Title: Konnichiwa
Post by: jazzy on December 15, 2009, 05:26:58 AM
Post by: jazzy on December 15, 2009, 05:26:58 AM
Hello Everyone. I came across this forum a few weeks ago and finally decided to join. I'm Jaz. I live in Japan with my husband and 5 sons. We are a military family so I don't run into too many free-thinker/atheists here. In fact it's quite the other way around. I'm constantly being invited to this church event or that PWOC (protestant women of the church) outing. And of course having a larger family it's automatically assumed that we are ultra religious.
So it's very nice to have a place to come to and have/read some normalcy.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
Jazzy
So it's very nice to have a place to come to and have/read some normalcy.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
Jazzy
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: Whitney on December 15, 2009, 05:59:07 AM
Post by: Whitney on December 15, 2009, 05:59:07 AM
Hi jazzy, welcome to HAF...I hope we can help fill the social gap you have from being around so many religious people. I don't quite understand why military people always tend towards religion.
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: McQ on December 15, 2009, 02:18:32 PM
Post by: McQ on December 15, 2009, 02:18:32 PM
Welcome to the forum! If I may ask, are you both in the military? And of course, which branch of which country's military? I only ask because if we get any more Navy in here, I'm gonna go sit in a corner and cry, being a former U.S. Army guy. Very lonely in here for us Army folks. 
Thanks for your service. It's a hard life, especially with kids and even more so with five, so you get major props.
Thanks for your service. It's a hard life, especially with kids and even more so with five, so you get major props.
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: joeactor on December 15, 2009, 03:41:27 PM
Post by: joeactor on December 15, 2009, 03:41:27 PM
Hajime Mashite Jazu-san!
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: andrewclunn on December 15, 2009, 03:53:26 PM
Post by: andrewclunn on December 15, 2009, 03:53:26 PM
Conneeshee... Kon-he-chee-hu.... Con-etchy-wha? I can't even pronounce it in text. Will you settle for 'welcome' instead?
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: Whitney on December 15, 2009, 05:52:17 PM
Post by: Whitney on December 15, 2009, 05:52:17 PM
Quote from: "andrewclunn"Conneeshee... Kon-he-chee-hu.... Con-etchy-wha? I can't even pronounce it in text. Will you settle for 'welcome' instead?
I think it is Co-Niche-e-wa hello in Japanese I've never seen it spelled out before in english.
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 15, 2009, 07:15:57 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on December 15, 2009, 07:15:57 PM
ã"ã,"ã«ã¡ã¯! ã,ˆã†ã"ã!
It's weird... Asian countries are known for being pretty atheistic but the religious folks there are uber-religious. What scares me is that the virus might spread...
It's weird... Asian countries are known for being pretty atheistic but the religious folks there are uber-religious. What scares me is that the virus might spread...
Title: Re: Konnichiwa
Post by: Ellainix on December 16, 2009, 06:32:48 AM
Post by: Ellainix on December 16, 2009, 06:32:48 AM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"ã"ã,"ã«ã¡ã¯! ã,ˆã†ã"ã!
It's weird... Asian countries are known for being pretty atheistic but the religious folks there are uber-religious. What scares me is that the virus might spread...
At least it's slowly dying out here...