http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/the-end-of-innocence/ Living and writing in rural Japan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/the-end-of-innocence/#comment-1016 jean Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:04 +0000 http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-1016 Gee, the PTA meetings at my son's school are really interesting. (pause to get your reaction) Yeah, right!!! As if!!! They are the anality of Japan in a nutshell -- so much attention to the little details (the amount it cost in 2007 to buy pencils) and none to the bigger issues that you might hope a PTA would be concerned about (school uniforms (aka the idiocy of having to wear bum-high shorts in January to school), school hours, curriculum content, parent involvement in anything other than parking lot duty on school visit days, etc.) I went to last year's meeting and boycotted this one; once in six years is more than sufficient. Gee, the PTA meetings at my son’s school are really interesting. (pause to get your reaction) Yeah, right!!! As if!!! They are the anality of Japan in a nutshell — so much attention to the little details (the amount it cost in 2007 to buy pencils) and none to the bigger issues that you might hope a PTA would be concerned about (school uniforms (aka the idiocy of having to wear bum-high shorts in January to school), school hours, curriculum content, parent involvement in anything other than parking lot duty on school visit days, etc.) I went to last year’s meeting and boycotted this one; once in six years is more than sufficient.

]]> http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/the-end-of-innocence/#comment-1014 Suzanne Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:14:20 +0000 http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-1014 "Burberry Men" - that' s great. “Burberry Men” - that’ s great.

]]> http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/the-end-of-innocence/#comment-1013 Sandra Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:16:57 +0000 http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-1013 I'm sure if the 8-year-olds weren't such hussies the men would behave themselves perfectly. In Korea, they are called Burberry Men, the flashers in trenchcoats who hang around schools and molest girls who wear those provocative school uniforms. I’m sure if the 8-year-olds weren’t such hussies the men would behave themselves perfectly. In Korea, they are called Burberry Men, the flashers in trenchcoats who hang around schools and molest girls who wear those provocative school uniforms.

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