Where in the world have you been?

[Aisha deCabre]

Sadly, I haven't even been out of the U.S. yet. ^^;  But the states I've visited or gone through include Nevada (where I was born), Virginia, Iowa, Nebraska, California, Arizona (technically, since we drove over the Hoover Dam), and West Virginia (where I live now).  Not counting the states I flew over on a plane, since you can't see squat from a plane.  Though I have seen the edge of Lake Superior from it once.

Places I would like to visit include the rest of the country, and all the places in which my other friends reside.  Plenty in the U.K., one or two in New Zealand and Australia.  And outside of my friends, places I'd love to visit include just about everywhere in Central America, bits of South America, Egypt, Spain...just about anywhere in the world really.  I've got an inner sense of adventure to someday sate. x3

Except for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. 

[superluser]

inner city Rochester where people get shot and/or stabbed in that small area daily

It's not as bad as you make it sound, though it's certainly a lot worse that the beginning of this sentence might lead you to believe.  By September 2007, there had been something like 35 homicides, though news reports say that there were three homicides committed between Sep 27 and Sep 29 this year.

I remember there were several shootings a while back when I lived in the city, and I noticed that two of the shootings had actually taken place at the end of my street.  I've moved since then.

Except for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. 

So in other words, you're not planning on visiting Rochester?

[Aisha deCabre]

Except for places in which an American might be shot right now, perhaps. 

So in other words, you're not planning on visiting Rochester?

No, and from what I hear, not certain places in Michigan either...

[gh0st]

i love these kinds of posts... anyways i've been to virginia west virginia, Pennsylvania, illinoise, indiana, kentucky, lived in new york, ohio, and Missouri, and the worst time i had was just recently. my family and I were actually moving to Missouri at the time and we passed through a little small town built on a hill, quite literally, all of us were freaked out by it because it felt like a cookie cutter town complete with it's own mayberry sign...

i have not been to any other countries except for canada (eh?) and i hope to sometime move or at least visit japan.

[Cogidubnus]

I've traveled every road in this here laaaaaaand~

I've been to Waco, Hico, Hondo, Navasota, Winnsboro, Jacksboro, Hillsboro, Santa Rosa,
Austin, Houston, Galveston, Texarkana, Frisco, Buffalo, Conroe, Corsicana,
Goliad, Groesbeck, Glen Rose, Red Oak, Post Oak, Live Oak, Lone Oak, no joke!

(I'm sorry, I couldn't resist )

[rabid_fox]

Oh...dear lord, are we counting mini-geographies now?

[Alondro]

The creator of "Bleach".  Now you have 2 reasons to hate him!   

Why so much hate?  Can't we all just get along?   

Not as long as there's people named "Tite" about, we wont.

Uhm, it's pronouced Tee-tay.  Not 'tight'.  Yer being insensitive to other cultures by making fun of his name!   

[Zina]

The creator of "Bleach".  Now you have 2 reasons to hate him!   

Why so much hate?  Can't we all just get along?   

Not as long as there's people named "Tite" about, we wont.

Uhm, it's pronouced Tee-tay.  Not 'tight'.  Yer being insensitive to other cultures by making fun of his name!   

I figured that's how it's pronounced. It's still terrible.
"Tite" is not a Japanese name. There's no "ti" sound in the Japanese language. It's probably a pen name he found somewhere. Somewhere horrible.

Because he's a terrible man.

EDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".
"Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章, Kubo Noriaki) (born June 26, 1977), known by his pen name Tite Kubo (久保 帯人, Kubo Taito), is a Japanese manga artist."

When spoken, "taito" is how a native Japanese speaker would pronounce "tight".

THERE'S YOUR USELESS JAPANESE LESSON FOR THE DAY I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP NOW.

[Darkdragon]

I've been to (In alphabetical order in English):

Aomori (青森）, Japan (Layover Only)
Asahikawa (旭川), Japan
Auckland, New Zealand
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Beijing (北京), People's Republic of China
Denpasar, Bali, Thailand
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Hakodate (函館), Japan
Harbin (Харби́н/哈尔滨), People's Republic of China
Hong Kong (香港), Special Administrative Area of China (Layover Only)
Izu (伊豆), Japan
Jiuzaigou Valley, China
Kagoshima (鹿児島), Japan
Macau (澳门), Special Administrative Area of China (Layover Only)
Ōsaka (大阪), Japan
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
San Fransisco, California, United States of America
Sapporo （札幌), Japan
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Shanghai (上海), People's Republic of China
Singapore, (Singapore)
Sydney, Australia (Layover Only)
Taipei (台北), Republic of China
Tōkyō (東京), Japan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ürümqi (ئۈرۈمچی/乌鲁木齐), People's Republic of China
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Xi'an (西安), People's Republic of China

I've also been told I've been to Paris when I was one-and-a-half, but that doesn't count because I don't remember any of it. 

[superluser]

EDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".

Ouch.

I think we can all agree that anyone who changes his name to or adopts a nickname of Tight is someone whom we can conveniently ignore.  The closest I can come to something like that which doesn't make the named sound like a jerk is Rip Torn (whom I think we can all agree is awesome).

[Janus Whitefurr]

Australian born and bred, and I haven't even travelled much inside the country. I've only ever been up to Queensland, and that was for two reasons. First was the family vacations we had when we were kids. The second time, I shot all the way up to Townsville (no Powerpuff Girls jokes!) to visit Silverfox for the firstest time ever. It was an amusing experience for both of us.

And I only travelled outside the country once, at the behest of Amber and a number of other curious parties. That was to the United States in 2005, to Philadelphia (not counting the hour stopover in San Francisco), for Anthrocon 2005. And then I came home a shattered oversocialised shadow of my former self and never went back. EVER.

[Alondro]

EDIT: Using the power of wikipedia, it looks like it is supposed to be pronounced "tight".

Ouch.

I think we can all agree that anyone who changes his name to or adopts a nickname of Tight is someone whom we can conveniently ignore.  The closest I can come to something like that which doesn't make the named sound like a jerk is Rip Torn (whom I think we can all agree is awesome).

Oh yeah?  Well he made "Bleach"!  And it's made $$$$$$$$!!!

What have YOU ever done!  You're jealous!  He's my hero!   

[superluser]

What have YOU ever done!

Among my many accomplishments: Not making Bleach.

[Zina]

What have YOU ever done!

Among my many accomplishments: Not making Bleach.

Amen.

[Jack McSlay]

I love bleach. It keeps your house clean

[Alondro]

The meaning of 'taito' is art or skill.

That's why he chose it.  Not because it sounds like 'tight'. 

Though... Tight Kubo would make an awsome porn star name...  hmmmmmm...

[Zina]

Then why.

On earth.

Would he choose to spell it.

Tite.

Maybe because he liked the duel meanings. It means art and it sounds like "tight". Either way, the fact is he choose to write it "Tite", which leads me to believe the sound of the name was the leading factor in his decision.

Alondro, your hero chose to be named "tight", get over it.

EDIT: I went ahead and looked up the kanji. It doesn't match the one used for the word "skill". In fact, put together, those two kanji's do not make ANY word. Separately, they mean something. Put together, they do not, and they certainly don't read "skill" or "art".
In other words, yes, it reads "taito". It means jack squat. So I repeat:

Your hero named himself "tight", get over it.

[Jack McSlay]

He could possibly be a fan of the ancient arcade company, Taito. heh...

[Alondro]

And Bono chose to be called Bono.  And then there's Pink, Sting, Cher, the artist formerly known as Prince.   I knew someone whose legal name was Purple Silver.  A fair number of celebrities/writers/musicians picked very strange names for themselves.  And yet they're still richer than us.  A money maker by any other name would still make profits as sweet. 

You can't argue with success.  Even when the result is something that stagnates on the same formula for a decade or more. 

A little something that's been around for a billion years without a trace of plot or character development named "Pokemon" comes to mind. 

Even the copycat series "Digimon" got a decent storyline in the Tamers series.   

I despise Pokemon.  It's the most boring, repetitive cartoon I've ever seen.  Yet if I'd known it'd be the immortal cash cow it became, I'd have created it without hesitation!  Same thing goes with the 'live-action anime' as I call it "Power Rangers".  I'd have felt ill with every banal episode I released, but the piles of cash that came in would have made an excellent palliative treatment.

And let's not forget how long the Dragonball multiple series dragged out.

As anime goes, "Bleach" is a pretty good action show with plenty of creativity and interesting characters and significantly more plot development than many other shows on the air.  It's not the best I've seen, but it's way way way above the worst.

So I just don't get why all the hatred for it in certain groups when America produces reality shows by the dozens, which deserve more mockery than anything else on television.

Uhm, and when I wrote that little bit about Tite Kubo being my hero... I kinda thought the sarcasm in the silliness of the whole tirade would have been apparent enough.        I'm simply impressed that at a young age he's already scored a major hit.

PS:  And yer name is Zina!  You think yer a warrior princess!  So there!  Nyah!   

[Rakala]

In my opinion, good animes are actually the ones with little fighting in them. While there are plenty of good ones with it, I still think the greatest anime I've ever seen is Chobits.

[Zina]

I don't know what any of that above text had to do with anything. All I have been doing was telling you his name is pronounced "Tight", which you kept insisting otherwise. I mean, a few posts back you thought it was pronounced "teetay" and you thought that was a Japanese name.
Honestly, I don't know why the whole pronunciation thing came up in the first place.

I don't like Bleach. I don't like a lot of animes. I have my reasons. I don't hate Tite Kubo. I don't know the guy. How can I hate someone I don't know? I just said that because I was being sarcastic and silly, too.

I really don't get why you keep dragging this on.

His name is pronounced "tight", the end.



Digimon actually came first, by the way.

And you're thinking of "Xena".

[Lady Buggery]

*sigh* why do all talks envoling Japan always dissolve into anime debates? There's a lot more to Japan people, a lot more. Sure I like anime too but jeeze, Japan has a wealth of other interesting things, like the Fertility festival. How many times a year can you see men carrying around a giant, sacred stone pee-pee? Or how about the crazy Tokyo subcultures, or incredibly awesome Osaka food styles. >_< Screw this, I'm going to Korea .

[Zina]

I always wanted to visit Korea. Got a job offer in South Korea a few months ago, but turned it down in favor of a job in Japan. But I'd like to visit. I also want to see Singapore, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Taipei and Mongolia.

And I suppose China, too.

I need to do a massive tour of Asia.

[Lady Buggery]

I always wanted to visit Korea. Got a job offer in South Korea a few months ago, but turned it down in favor of a job in Japan. But I'd like to visit. I also want to see Singapore, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Taipei and Mongolia.

And I suppose China, too.

I need to do a massive tour of Asia.

I'm currently housing a student from Japan. I've met a ton of her Korean friends so if I ever want to go there I've not only got housing but a personal tour guide, at least in the Seoul  (sp?) area. Plus my little bro is adopted from there, and wants to find his roots anyway. Though I don't think he'll want me to tag along, we may just take a plane together then go our own ways

[Tezkat]

I've lived in Canada, England, France, Israel, Switzerland, and the USA. I've stayed (usually around a week at a time) in Austria, Belize, Czechoslovakia (before it split up), Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, and Singapore. You could add a few more countries to the list if you count just passing through or staying only a short time without really experiencing the local culture and landscape.

What's so good about these places? Geez... honestly, they're all special in their own way. In Belize, for instance, you can sit under gorgeous rainforest canopies and commune with the mosquitoes jaguars. I got my Open Water cert there; it kinda spoiled me for diving everywhere else.

No, and from what I hear, not certain places in Michigan either...

My dad used to live in Detroit. There are apparently places around there where it's not safe to stop at red lights...

[superluser]

Czechoslovakia (before it split up)

I've got family in the Slovak Republic.  Where were you?

My dad used to live in Detroit. There are apparently places around there where it's not safe to stop at red lights...

Have I posted this yet?

[Tezkat]

I've got family in the Slovak Republic.  Where were you?

We spent most of the time in Prague. I remember beautiful soot-stained architecture, delicious steak dinners for a dollar, and sleazy black market types hawking really cool army paraphernalia from the departing Russian troops. I probably wouldn't recognize the place today.

Actually, what I remember most is the little Canadian embassy, where I spent a disproportionate chunk of the week. My parents decided I wasn't responsible enough to take care of my own passport in this dangerous foreign city, so they held onto it for me. And proceeded to lose it to a pickpocket in a crystal shop. That messed up our travel plans a bit.

[Kipiru]

I've been to Greece and what really caught my attention was the absolute order and tidiness of the streets in the small towns. We arrived in the morning in a small town where we stopped for a short break. Me and a friend had a stroll and we came across a traffic light. There was practically no cars on the road except for one and it was patiently waiting at the red light, though there was no one around  for hi to wait for. It may seem odd that that matters to me, but where I come from drivers are a lot more disregardful of such conduct.

[Eibborn]

Been to Canada, the United States, Thailand, New Zealand, Mexico, aaaand spent a little while in Japan between flights. IT COUNTS BECAUSE I SAW BIZARRE VENDING MACHINES. THAT'S WHAT JAPAN IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?

[techmaster-glitch]

I'm similar to Reese Tora. Cally's been my home sweet home mah whole life. Went on a cross-country trip once or twice, but only as far as Ohio (where most of my family-on both sides-lives/lived). As far as I know, I've never left the country...except for maybe one trip to Berlin, which I recall nothing about. I think I was three years old at the time