I mean really WOW, I 'don't even know how i got this far into uni.. IT SUCKS!! too much stress, and the "awesome" life i was promised by MANY people just isn't coming true. maybe it's because i'm not happy with my major but still....... wow this is bad

Is there really a person in the world who doesn't think that japanese have evolved beyond us poor humans in terms of smartness? The answer is yes.. my mom.

We were having a little chat about technology and how the japanese tend to think outside the box more often and invent new material. I am completely baffled by how good they are, while my mom thinks they are given more credit than they deserve. She said they are geniuses that move technology forward, but they do not invent. I know, crazy right? But here's the challange, she said to come up with three Instruments used in the daily life originally created by Japan. No, TVs won't do as they didn't originate in japan, nor video games, robots, cars, airplanes etc., She wants me to come up with three objects, just three and I would have convinced her...... problem is though i couldn't even find a single one.

I'm asking YOU now, to help me come up with only three instruments that originated in Japan so i can just prove her wrong... and yes this is much harder than it seems.

Once upon a time, a man walks into a gaming store. This man wants to know what's the hype with all of this "videogame" craze going on, but sadly he is completely clueless about the market and the industry as a whole. He walks in hoping there will be someone to help him understand this new and exciting entertainment method, but low and behold, a nerd comes to assist him. " Welcome sir! How may i help you?" the nerd says with a big, ugly smile cutting his face, "yes I want to know what's hottest thing in the market right now" The man says, " I want something highly entertaining, and is fit for the entire family". the nerd heard no more, he quickly dragged the man into the PC gaming section to show him the massive library of Online RPGs, RTS and FPS's in store. The man, althoughintrigued, was repelled by the huge amount of money, time anddedicationhe had to put to fully experience it. "don't you have anything .... less complicated?" The man asks. and it was then he saw that cutting smile fade away in a split second. The nerd then drags him to the X360 section where he saw all those games of FPS, RTS and other western focused titles. The man, simply put, was not impressed.

The man told the Nerd that he wanted to see the PS3 section, that he heard a lot of good things about the brand, "you don't want that sir" the nerd replies, "not only is it expensive, but it's just a Blu ray player really come this way please".... but the man was drawn to that system, he saw games like Heavenly Sword and R&C playing in huge screens, and even though the man was convinced that THAT was his system of choice, the nerd still drags him to the handheld section. But again, the man just didn't get it... and then he saw it, a little box that hes people jumping around it playing tennis, he told the nerd he wanted that system.. and pointed on to the Wii. the nerd was caught off guard and quickly says " but sir this is not a good system, it doesn't have any good games on it". but then a Wii fanboy pops up and brags about the AAAEs and the last year GOTY and such, the argument was quickly debunked. the nerd continues "it doesn't even have next gen graphics!". the man's face went blank "...... what?" "it doesn't look as good as the other systems sir" "it looks fine to me"... the nerds didn't have anything to add, he grabbed a Wii and sold it to the man. Later, when he went back to his friends they asked him about his work today " yeah it was fine, but you know the usual, casuals and idiots buying the Wii and destroying our habit, but there were 3 hardcore people who bought a 360 so that's good".

Obviously, this is what people think when they see a Wii console being sold.. "PFFT what a casual, his opinion doesn't count!" AND PLEASE don't act like this isn't happening, NERDS ( they go off as "gamers" here) tend to bash every single popular product out there and bashes the community that follows it. How many times have i seen people bash the hip hop culture because they don't like it, how many times have i seen people bash a certain movie or a series JUST because it's popular? the answer is too freaking many, people PLEASE don't act like you are the only ones have a good opinion and discard anyone else's just because you disagree with him or if he's just doing it for the wrong reasons. If you will bash Wii owners because sales come soccer moms then i tell you this, i'd rather have soccer moms than nerds.