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Has anyone ran into the tens of thousands of new Japanese players?

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#41 - 2012-05-01 20:33:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Alhezhar Alabyd al-Mu'minin
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#42 - 2012-05-01 20:33:50 UTC
Is this a good place to tell people that the Japanese word for "Gorilla" is "Gorira"? Because that's a true thing you can look it up and not even me making fun of a silly sounding accent.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#43 - 2012-05-01 20:34:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#44 - 2012-05-01 20:35:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Akirei Scytale
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Iamien wrote:
*walks away from thread before it goes thermo-nucleur*


Yup. It starts when they deny racism. But that's America for you. ALWAYS in denial about it.


Protip: I have three citizenships and am so multiracial I call myself a mutt. But feel free to lump me in with your countrymen.

Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Akirei Scytale wrote:


try reading a damn book. or failing that, the freaking wikipedia page. Roll


Thanks for the link to a publicly alterable source.Roll


Feel free to check that page's history you dunce. Last edit 5 days ago.
Miss Yanumano
Cadence Industrial Syndicate
#45 - 2012-05-01 20:35:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Miss Yanumano
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Definition of ORIENTAL
1 often capitalized: of, relating to, or situated in Asia


2 a: of superior grade, luster, or value b: being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color


3 often capitalized sometimes offensive: Asian


4 capitalized: of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriental

esp. #3



Translation: Booohooo, I've been proven wrong on all accounts and now I want to impose my local and obviously superior view and usage of a word on an international forum, and I will decry anyone dissenting as racist because I'm backed into a corner and have no logical recourse, booohooo.

(For the record, in Sweden, Oriental most often is used to romantice Asian countries or cultures, or decribe something of Asian origin with no negative implications)



Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Akirei Scytale wrote:


try reading a damn book. or failing that, the freaking wikipedia page. Roll


Thanks for the link to a publicly alterable source.Roll



Christ, you do know you can with the click of a single mousebotton, check the edit history and what it edited?
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#46 - 2012-05-01 20:36:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#47 - 2012-05-01 20:38:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Fannie Maes
Doomheim
#48 - 2012-05-01 20:39:32 UTC
Let's go on the orient express!!! Offensive or not, if a person use it in this context to describe someone from Japan he comes across as stupid. Most people using that word tend to only use it to describe a region more known for Turkish kebab and Persian rugs. I doubt anyone would even think of Japanese people if you use that word.
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#49 - 2012-05-01 20:40:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Ranger 1
Quote:
2 a: of superior grade, luster, or value


No, " I " am Oriental.

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Talon SilverHawk
Patria o Muerte
#50 - 2012-05-01 20:40:37 UTC
There all ninjas ..........Shocked


Tal
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#51 - 2012-05-01 20:41:44 UTC
Miss Yanumano wrote:


(For the record, in Sweden, Oriental most often is used to romantice Asian countries or cultures, or decribe something of Asian origin with no negative implications)



We know this. This is about using the word to describe people, not objects.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#52 - 2012-05-01 20:43:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Welcome Japanese Asians, to the EVE-O Forum Fun where nobody can handle advice or have a descent discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Fannie Maes
Doomheim
#53 - 2012-05-01 20:45:47 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Miss Yanumano wrote:


(For the record, in Sweden, Oriental most often is used to romantice Asian countries or cultures, or decribe something of Asian origin with no negative implications)



We know this. This is about using the word to describe people, not objects.



It is latin, it means east, started in use to describe what is today known as the middle east. The only thing racist about it could possible be that you equate all people in all of Asia as one people?! Like saying African for people in all of Africa. Or Americans saying Europeans?!

Lol


Let's move on and discuss the great news of this influx of new gamers that could add something to the game just as when we got the massive influx of Germans or Russians Big smile
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#54 - 2012-05-01 20:46:41 UTC
Iamien wrote:
Just asking if anyone has seen an influx in the amount of Japanese players in our community. The press release says there are 10s of 1000s of new players and if so I think we should say hi. I just cant find any of them.


I suspect the first time you find some will be when they are invading your soon to be former home and destroying your assets with determined efficiency.

I doubt you'll be in any mood to wave and say hi as your pod is vaporized.

Mr Epeen Cool
Fannie Maes
Doomheim
#55 - 2012-05-01 20:47:26 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
Iamien wrote:
Just asking if anyone has seen an influx in the amount of Japanese players in our community. The press release says there are 10s of 1000s of new players and if so I think we should say hi. I just cant find any of them.


I suspect the first time you find some will be when they are invading your soon to be former home and destroying your assets with determined efficiency.

I doubt you'll be in any mood to wave and say hi as your pod is vaporized.

Mr Epeen Cool



I worry more about a potential Korean influx Lol
Miss Yanumano
Cadence Industrial Syndicate
#56 - 2012-05-01 20:47:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Miss Yanumano
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Miss Yanumano wrote:


(For the record, in Sweden, Oriental most often is used to romantice Asian countries or cultures, or decribe something of Asian origin with no negative implications)



We know this. This is about using the word to describe people, not objects.



Decribe something OR SOMEONE of Asian origin with no negative implications

Clarified, now now, have you ever heard the following quote?

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

The best thing you can hope is to just stop posting, forever.

EDIT: As for the OP, I too would love to hear more about any recent influx of Japanese players.
Degren
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#57 - 2012-05-01 20:49:25 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Another round of applause for the American Educational System at its finest.


Your posts have been increasingly terrible in recent weeks.

Take a break and come back. Thanks.

Also...

There are swaths of historic texts referring to people as Oriental. In the US, that's considered uncouth, but we also go to great lengths to try to apply terms to people that don't sound offensive----------that is, don't sound offensive to *white people*. In other countries that speak English, not really.

Hello, hello again.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#58 - 2012-05-01 20:49:38 UTC
Fannie Maes wrote:

I worry more about a potential Korean influx Lol


kekekekekekekekeke

hansameda
Fannie Maes
Doomheim
#59 - 2012-05-01 20:49:49 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Fannie Maes wrote:
Let's go on the orient express!!! Offensive or not, if a person use it in this context to describe someone from Japan he comes across as stupid. Most people using that word tend to only use it to describe a region more known for Turkish kebab and Persian rugs. I doubt anyone would even think of Japanese people if you use that word.



Read Post #13 and 51 REAL careful again.

Again just fair warning.



Fair warning about what? Is it against the rules if I call you American? Not good enough? How about westerner???
stoicfaux
#60 - 2012-05-01 20:51:19 UTC
Note to self: stop naming my freighter the "Space Whale"...

Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.