鉄拳「振り子（元祖）」


英国在住の日本人です。
グローバル化の時代といわれて久しいですが、日英間の文化差に衝撃を受ける日々です。
座右の銘は「一日一麺」。
でもイギリスでは実行できていません（汗）。

Hi, I'm ODON.
I'm a Japanese man working in the UK.
Every day I enjoy the huge cultural gaps between the two countries.

I like Doctor Who, Monty Python, and Jonny English.
I play the cello, but not that brilliantly.
As my nickname suggests, I'm crazy about noodle dishes.


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Noodles

Running and rotating somen noodles 流し素麺と回り素麺
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/760203/

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum 新横浜ラーメン博物館
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/765809/

History of Instant noodles　インスタントラーメンの歴史
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/761545/

A woman who has eaten the most cups of instant ramen of Japanese women. 日本一インスタントラーメンを食べる女.
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/763010/


English Language

TOEFL iBT (an English test) score of Japanese speakers - 104th of speakers of 113 languages
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1027162/

否定疑問文はやめてよう。Don't aske me negative questions.
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1014835/

"Japanese-tuned ears" 日本語耳 are established at 14 months old.
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/692666/

Difficult English sounds for the Japanese (part 1, ɜː) 日本人にとって難しい英語の音 1
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/767720/

Difficult English sounds for the Japanese (part 2, ə) 日本人にとって難しい英語の音 2
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/771492/

Awkwardness about English
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/977001/

An Egyptian goose
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/931778/

Listening in Pub
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/617705/

Am "I" わたし? Or おれ? Or who am "I"?
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/900758

Japan or ジャパン or 日本？
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/1014890


Japanese Language

日本語には時制がない！？相こそが大事。 Japanese doesn't have tense!? Aspect is the key.
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/902969

青空文庫 to PDF - The introduction of 青空キンドル for Japanese learners
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1048840

Re: 漢字の起源について考えている
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/766277/



Culture and Politics

Religion in Japan
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/618776

Jigyo shiwake 事業仕分け - the ridiculous screening process last year in Japan
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/651066/

日本のセミ
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1034412/

塞翁が馬（さいおうがうま）Everything in life is like the horse of the old man, Sai
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1019614/


Love and Courage from Japan

また再建しましょう！　 Let's rebuild the town again!
http://lang-8.com/178624/journals/849366

言葉にできない I can't find my words...
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/1051989

九州新幹線開通記念CM - A video celebrating the new bullet train in Kyushu island won an internatinal award!!!
http://lang-8.com/odon/journals/996676/

OneDayOneNoodle

Slowing Down Time.

One of the most remarkable internal experience I had when I moved to the UK was that, for the first time in my life, my internal "ti...

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Feb 8, 2013 16:28

OneDayOneNoodle

「髪の毛が後退しているのではない。 私が前進しているのである」孫正義

Let me try a Japanese-to-English translation: "It's not my hairline receding. It's only I'm advancing." by Masayosh...

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Jan 12, 2013 00:27

OneDayOneNoodle

振り子　"The Pendulum" — an animation by Tekken

Watch this only after preparing a handkerchief in your hand. You may need to set your speaker louder a bit. http://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Nov 14, 2012 17:58

OneDayOneNoodle

7.6/day .... Now eight-year old.

Seven point six per day. This is the average number of dictionary entries I looked up a day. I copied and pasted 8300 entries from an Eng...

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Sep 30, 2012 18:54

OneDayOneNoodle

Why do yobs spontaneously greet you with a smile and wash toilets while they are in a miraculous local driving school in Japan?

It's pity that these days many young Japanese people cannot greet others very well. Some of them can't even say hello to their co...

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Sep 23, 2012 21:57

chris

• Cantonese
• English, German

OneDayOneNoodle is a nice person who have some similars funny experices with me ^^ I decided to join lang-8 after reading his article.( coz he realize me I am not the only one! Thank u for sharing ur history!

muso

• English
• Japanese

OneDayOneNoodleさん is very proficient in English and can explain intricacies of Japanese grammar and idioms really well. He's also thoughtful and considerate and a valuable friend. Thank you for all your help!