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