Nov 04 2006 4 CommentsJubilant Japanese Whether young or old, rich or poor, everyone it seems is guaranteed a warm welcome at this somewhat overly eager amusement hall in western Tokyo. (click image for giant-sized jolliness)
Eric at Paris Daily Photo says 11/4/2006 at 4:03 pm This doesn’t seem so crazy after what I’ve seen in the U.S. Are the Japanese that unhappy? They seem happy here in Paris. Reply
Lee says 11/4/2006 at 6:10 pm By all accounts they are getting happier Eric, with 1,254 less suicides in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2005. But with the half-year figure still at a shockingly high 14,828, there’s still a long way to go… Reply
minispace says 11/4/2006 at 6:22 pm I always understood that the Japanese just put on any English words in any non-distinct sequence to make it look funky … and to admit; if I see ‘Happy Hello’ it works! They should franchise out to Europe. Reply
Peter says
Happy Hello to everyone…
Eric at Paris Daily Photo says
This doesn’t seem so crazy after what I’ve seen in the U.S. Are the Japanese that unhappy? They seem happy here in Paris.
Lee says
By all accounts they are getting happier Eric, with 1,254 less suicides in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2005.
But with the half-year figure still at a shockingly high 14,828, there’s still a long way to go…
minispace says
I always understood that the Japanese just put on any English words in any non-distinct sequence to make it look funky … and to admit; if I see ‘Happy Hello’ it works! They should franchise out to Europe.