<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article09_07_06_1722225</id>
	<title>Railway Workers Get Daily Smile Scans</title>
	<author>samzenpus</author>
	<datestamp>1246904100000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>More than 500 workers at Japan's, Keihin Electric Express Railway, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5757194/Workers-have-daily-smile-scans.html">must have their faces scanned each morning to determine their optimum smile</a>. The "smile scan" analyzes a smile based on facial characteristics, from lip curves and eye movements to wrinkles. After the program scans you, it produces a smile rating that ranges from zero to 100 depending on the estimated potential of your biggest smile. If your number is sufficient, you can go about your day grinning like a maniac. If your smile number is too low the computer will give you a message such as, "lift up your mouth corners" or "you still look too serious." Every morning employees receive a printout of their daily smile which they are expected to keep with them throughout the day.</htmltext>
<tokenext>More than 500 workers at Japan 's , Keihin Electric Express Railway , must have their faces scanned each morning to determine their optimum smile .
The " smile scan " analyzes a smile based on facial characteristics , from lip curves and eye movements to wrinkles .
After the program scans you , it produces a smile rating that ranges from zero to 100 depending on the estimated potential of your biggest smile .
If your number is sufficient , you can go about your day grinning like a maniac .
If your smile number is too low the computer will give you a message such as , " lift up your mouth corners " or " you still look too serious .
" Every morning employees receive a printout of their daily smile which they are expected to keep with them throughout the day .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>More than 500 workers at Japan's, Keihin Electric Express Railway, must have their faces scanned each morning to determine their optimum smile.
The "smile scan" analyzes a smile based on facial characteristics, from lip curves and eye movements to wrinkles.
After the program scans you, it produces a smile rating that ranges from zero to 100 depending on the estimated potential of your biggest smile.
If your number is sufficient, you can go about your day grinning like a maniac.
If your smile number is too low the computer will give you a message such as, "lift up your mouth corners" or "you still look too serious.
" Every morning employees receive a printout of their daily smile which they are expected to keep with them throughout the day.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600295</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246877580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>There is no consideration of fairness, only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day. I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.</p></div><p>There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>There is no consideration of fairness , only service to the greater good , as defined by the politics of the day .
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL , quite frankly.There are far worse things to make the population work for than " the greater good " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There is no consideration of fairness, only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day.
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598137</id>
	<title>This Reminds Me Of THX-1138...</title>
	<author>Xin Jing</author>
	<datestamp>1246911120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>People start popping more pills to keep their jobs, smiling more and walking through the day numb.

Humans have off days, times when they are not operating at peak capacity.  I can't imagine how this system promotes willing compliance more than teams with "pep building" focus meetings at the beginnining of each shift.

The smart employees will never smile the true potential, for fear of seldom living up to it each day.</htmltext>
<tokenext>People start popping more pills to keep their jobs , smiling more and walking through the day numb .
Humans have off days , times when they are not operating at peak capacity .
I ca n't imagine how this system promotes willing compliance more than teams with " pep building " focus meetings at the beginnining of each shift .
The smart employees will never smile the true potential , for fear of seldom living up to it each day .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>People start popping more pills to keep their jobs, smiling more and walking through the day numb.
Humans have off days, times when they are not operating at peak capacity.
I can't imagine how this system promotes willing compliance more than teams with "pep building" focus meetings at the beginnining of each shift.
The smart employees will never smile the true potential, for fear of seldom living up to it each day.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597707</id>
	<title>If you fail three times...</title>
	<author>Kushieda Minorin</author>
	<datestamp>1246909080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...you must watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHA\_bxaxPA" title="youtube.com" rel="nofollow">Koume</a> [youtube.com].</p><p>Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...you must watch Koume [ youtube.com ] .Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone 's face .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...you must watch Koume [youtube.com].Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600191</id>
	<title>Long term effects?</title>
	<author>pak9rabid</author>
	<datestamp>1246877040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Serenity now, insanity later..</htmltext>
<tokenext>Serenity now , insanity later. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Serenity now, insanity later..</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600845</id>
	<title>Re:Japanese Perfection</title>
	<author>Mashiki</author>
	<datestamp>1246880340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>With the amount of suicides in Japan I'd agree.  Things are generally pushed over the top in most areas no matter where you are, so saying they should look at the "whys", and finding the root causes would be a better one, the problem is you're looking at a massive social change.  One I don't know if Japan itself is willing to culturally accept right now, while part of the youth is defiantly moving in that direction.  The current core of Japanese society isn't.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>With the amount of suicides in Japan I 'd agree .
Things are generally pushed over the top in most areas no matter where you are , so saying they should look at the " whys " , and finding the root causes would be a better one , the problem is you 're looking at a massive social change .
One I do n't know if Japan itself is willing to culturally accept right now , while part of the youth is defiantly moving in that direction .
The current core of Japanese society is n't .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>With the amount of suicides in Japan I'd agree.
Things are generally pushed over the top in most areas no matter where you are, so saying they should look at the "whys", and finding the root causes would be a better one, the problem is you're looking at a massive social change.
One I don't know if Japan itself is willing to culturally accept right now, while part of the youth is defiantly moving in that direction.
The current core of Japanese society isn't.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598189</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>And it's only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of years. I'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures, specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one. Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And it 's only crazy to you because you have n't lived their culture , history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of years .
I 'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures , specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one .
Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us , its bad or weird .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And it's only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of years.
I'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures, specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one.
Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598625</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Razalhague</author>
	<datestamp>1246913340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yeah, and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years.</p><p>Sorry, but sometimes things seem crazy <em>because they are</em>.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah , and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you have n't lived their culture , history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years.Sorry , but sometimes things seem crazy because they are .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah, and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years.Sorry, but sometimes things seem crazy because they are.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598189</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600591</id>
	<title>Weird, scary</title>
	<author>riffraff</author>
	<datestamp>1246879140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Reminds me of a book by John De Chancie, one of the Castle books.  In it, Gene is dumped in a world with InnerVoice (tm), which is a virus which monitors your endocrine system and whatnot for "guilty" feelings (such as raised heart rate, sweating, stuff like that).  If you feel guilty, it starts giving you bad cramps and other things until you "adjust" your behavior.  Someone said "put a smile on your face", but he didn't at first, until the cramps and other pains came.  When he did, it went away.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Reminds me of a book by John De Chancie , one of the Castle books .
In it , Gene is dumped in a world with InnerVoice ( tm ) , which is a virus which monitors your endocrine system and whatnot for " guilty " feelings ( such as raised heart rate , sweating , stuff like that ) .
If you feel guilty , it starts giving you bad cramps and other things until you " adjust " your behavior .
Someone said " put a smile on your face " , but he did n't at first , until the cramps and other pains came .
When he did , it went away .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Reminds me of a book by John De Chancie, one of the Castle books.
In it, Gene is dumped in a world with InnerVoice (tm), which is a virus which monitors your endocrine system and whatnot for "guilty" feelings (such as raised heart rate, sweating, stuff like that).
If you feel guilty, it starts giving you bad cramps and other things until you "adjust" your behavior.
Someone said "put a smile on your face", but he didn't at first, until the cramps and other pains came.
When he did, it went away.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598343</id>
	<title>Happiness is Mandatory</title>
	<author>DNS-and-BIND</author>
	<datestamp>1246911960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>&quot;DECANTING CITIZEN PERRY-R-ENL-2.&quot;<br>
<br>
&quot;WELCOME TO ALPHA COMPLEX, PERRY-R-ENL-2. HAPPINESS IS MANDATORY. HAVE A NICE DAYCYCLE.&quot;<br>
<br>
That voice...It is the voice of authority. I should obey it.<br>
<br>
&quot;Thank you, Friend Computer.&quot;<br>
<br>
&quot;YOUR SUPERVISOR REPORTS THAT YOUR PREVIOUS CLONE, PERRY-R-ENL-1, HAD AN INSUFFICIENT HAPPINESS QUOTIENT. PLEASE REPORT TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR A MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE.&quot;<br>
<br>
Research and Design... why does the name send shivers down my spine? Is it a half-memory from my previous clone? Or just treasonous rumors?<br>
<br>
&quot;Yes, Friend Computer.&quot;<br>
<br>
The transbot is over there, it can take me to R&amp;D. Just have to remember to keep smiling. Always smile. Happiness is mandatory. Cameras are everywhere. Never stop smiling. You're happy. You're in Alpha Complex, a wonderful place to be, and you're happy. You love Friend Computer. You've never heard of any secret societies. You aren't a dirty mutant. You're happy. Keep smiling. The Computer Is Your Friend. You're happy.<br>
<br>
&quot;Says here that your supervisor, Gregor-O, reported insufficient levels of happiness in your prior clone. Is that right, Perry-R?&quot;<br>
<br>
This citizen is a YELLOW. Respond to him quickly and humbly. &quot;Yes sir.&quot; The lab is stark, bare, metallic. The items clustered on counters and tables are complicated, intricate, dangerous-looking. They are probably above my security clearance; I shouldn't look at them. All of the things in this lab--which one is he picking up? That one?<br>
<br>
&quot;This device is called the Joy Adjustment and Monitoring Elevated Device. J.A.M.E.D. for short, of course. Let me just strap this on...&quot;<br>
<br>
I can't move, or I'll be terminated for treason. I'm RED and he's YELLOW; I have to let him strap this metal cylinder on my head. Computer knows what it does. Those two arms--<br>
<br>
&quot;There we go, nice and snug. And these two little arms here go in the corners of your mouth like-- so. Now, the bot brain in here will monitor you for signs of unhappiness, and correct you into a smile if it detects any. Isn't Friend Computer generous?&quot;<br>
<br>
It hurts-- a bit. The wider I smile, the less it hurts. Smile. You're happy. Friend Computer is generous to you. &quot;Yes sir.&quot; Keep smiling. Maybe your friends in the society will know how to get it off---ow--but you don't want it off, you're happy that it's on your head. You're happy...<br>
<br>
The smell of the food vats is nauseating--ouch--the smell of the food vats is happy. You like working in the food vats. You like working for Gregor-O-ENL-4. You like making the algae that sustains all of Alpha Complex's citizens. You are the backbone of the society. You are important. You are happy. Smile. Smile at Gregor-O.<br>
<br>
&quot;You're late to your shift, Perry-R. Are you seeking to damage the efficiency of Alpha Complex?&quot;<br>
<br>
His face is unpleasant. And I saw the society propaganda in his office the other day. He's probably a traitor. Ouch-- it's really beginning to hurt, now. If I grimace at the pain, it only pulls up harder. My lips are sore and raw at the corners, my head is heavy with the weight of the bot. He isn't a traitor. You were mistaken. That was just paranoia. He's a loyal, happy citizen, just like you are a loyal, happy citizen. &quot;No sir, Friend--augh-- Gregor-O.&quot; They pull up harder. It hurts. It doesn't hurt you, you're happy...<br>
<br>
&quot;Then why are you so tardy, Perry-R!?&quot; He's fuming. His face is turning pink. &quot;Production is falling behind because YOU aren't at your station!&quot;<br>
<br>
The smile is fading, the machine is pulling, the flesh is ripping. Drops of blood fall to the ground. You should be smiling--but he's making me so angry, he's the treasonous one, I'm the loyal one!<br>
<br>
&quot;Sir, might I-- yeagh!--&quot; The pain... It won't stop pulling!<br>
<br>
&quot;Citizen! Answer my questions! Or have you been a traitor all along!?&quot;<br>
<br>
&quot;No!&quot;</htmltext>
<tokenext>" DECANTING CITIZEN PERRY-R-ENL-2 .
" " WELCOME TO ALPHA COMPLEX , PERRY-R-ENL-2 .
HAPPINESS IS MANDATORY .
HAVE A NICE DAYCYCLE .
" That voice...It is the voice of authority .
I should obey it .
" Thank you , Friend Computer .
" " YOUR SUPERVISOR REPORTS THAT YOUR PREVIOUS CLONE , PERRY-R-ENL-1 , HAD AN INSUFFICIENT HAPPINESS QUOTIENT .
PLEASE REPORT TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR A MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE .
" Research and Design... why does the name send shivers down my spine ?
Is it a half-memory from my previous clone ?
Or just treasonous rumors ?
" Yes , Friend Computer .
" The transbot is over there , it can take me to R&amp;D .
Just have to remember to keep smiling .
Always smile .
Happiness is mandatory .
Cameras are everywhere .
Never stop smiling .
You 're happy .
You 're in Alpha Complex , a wonderful place to be , and you 're happy .
You love Friend Computer .
You 've never heard of any secret societies .
You are n't a dirty mutant .
You 're happy .
Keep smiling .
The Computer Is Your Friend .
You 're happy .
" Says here that your supervisor , Gregor-O , reported insufficient levels of happiness in your prior clone .
Is that right , Perry-R ?
" This citizen is a YELLOW .
Respond to him quickly and humbly .
" Yes sir .
" The lab is stark , bare , metallic .
The items clustered on counters and tables are complicated , intricate , dangerous-looking .
They are probably above my security clearance ; I should n't look at them .
All of the things in this lab--which one is he picking up ?
That one ?
" This device is called the Joy Adjustment and Monitoring Elevated Device .
J.A.M.E.D. for short , of course .
Let me just strap this on... " I ca n't move , or I 'll be terminated for treason .
I 'm RED and he 's YELLOW ; I have to let him strap this metal cylinder on my head .
Computer knows what it does .
Those two arms-- " There we go , nice and snug .
And these two little arms here go in the corners of your mouth like-- so .
Now , the bot brain in here will monitor you for signs of unhappiness , and correct you into a smile if it detects any .
Is n't Friend Computer generous ?
" It hurts-- a bit .
The wider I smile , the less it hurts .
Smile. You 're happy .
Friend Computer is generous to you .
" Yes sir .
" Keep smiling .
Maybe your friends in the society will know how to get it off---ow--but you do n't want it off , you 're happy that it 's on your head .
You 're happy.. . The smell of the food vats is nauseating--ouch--the smell of the food vats is happy .
You like working in the food vats .
You like working for Gregor-O-ENL-4 .
You like making the algae that sustains all of Alpha Complex 's citizens .
You are the backbone of the society .
You are important .
You are happy .
Smile. Smile at Gregor-O .
" You 're late to your shift , Perry-R. Are you seeking to damage the efficiency of Alpha Complex ?
" His face is unpleasant .
And I saw the society propaganda in his office the other day .
He 's probably a traitor .
Ouch-- it 's really beginning to hurt , now .
If I grimace at the pain , it only pulls up harder .
My lips are sore and raw at the corners , my head is heavy with the weight of the bot .
He is n't a traitor .
You were mistaken .
That was just paranoia .
He 's a loyal , happy citizen , just like you are a loyal , happy citizen .
" No sir , Friend--augh-- Gregor-O .
" They pull up harder .
It hurts .
It does n't hurt you , you 're happy.. . " Then why are you so tardy , Perry-R ! ?
" He 's fuming .
His face is turning pink .
" Production is falling behind because YOU are n't at your station !
" The smile is fading , the machine is pulling , the flesh is ripping .
Drops of blood fall to the ground .
You should be smiling--but he 's making me so angry , he 's the treasonous one , I 'm the loyal one !
" Sir , might I-- yeagh ! -- " The pain... It wo n't stop pulling !
" Citizen ! Answer my questions !
Or have you been a traitor all along ! ?
" " No !
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"DECANTING CITIZEN PERRY-R-ENL-2.
"

"WELCOME TO ALPHA COMPLEX, PERRY-R-ENL-2.
HAPPINESS IS MANDATORY.
HAVE A NICE DAYCYCLE.
"

That voice...It is the voice of authority.
I should obey it.
"Thank you, Friend Computer.
"

"YOUR SUPERVISOR REPORTS THAT YOUR PREVIOUS CLONE, PERRY-R-ENL-1, HAD AN INSUFFICIENT HAPPINESS QUOTIENT.
PLEASE REPORT TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR A MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE.
"

Research and Design... why does the name send shivers down my spine?
Is it a half-memory from my previous clone?
Or just treasonous rumors?
"Yes, Friend Computer.
"

The transbot is over there, it can take me to R&amp;D.
Just have to remember to keep smiling.
Always smile.
Happiness is mandatory.
Cameras are everywhere.
Never stop smiling.
You're happy.
You're in Alpha Complex, a wonderful place to be, and you're happy.
You love Friend Computer.
You've never heard of any secret societies.
You aren't a dirty mutant.
You're happy.
Keep smiling.
The Computer Is Your Friend.
You're happy.
"Says here that your supervisor, Gregor-O, reported insufficient levels of happiness in your prior clone.
Is that right, Perry-R?
"

This citizen is a YELLOW.
Respond to him quickly and humbly.
"Yes sir.
" The lab is stark, bare, metallic.
The items clustered on counters and tables are complicated, intricate, dangerous-looking.
They are probably above my security clearance; I shouldn't look at them.
All of the things in this lab--which one is he picking up?
That one?
"This device is called the Joy Adjustment and Monitoring Elevated Device.
J.A.M.E.D. for short, of course.
Let me just strap this on..."

I can't move, or I'll be terminated for treason.
I'm RED and he's YELLOW; I have to let him strap this metal cylinder on my head.
Computer knows what it does.
Those two arms--

"There we go, nice and snug.
And these two little arms here go in the corners of your mouth like-- so.
Now, the bot brain in here will monitor you for signs of unhappiness, and correct you into a smile if it detects any.
Isn't Friend Computer generous?
"

It hurts-- a bit.
The wider I smile, the less it hurts.
Smile. You're happy.
Friend Computer is generous to you.
"Yes sir.
" Keep smiling.
Maybe your friends in the society will know how to get it off---ow--but you don't want it off, you're happy that it's on your head.
You're happy...

The smell of the food vats is nauseating--ouch--the smell of the food vats is happy.
You like working in the food vats.
You like working for Gregor-O-ENL-4.
You like making the algae that sustains all of Alpha Complex's citizens.
You are the backbone of the society.
You are important.
You are happy.
Smile. Smile at Gregor-O.
"You're late to your shift, Perry-R. Are you seeking to damage the efficiency of Alpha Complex?
"

His face is unpleasant.
And I saw the society propaganda in his office the other day.
He's probably a traitor.
Ouch-- it's really beginning to hurt, now.
If I grimace at the pain, it only pulls up harder.
My lips are sore and raw at the corners, my head is heavy with the weight of the bot.
He isn't a traitor.
You were mistaken.
That was just paranoia.
He's a loyal, happy citizen, just like you are a loyal, happy citizen.
"No sir, Friend--augh-- Gregor-O.
" They pull up harder.
It hurts.
It doesn't hurt you, you're happy...

"Then why are you so tardy, Perry-R!?
" He's fuming.
His face is turning pink.
"Production is falling behind because YOU aren't at your station!
"

The smile is fading, the machine is pulling, the flesh is ripping.
Drops of blood fall to the ground.
You should be smiling--but he's making me so angry, he's the treasonous one, I'm the loyal one!
"Sir, might I-- yeagh!--" The pain... It won't stop pulling!
"Citizen! Answer my questions!
Or have you been a traitor all along!?
"

"No!
"</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597401</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>furby076</author>
	<datestamp>1246908060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I agree with you.  Japan comes out with some crazy ass shit.  I can understand having gym in the morning (though to be honest, if I am wearing a suit why would you want me to sweat in the AM and have to wear it all day). At least the gym gets your metabolism working.  This is just stupid.  Japan comes out with some whacky shit. I think someone's been eating som bad sushi.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I agree with you .
Japan comes out with some crazy ass shit .
I can understand having gym in the morning ( though to be honest , if I am wearing a suit why would you want me to sweat in the AM and have to wear it all day ) .
At least the gym gets your metabolism working .
This is just stupid .
Japan comes out with some whacky shit .
I think someone 's been eating som bad sushi .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I agree with you.
Japan comes out with some crazy ass shit.
I can understand having gym in the morning (though to be honest, if I am wearing a suit why would you want me to sweat in the AM and have to wear it all day).
At least the gym gets your metabolism working.
This is just stupid.
Japan comes out with some whacky shit.
I think someone's been eating som bad sushi.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597911</id>
	<title>"Your smile is perfect, Yoshi!"</title>
	<author>hyades1</author>
	<datestamp>1246909980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p> Thought bubble over Yoshi's head: </p><p> "It is so easy to smile like this when I think about pulling out Boss-san's intestines with rusty fish knife and feeding them to my dog in front of his dying eyes.  His time to visit honourable ancestors comes faster than he thinks. </p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Thought bubble over Yoshi 's head : " It is so easy to smile like this when I think about pulling out Boss-san 's intestines with rusty fish knife and feeding them to my dog in front of his dying eyes .
His time to visit honourable ancestors comes faster than he thinks .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> Thought bubble over Yoshi's head:  "It is so easy to smile like this when I think about pulling out Boss-san's intestines with rusty fish knife and feeding them to my dog in front of his dying eyes.
His time to visit honourable ancestors comes faster than he thinks. </sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597899</id>
	<title>Japanese Perfection</title>
	<author>Hercules Peanut</author>
	<datestamp>1246909980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>This is the perfect example of treating a symptom. Smiles represent good feelings and a positive attitude which can very very infectious and so desirable in customer service. However, if someone is "too serious" the response "still to serious" doesn't really help. Perhaps they should consider the root of the issue and try to make their employees genuinely happy.<br>
<br>
Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</htmltext>
<tokenext>This is the perfect example of treating a symptom .
Smiles represent good feelings and a positive attitude which can very very infectious and so desirable in customer service .
However , if someone is " too serious " the response " still to serious " does n't really help .
Perhaps they should consider the root of the issue and try to make their employees genuinely happy .
Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks : )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is the perfect example of treating a symptom.
Smiles represent good feelings and a positive attitude which can very very infectious and so desirable in customer service.
However, if someone is "too serious" the response "still to serious" doesn't really help.
Perhaps they should consider the root of the issue and try to make their employees genuinely happy.
Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks :)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597775</id>
	<title>What if you buy a smiley face mask...?</title>
	<author>VinylRecords</author>
	<datestamp>1246909380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What if you buy a smiley face mask and wear it on your face in front of the 'smile detection camera' or whatever it is?</p><p>"Sugoi! Score 100. Your smile makes train customers very very happy!"</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What if you buy a smiley face mask and wear it on your face in front of the 'smile detection camera ' or whatever it is ? " Sugoi !
Score 100 .
Your smile makes train customers very very happy !
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What if you buy a smiley face mask and wear it on your face in front of the 'smile detection camera' or whatever it is?"Sugoi!
Score 100.
Your smile makes train customers very very happy!
"</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28607935</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane, but so are gaijin.</title>
	<author>BoothbyTCD</author>
	<datestamp>1246980600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You forgot to include 'Don't be Chinese' on that list. Also 'Don't have Korean ancestry' and 'Don't come from a family that used to be tanners'.</htmltext>
<tokenext>You forgot to include 'Do n't be Chinese ' on that list .
Also 'Do n't have Korean ancestry ' and 'Do n't come from a family that used to be tanners' .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You forgot to include 'Don't be Chinese' on that list.
Also 'Don't have Korean ancestry' and 'Don't come from a family that used to be tanners'.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597951</id>
	<title>I am not a morning person</title>
	<author>hairykrishna</author>
	<datestamp>1246910220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If the smile auditing machine told me I didn't look happy enough, prior to my first work coffee of the day, there's be a serious danger that I'd attack it with a fire axe.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If the smile auditing machine told me I did n't look happy enough , prior to my first work coffee of the day , there 's be a serious danger that I 'd attack it with a fire axe .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If the smile auditing machine told me I didn't look happy enough, prior to my first work coffee of the day, there's be a serious danger that I'd attack it with a fire axe.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600799</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>$pace6host</author>
	<datestamp>1246880100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Absolutely. I just finished reading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink\_(book)" title="wikipedia.org">Blink</a> [wikipedia.org], and although it is not the central idea in the book, Gladwell does touch on, and reference some studies that examine a connection between expressions made consciously on the face, and their influences on mood. If you're interested in more information, look for some of the work by Tomkins, Ekman, Friesan, and Levenson. Also, Gladwell has a <a href="http://www.gladwell.com/" title="gladwell.com">website</a> [gladwell.com] where he has some of the material from his New Yorker column that he put in Blink. In <a href="http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002\_08\_05\_a\_face.htm" title="gladwell.com">one quote</a> [gladwell.com] about their experience when teaching themselves to make the micro-expressions they were trying to study, Ekman says "What we discovered is that that expression alone is sufficient to create marked changes in the autonomic nervous system. When this first occurred, we were stunned." Now, I'm not convinced that a smile alone is enough to cure depression, but I think it's interesting research, and I wouldn't be surprised if one's expression could help contribute to a positive mood.</div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Absolutely .
I just finished reading Blink [ wikipedia.org ] , and although it is not the central idea in the book , Gladwell does touch on , and reference some studies that examine a connection between expressions made consciously on the face , and their influences on mood .
If you 're interested in more information , look for some of the work by Tomkins , Ekman , Friesan , and Levenson .
Also , Gladwell has a website [ gladwell.com ] where he has some of the material from his New Yorker column that he put in Blink .
In one quote [ gladwell.com ] about their experience when teaching themselves to make the micro-expressions they were trying to study , Ekman says " What we discovered is that that expression alone is sufficient to create marked changes in the autonomic nervous system .
When this first occurred , we were stunned .
" Now , I 'm not convinced that a smile alone is enough to cure depression , but I think it 's interesting research , and I would n't be surprised if one 's expression could help contribute to a positive mood .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Absolutely.
I just finished reading Blink [wikipedia.org], and although it is not the central idea in the book, Gladwell does touch on, and reference some studies that examine a connection between expressions made consciously on the face, and their influences on mood.
If you're interested in more information, look for some of the work by Tomkins, Ekman, Friesan, and Levenson.
Also, Gladwell has a website [gladwell.com] where he has some of the material from his New Yorker column that he put in Blink.
In one quote [gladwell.com] about their experience when teaching themselves to make the micro-expressions they were trying to study, Ekman says "What we discovered is that that expression alone is sufficient to create marked changes in the autonomic nervous system.
When this first occurred, we were stunned.
" Now, I'm not convinced that a smile alone is enough to cure depression, but I think it's interesting research, and I wouldn't be surprised if one's expression could help contribute to a positive mood.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599749</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>skelterjohn</author>
	<datestamp>1246874940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>[...] only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day.  I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.</p></div><p>How about "only service to the greater EVIL"? That would be way more evil.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>[ ... ] only service to the greater good , as defined by the politics of the day .
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL , quite frankly.How about " only service to the greater EVIL " ?
That would be way more evil .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>[...] only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day.
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.How about "only service to the greater EVIL"?
That would be way more evil.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598653</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28606921</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>furby076</author>
	<datestamp>1246976760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>And it's only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of years</p></div><p>No - it's crazy because until they show a reason why this may work I will take my communications training (human communication) and realize that forcing people to smile doesn't make them happier...it makes them annoyed.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.</p></div><p>I also think cutting someone's hands off because they stole an apple is insane. I think stoning a woman for not wearing a full head to toe (including face) covering is insane..guess that's a typical american attitude.....<br> <br>

Oh and BTW - I did study Japanese culture (spent two semesters, with two classes dedicated to it) for my commications major.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>And it 's only crazy to you because you have n't lived their culture , history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of yearsNo - it 's crazy because until they show a reason why this may work I will take my communications training ( human communication ) and realize that forcing people to smile does n't make them happier...it makes them annoyed.Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us , its bad or weird.I also think cutting someone 's hands off because they stole an apple is insane .
I think stoning a woman for not wearing a full head to toe ( including face ) covering is insane..guess that 's a typical american attitude.... . Oh and BTW - I did study Japanese culture ( spent two semesters , with two classes dedicated to it ) for my commications major .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And it's only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how japanese people have grown to think along the hundreds of yearsNo - it's crazy because until they show a reason why this may work I will take my communications training (human communication) and realize that forcing people to smile doesn't make them happier...it makes them annoyed.Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.I also think cutting someone's hands off because they stole an apple is insane.
I think stoning a woman for not wearing a full head to toe (including face) covering is insane..guess that's a typical american attitude..... 

Oh and BTW - I did study Japanese culture (spent two semesters, with two classes dedicated to it) for my commications major.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600125</id>
	<title>Can it tell the difference?</title>
	<author>Black Sabbath</author>
	<datestamp>1246876740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Can the program tell the difference between a "what a wonderful world" smile and a "if I get told to smile any harder I'm going to disembowel my next customer" smile?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Can the program tell the difference between a " what a wonderful world " smile and a " if I get told to smile any harder I 'm going to disembowel my next customer " smile ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Can the program tell the difference between a "what a wonderful world" smile and a "if I get told to smile any harder I'm going to disembowel my next customer" smile?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597705</id>
	<title>to many smiles</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246909080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This may be akin to the many Thai smiles that often mean Go F\%$# yourself but said with a smile!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This may be akin to the many Thai smiles that often mean Go F \ % $ # yourself but said with a smile !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This may be akin to the many Thai smiles that often mean Go F\%$# yourself but said with a smile!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597809</id>
	<title>Omron is the Manufacturer</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246909500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>here's a link to <a href="http://www.omron.com/r\_d/technavi/vision/okao/detection.html" title="omron.com">Omron</a> [omron.com] site regarding their Face Recognition software.  if anyone can navigate the <a href="http://www.fa.omron.co.jp/product/" title="omron.co.jp">Japanese</a> [omron.co.jp] site could glean us more information.</p><p>i'm wondering if the scanner is using some type of <a href="http://www.eyesforlies.blogspot.com/2005/03/micro-expressions-test-yourself.html" title="blogspot.com">microexpression recognition</a> [blogspot.com] to determine genuine smiles. I think this would be the state-of-the-art for facial scanners.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>here 's a link to Omron [ omron.com ] site regarding their Face Recognition software .
if anyone can navigate the Japanese [ omron.co.jp ] site could glean us more information.i 'm wondering if the scanner is using some type of microexpression recognition [ blogspot.com ] to determine genuine smiles .
I think this would be the state-of-the-art for facial scanners .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>here's a link to Omron [omron.com] site regarding their Face Recognition software.
if anyone can navigate the Japanese [omron.co.jp] site could glean us more information.i'm wondering if the scanner is using some type of microexpression recognition [blogspot.com] to determine genuine smiles.
I think this would be the state-of-the-art for facial scanners.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598249</id>
	<title>Floyd</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This reminds me of the adventure game Floyd..</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This reminds me of the adventure game Floyd. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This reminds me of the adventure game Floyd..</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598769</id>
	<title>Another example...</title>
	<author>Stenchwarrior</author>
	<datestamp>1246870860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>...of Japan being ridiculous in the <a href="http://bonjourplanetearth.blogspot.com/2009/05/japanese-firm-has-no-chairs-and-alarms.html" title="blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">workplace</a> [blogspot.com]
<p>They may kick our asses in productivity, but if this is how they obtain such status then they can have it!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...of Japan being ridiculous in the workplace [ blogspot.com ] They may kick our asses in productivity , but if this is how they obtain such status then they can have it !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...of Japan being ridiculous in the workplace [blogspot.com]
They may kick our asses in productivity, but if this is how they obtain such status then they can have it!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28601763</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>PachmanP</author>
	<datestamp>1246885260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Yeah, and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years.
<br> <br>
Sorry, but sometimes things seem crazy because they are.</p></div><p>Nah cannibalism makes sense in the cultural context.  It usually develops in places where there are severe problems with getting enough protein.  Eventually, people stop wasting perfectly good meat.  That and pork is a big delicacy in Polynesia.
<br>
<br>
I'm not a cannibal but I did stay in a holiday inn last night.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah , and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you have n't lived their culture , history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years .
Sorry , but sometimes things seem crazy because they are.Nah cannibalism makes sense in the cultural context .
It usually develops in places where there are severe problems with getting enough protein .
Eventually , people stop wasting perfectly good meat .
That and pork is a big delicacy in Polynesia .
I 'm not a cannibal but I did stay in a holiday inn last night .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah, and cannibalism is only crazy to you because you haven't lived their culture, history or know how cannibals have grown to think along the hundreds of years.
Sorry, but sometimes things seem crazy because they are.Nah cannibalism makes sense in the cultural context.
It usually develops in places where there are severe problems with getting enough protein.
Eventually, people stop wasting perfectly good meat.
That and pork is a big delicacy in Polynesia.
I'm not a cannibal but I did stay in a holiday inn last night.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597333</id>
	<title>Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246907820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>What the hell is wrong with the Japanese? What practical purpose does this serve?</htmltext>
<tokenext>What the hell is wrong with the Japanese ?
What practical purpose does this serve ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What the hell is wrong with the Japanese?
What practical purpose does this serve?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599977</id>
	<title>another reason</title>
	<author>nixish</author>
	<datestamp>1246876020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>reason #15 i would not think about living and working in Japan...</htmltext>
<tokenext>reason # 15 i would not think about living and working in Japan.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>reason #15 i would not think about living and working in Japan...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599385</id>
	<title>Japan is not the most happiest place in the world</title>
	<author>$criptah</author>
	<datestamp>1246873440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>According to the results of the <a href="http://www.watoday.com.au/world/peaceful-green-costa-rica-rated-worlds-happiest-country-20090706-d9mn.html" title="watoday.com.au">survey</a> [watoday.com.au] aimed to determine the most happiest countries Japan was number 90 (as opposed to the United States at position 114). In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves.  We constantly need to chase the results of the next quarter and increase productivity.  At some point people stop giving shit about the actual meaning of life and proceed to exist. Existence, if you ask me, is not a happy state and some industries have to force individuals to smile.  Is this the answer?  Fuck no.
</p><p>If you want me to smile and be happy, give me an extra day off, a bonus or guarantee the fact that I can see a doctor even if I don't have insurance.  You can take the 5-bedroom 3-garage houses back to late 90s because life called and it wants me back.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>According to the results of the survey [ watoday.com.au ] aimed to determine the most happiest countries Japan was number 90 ( as opposed to the United States at position 114 ) .
In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves .
We constantly need to chase the results of the next quarter and increase productivity .
At some point people stop giving shit about the actual meaning of life and proceed to exist .
Existence , if you ask me , is not a happy state and some industries have to force individuals to smile .
Is this the answer ?
Fuck no .
If you want me to smile and be happy , give me an extra day off , a bonus or guarantee the fact that I can see a doctor even if I do n't have insurance .
You can take the 5-bedroom 3-garage houses back to late 90s because life called and it wants me back .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>According to the results of the survey [watoday.com.au] aimed to determine the most happiest countries Japan was number 90 (as opposed to the United States at position 114).
In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves.
We constantly need to chase the results of the next quarter and increase productivity.
At some point people stop giving shit about the actual meaning of life and proceed to exist.
Existence, if you ask me, is not a happy state and some industries have to force individuals to smile.
Is this the answer?
Fuck no.
If you want me to smile and be happy, give me an extra day off, a bonus or guarantee the fact that I can see a doctor even if I don't have insurance.
You can take the 5-bedroom 3-garage houses back to late 90s because life called and it wants me back.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599967</id>
	<title>Re:Happiness is Mandatory</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246875960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>i think you forget that this is japan, and their computer overlords would probably be less like HAL / big brother and more like ohayo kitty; a MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE would more likely be a named a supaa happy happy deebaisuu</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>i think you forget that this is japan , and their computer overlords would probably be less like HAL / big brother and more like ohayo kitty ; a MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE would more likely be a named a supaa happy happy deebaisuu</tokentext>
<sentencetext>i think you forget that this is japan, and their computer overlords would probably be less like HAL / big brother and more like ohayo kitty; a MALFEASANCE CONTROL DEVICE would more likely be a named a supaa happy happy deebaisuu</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600333</id>
	<title>Re:Japanese Perfection</title>
	<author>Steneub</author>
	<datestamp>1246877880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</p></div><p>Hmm...</p><p><div class="quote"><p>I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.</p></div><p>There it is!</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks : ) Hmm...I thought what I 'd do was I 'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.There it is !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Another option is to have them all wear smiley face masks :)Hmm...I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.There it is!
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597885</id>
	<title>Paranoia</title>
	<author>Glith</author>
	<datestamp>1246909920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Citizen,</p><p>The computer has detected a potentially treasonous level of discontent upon recent examination of your facial expressions. Report immediately to your Happiness Officer for re-education.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Citizen,The computer has detected a potentially treasonous level of discontent upon recent examination of your facial expressions .
Report immediately to your Happiness Officer for re-education .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Citizen,The computer has detected a potentially treasonous level of discontent upon recent examination of your facial expressions.
Report immediately to your Happiness Officer for re-education.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600519</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is not the most happiest place in the wor</title>
	<author>4D6963</author>
	<datestamp>1246878780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p> <i>In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves.</i> </p><p>Utter bullshit, you need to read into what you post. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy\_Planet\_Index" title="wikipedia.org">Happy Planet Index</a> [wikipedia.org] isn't about people's actual happiness but, as Wikipedia puts it, "in fact a measure of the ecological efficiency of supporting well-being". Hence the term "Happy Planet", it's the planet that's happy, not the people, hence why the USA ranks poorly.

</p><p>You need to look at a more direct measurement, such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction\_with\_Life\_Index" title="wikipedia.org">Satisfaction with Life Index</a> [wikipedia.org] and oh surprise the USA ranks 23rd and the majority of the top countries are "consumer oriented economies", too bad, your point just falls apart.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves .
Utter bullshit , you need to read into what you post .
The Happy Planet Index [ wikipedia.org ] is n't about people 's actual happiness but , as Wikipedia puts it , " in fact a measure of the ecological efficiency of supporting well-being " .
Hence the term " Happy Planet " , it 's the planet that 's happy , not the people , hence why the USA ranks poorly .
You need to look at a more direct measurement , such as the Satisfaction with Life Index [ wikipedia.org ] and oh surprise the USA ranks 23rd and the majority of the top countries are " consumer oriented economies " , too bad , your point just falls apart .</tokentext>
<sentencetext> In fact most of the developed countries did rather poorly due to the fact that consumer oriented economies eventually turn people into unhappy slaves.
Utter bullshit, you need to read into what you post.
The Happy Planet Index [wikipedia.org] isn't about people's actual happiness but, as Wikipedia puts it, "in fact a measure of the ecological efficiency of supporting well-being".
Hence the term "Happy Planet", it's the planet that's happy, not the people, hence why the USA ranks poorly.
You need to look at a more direct measurement, such as the Satisfaction with Life Index [wikipedia.org] and oh surprise the USA ranks 23rd and the majority of the top countries are "consumer oriented economies", too bad, your point just falls apart.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599385</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598515</id>
	<title>Flanders (oblig.)</title>
	<author>barkingcorndog</author>
	<datestamp>1246912740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Just relax and let the hooks do their work.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Just relax and let the hooks do their work .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just relax and let the hooks do their work.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598305</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>This is just stupid. Japan comes out with some whacky shit.</p></div></blockquote><p>Not everything that happens in a different cultural is stupid or bad.</p><p>It's <em>different</em>, and while it may seem loopy to you, it makes perfect sense within Japanese society.</p><p>Try not to think you have all of the answers; you may have not even grasped all of the questions.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>This is just stupid .
Japan comes out with some whacky shit.Not everything that happens in a different cultural is stupid or bad.It 's different , and while it may seem loopy to you , it makes perfect sense within Japanese society.Try not to think you have all of the answers ; you may have not even grasped all of the questions .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is just stupid.
Japan comes out with some whacky shit.Not everything that happens in a different cultural is stupid or bad.It's different, and while it may seem loopy to you, it makes perfect sense within Japanese society.Try not to think you have all of the answers; you may have not even grasped all of the questions.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597401</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28603665</id>
	<title>Re:I am not a morning person</title>
	<author>Elitist\_Phoenix</author>
	<datestamp>1246898460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Just cover the lenses with back to front smiley face stickers!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Just cover the lenses with back to front smiley face stickers !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just cover the lenses with back to front smiley face stickers!</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597951</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597989</id>
	<title>amateurs</title>
	<author>circletimessquare</author>
	<datestamp>1246910460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>just dose the railway car's air supply with xanax</p><p>if you are going to ignore free will, you might as well go all the way</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>just dose the railway car 's air supply with xanaxif you are going to ignore free will , you might as well go all the way</tokentext>
<sentencetext>just dose the railway car's air supply with xanaxif you are going to ignore free will, you might as well go all the way</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28607749</id>
	<title>Re:I'd be fired...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246980000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I also hate it when your wife fakes it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I also hate it when your wife fakes it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I also hate it when your wife fakes it.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597733</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28603687</id>
	<title>Yet another reason...</title>
	<author>rakslice</author>
	<datestamp>1246898640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...why mandatory drug testing regimes for railroad employees should be extended to railroad management.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...why mandatory drug testing regimes for railroad employees should be extended to railroad management .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...why mandatory drug testing regimes for railroad employees should be extended to railroad management.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28763853</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>pegr</author>
	<datestamp>1248094380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><i>There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".</i><br>"...as defined by the politics of the day."</p><p>There is nothing worse, oh Selective Quote Person!  Bet you're a politician.  No values, no truth, just BS your way into success at the cost of the people.  Can't say that is an admirable position, but you'll fool some of the people some of the time.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>There are far worse things to make the population work for than " the greater good " .
" ...as defined by the politics of the day .
" There is nothing worse , oh Selective Quote Person !
Bet you 're a politician .
No values , no truth , just BS your way into success at the cost of the people .
Ca n't say that is an admirable position , but you 'll fool some of the people some of the time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".
"...as defined by the politics of the day.
"There is nothing worse, oh Selective Quote Person!
Bet you're a politician.
No values, no truth, just BS your way into success at the cost of the people.
Can't say that is an admirable position, but you'll fool some of the people some of the time.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600295</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28607285</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Elbowgeek</author>
	<datestamp>1246978260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>But their porn is pretty good...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>But their porn is pretty good.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>But their porn is pretty good...</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598653</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28608843</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane, but so are gaijin.</title>
	<author>greyhueofdoubt</author>
	<datestamp>1246984200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.</p></div><p>ORLY?</p><p><a href="http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=EnEspanol.Home" title="senate.gov">http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=EnEspanol.Home</a> [senate.gov] </p><p><div class="quote"><p>I'm a lot more tired of the filthy roundeyes trashing the place.</p></div><p>Oh, go fu... Never mind. Not even worth arguing with whatever fetish you have w/ japanese culture. I had a friend like that growing up. It's so incredibly racist- but it sounds like you found the place you were looking for.</p><p>How can you live your life knowing that everyone around you looks down on you just for the color of your skin? Or do you just ignore that?</p><p>Sorry for ranting but this isn't the first holier-than-thou post I've seen from you arguing about how rosy things are in japan. One look at their crammed trains makes me want to crawl out of my skin, I don't care how 'polite' their culture is.</p><p>-b</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.ORLY ? http : //feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm ? FuseAction = EnEspanol.Home [ senate.gov ] I 'm a lot more tired of the filthy roundeyes trashing the place.Oh , go fu... Never mind .
Not even worth arguing with whatever fetish you have w/ japanese culture .
I had a friend like that growing up .
It 's so incredibly racist- but it sounds like you found the place you were looking for.How can you live your life knowing that everyone around you looks down on you just for the color of your skin ?
Or do you just ignore that ? Sorry for ranting but this is n't the first holier-than-thou post I 've seen from you arguing about how rosy things are in japan .
One look at their crammed trains makes me want to crawl out of my skin , I do n't care how 'polite ' their culture is.-b</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.ORLY?http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=EnEspanol.Home [senate.gov] I'm a lot more tired of the filthy roundeyes trashing the place.Oh, go fu... Never mind.
Not even worth arguing with whatever fetish you have w/ japanese culture.
I had a friend like that growing up.
It's so incredibly racist- but it sounds like you found the place you were looking for.How can you live your life knowing that everyone around you looks down on you just for the color of your skin?
Or do you just ignore that?Sorry for ranting but this isn't the first holier-than-thou post I've seen from you arguing about how rosy things are in japan.
One look at their crammed trains makes me want to crawl out of my skin, I don't care how 'polite' their culture is.-b
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28604657</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28606293</id>
	<title>Uh?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246972800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What's next? Switch Japanese for Newspeak? The Thought Police? We are already past 1984, damn it!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What 's next ?
Switch Japanese for Newspeak ?
The Thought Police ?
We are already past 1984 , damn it !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What's next?
Switch Japanese for Newspeak?
The Thought Police?
We are already past 1984, damn it!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598511</id>
	<title>This really doesn't surprise me...</title>
	<author>thewils</author>
	<datestamp>1246912740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The Japanese take their railways seriously, and why not - they probably have the best railway network in the world. Trains are punctual, spotlessly clean and a pleasure to ride on, from the Shinkansen down to the smallest electric tram. The cost from Kyoto to Osaka can be as little as 400yen. Larger stations are packed with shopping and food malls and have a life of their own outside of the railways. You can get from anywhere, to anywhere on the train.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The Japanese take their railways seriously , and why not - they probably have the best railway network in the world .
Trains are punctual , spotlessly clean and a pleasure to ride on , from the Shinkansen down to the smallest electric tram .
The cost from Kyoto to Osaka can be as little as 400yen .
Larger stations are packed with shopping and food malls and have a life of their own outside of the railways .
You can get from anywhere , to anywhere on the train .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Japanese take their railways seriously, and why not - they probably have the best railway network in the world.
Trains are punctual, spotlessly clean and a pleasure to ride on, from the Shinkansen down to the smallest electric tram.
The cost from Kyoto to Osaka can be as little as 400yen.
Larger stations are packed with shopping and food malls and have a life of their own outside of the railways.
You can get from anywhere, to anywhere on the train.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598207</id>
	<title>THE COMPUTER IS YOUR FRIEND</title>
	<author>Teunis</author>
	<datestamp>1246911420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The computer is your friend.   Why are you not smiling, citizen?<br>All citizens must be happy<br>The computer is your friend<br><br>- Paranoia<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;)</htmltext>
<tokenext>The computer is your friend .
Why are you not smiling , citizen ? All citizens must be happyThe computer is your friend- Paranoia ; )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The computer is your friend.
Why are you not smiling, citizen?All citizens must be happyThe computer is your friend- Paranoia ;)</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28619649</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane, but so are gaijin.</title>
	<author>eheien</author>
	<datestamp>1247055060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I speak Japanese fluently. I have lived in Japan for about 6 years, currently enrolled at one of the "Top 3" public universities. I can read a newspaper in Japanese. I have given lectures in Japanese on theoretical computer science. I pay my taxes, I renew my visa on time. I don't do any of the other illegal or questionable things on your list.<br>Having said that, the grandparent is completely correct - Japan and Japanese are extremely racist, xenophobic and nationalistic. That's part of the reason why I'm leaving as soon as I finish my degree. You might think (as I did) if you learn the language and culture you'll be accepted - you're wrong. In Japan you will always be judged and discriminated against because you are not Japanese. It doesn't matter if it's in the city vs. countryside, company vs. university, public vs. private.<br>If you can tolerate being treated as a second class citizen, being denied housing/employment/services because of your skin color, being treated as an idiot incapable of understanding even basic Japanese, then feel free to come to Japan. If not, then avoid it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I speak Japanese fluently .
I have lived in Japan for about 6 years , currently enrolled at one of the " Top 3 " public universities .
I can read a newspaper in Japanese .
I have given lectures in Japanese on theoretical computer science .
I pay my taxes , I renew my visa on time .
I do n't do any of the other illegal or questionable things on your list.Having said that , the grandparent is completely correct - Japan and Japanese are extremely racist , xenophobic and nationalistic .
That 's part of the reason why I 'm leaving as soon as I finish my degree .
You might think ( as I did ) if you learn the language and culture you 'll be accepted - you 're wrong .
In Japan you will always be judged and discriminated against because you are not Japanese .
It does n't matter if it 's in the city vs. countryside , company vs. university , public vs. private.If you can tolerate being treated as a second class citizen , being denied housing/employment/services because of your skin color , being treated as an idiot incapable of understanding even basic Japanese , then feel free to come to Japan .
If not , then avoid it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I speak Japanese fluently.
I have lived in Japan for about 6 years, currently enrolled at one of the "Top 3" public universities.
I can read a newspaper in Japanese.
I have given lectures in Japanese on theoretical computer science.
I pay my taxes, I renew my visa on time.
I don't do any of the other illegal or questionable things on your list.Having said that, the grandparent is completely correct - Japan and Japanese are extremely racist, xenophobic and nationalistic.
That's part of the reason why I'm leaving as soon as I finish my degree.
You might think (as I did) if you learn the language and culture you'll be accepted - you're wrong.
In Japan you will always be judged and discriminated against because you are not Japanese.
It doesn't matter if it's in the city vs. countryside, company vs. university, public vs. private.If you can tolerate being treated as a second class citizen, being denied housing/employment/services because of your skin color, being treated as an idiot incapable of understanding even basic Japanese, then feel free to come to Japan.
If not, then avoid it.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28604657</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599317</id>
	<title>Smiling makes people happy</title>
	<author>butabozuhi</author>
	<datestamp>1246873200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><a href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/happiness/science/smiling-happy1.htm" title="howstuffworks.com" rel="nofollow">http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/happiness/science/smiling-happy1.htm</a> [howstuffworks.com]
Happy people are more productive. Kind of a neat idea that would be difficult to implement in a company that wasn't service oriented.</htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/happiness/science/smiling-happy1.htm [ howstuffworks.com ] Happy people are more productive .
Kind of a neat idea that would be difficult to implement in a company that was n't service oriented .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/happiness/science/smiling-happy1.htm [howstuffworks.com]
Happy people are more productive.
Kind of a neat idea that would be difficult to implement in a company that wasn't service oriented.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597405</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Lumpy</author>
	<datestamp>1246908060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>To demean and control your workers.  That is the ONLY use.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>To demean and control your workers .
That is the ONLY use .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>To demean and control your workers.
That is the ONLY use.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597333</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599471</id>
	<title>satisfying the customer</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246873740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Try flying Singapore Air vs United.  It is much more pleasant.  Satisfy the customer, and you will get more business.  Americans need to compete in the global economy.  This attitude of complaining and we can be rude just because isn't going to cut it.  Well, we just end up like the French, but without the wine, art, and romance language classification.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Try flying Singapore Air vs United .
It is much more pleasant .
Satisfy the customer , and you will get more business .
Americans need to compete in the global economy .
This attitude of complaining and we can be rude just because is n't going to cut it .
Well , we just end up like the French , but without the wine , art , and romance language classification .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Try flying Singapore Air vs United.
It is much more pleasant.
Satisfy the customer, and you will get more business.
Americans need to compete in the global economy.
This attitude of complaining and we can be rude just because isn't going to cut it.
Well, we just end up like the French, but without the wine, art, and romance language classification.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28661141</id>
	<title>Makes me think of a certain animation</title>
	<author>Ehwaz003</author>
	<datestamp>1247334600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Seen the animation a while ago, but it still gives a good view of what forced smiling could end up to when placed in the wrong hands...</p><p><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/165898" title="newgrounds.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/165898</a> [newgrounds.com]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Seen the animation a while ago , but it still gives a good view of what forced smiling could end up to when placed in the wrong hands...http : //www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/165898 [ newgrounds.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Seen the animation a while ago, but it still gives a good view of what forced smiling could end up to when placed in the wrong hands...http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/165898 [newgrounds.com]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598231</id>
	<title>Article summary = TFA</title>
	<author>jblake</author>
	<datestamp>1246911540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Is it just me, or does the summary border on non-fair use? I clicked through and TFA was exactly the same as the summary, except for paragraph breaks.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Is it just me , or does the summary border on non-fair use ?
I clicked through and TFA was exactly the same as the summary , except for paragraph breaks .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Is it just me, or does the summary border on non-fair use?
I clicked through and TFA was exactly the same as the summary, except for paragraph breaks.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598131</id>
	<title>Obligatory Paranoia Reference</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The Computer is your friend.  Happiness is mandatory.  Not being happy is treason.  Treason is punishable by death.  Are you happy?  I knew you were.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The Computer is your friend .
Happiness is mandatory .
Not being happy is treason .
Treason is punishable by death .
Are you happy ?
I knew you were .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Computer is your friend.
Happiness is mandatory.
Not being happy is treason.
Treason is punishable by death.
Are you happy?
I knew you were.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600215</id>
	<title>Hidily-ho slavorinos!</title>
	<author>Thelasko</author>
	<datestamp>1246877100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>This reminds me of that Simpsons <i>Tree House of Horror</i> episode where Flanders was the <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/19212/the-simpsons-re-neducation" title="hulu.com">unquestioned lord and master of the universe.</a> [hulu.com]</htmltext>
<tokenext>This reminds me of that Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode where Flanders was the unquestioned lord and master of the universe .
[ hulu.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This reminds me of that Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode where Flanders was the unquestioned lord and master of the universe.
[hulu.com]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599475</id>
	<title>Not just Japan</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246873740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This sort of thing isn't restricted to Japan; I bet most airlines have similar guidelines for their staff, and I know some banks here in the UK have similar things.</p><p>(I know one has a 'weather system' rating for their staff, and they are expected to maintain at least a 'sunny' rating while they are dealing with customers).</p><p>I've no doubt that many companies that have any significant customer relations/service focus will have something like this in their company policies.</p><p>Mine don't but our unions are evil bitter bastards &gt;:P</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This sort of thing is n't restricted to Japan ; I bet most airlines have similar guidelines for their staff , and I know some banks here in the UK have similar things .
( I know one has a 'weather system ' rating for their staff , and they are expected to maintain at least a 'sunny ' rating while they are dealing with customers ) .I 've no doubt that many companies that have any significant customer relations/service focus will have something like this in their company policies.Mine do n't but our unions are evil bitter bastards &gt; : P</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This sort of thing isn't restricted to Japan; I bet most airlines have similar guidelines for their staff, and I know some banks here in the UK have similar things.
(I know one has a 'weather system' rating for their staff, and they are expected to maintain at least a 'sunny' rating while they are dealing with customers).I've no doubt that many companies that have any significant customer relations/service focus will have something like this in their company policies.Mine don't but our unions are evil bitter bastards &gt;:P</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598567</id>
	<title>Kentucky Fried Chicken</title>
	<author>jimshatt</author>
	<datestamp>1246912980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Okay, this was in the Netherlands, but a US company. The girl behind the counter had a button saying "if you don't see me smile, you get a free cola". So, not only in Japan (but enforced in a slightly more friendly manner).</htmltext>
<tokenext>Okay , this was in the Netherlands , but a US company .
The girl behind the counter had a button saying " if you do n't see me smile , you get a free cola " .
So , not only in Japan ( but enforced in a slightly more friendly manner ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Okay, this was in the Netherlands, but a US company.
The girl behind the counter had a button saying "if you don't see me smile, you get a free cola".
So, not only in Japan (but enforced in a slightly more friendly manner).</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28607063</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane, but so are gaijin.</title>
	<author>furby076</author>
	<datestamp>1246977480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>One question: How is your Japanese?

Because every time--every time--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is, it's someone who can barely carry on a conversation, and who is almost completely illiterate.</p> </div><p>Now that's a logical fallacy if I've ever heard one.  Not knowing how to speak/write a language does not make you incapable of studying/understanding the society. A lot of people do not know how to read/write ancient hebrew - but they still understand the society.  I was born in Israel, I grew up in the US, I know how to speak Hebrew but not how to read/write it. I guess I only understand half of Israeli culture?</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>One question : How is your Japanese ?
Because every time--every time--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is , it 's someone who can barely carry on a conversation , and who is almost completely illiterate .
Now that 's a logical fallacy if I 've ever heard one .
Not knowing how to speak/write a language does not make you incapable of studying/understanding the society .
A lot of people do not know how to read/write ancient hebrew - but they still understand the society .
I was born in Israel , I grew up in the US , I know how to speak Hebrew but not how to read/write it .
I guess I only understand half of Israeli culture ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>One question: How is your Japanese?
Because every time--every time--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is, it's someone who can barely carry on a conversation, and who is almost completely illiterate.
Now that's a logical fallacy if I've ever heard one.
Not knowing how to speak/write a language does not make you incapable of studying/understanding the society.
A lot of people do not know how to read/write ancient hebrew - but they still understand the society.
I was born in Israel, I grew up in the US, I know how to speak Hebrew but not how to read/write it.
I guess I only understand half of Israeli culture?
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28604657</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599313</id>
	<title>Joker Smile = Plastic Surgery</title>
	<author>peter303</author>
	<datestamp>1246873200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>At least in the Tim Burton version with Jack Nicholson.  Maybe the government will force us all to have this surgery.</htmltext>
<tokenext>At least in the Tim Burton version with Jack Nicholson .
Maybe the government will force us all to have this surgery .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>At least in the Tim Burton version with Jack Nicholson.
Maybe the government will force us all to have this surgery.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598973</id>
	<title>Demolition Man</title>
	<author>mrslacker</author>
	<datestamp>1246871820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Be well John Spartan.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Be well John Spartan .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Be well John Spartan.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600317</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>mqduck</author>
	<datestamp>1246877700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Most japanese will lie to you if they think that's what you want to hear.</p></div><p><div class="quote"><p>Japan, one of the most racist... societies</p></div><p>And, apparently, wherever pegr is from.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Most japanese will lie to you if they think that 's what you want to hear.Japan , one of the most racist... societiesAnd , apparently , wherever pegr is from .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Most japanese will lie to you if they think that's what you want to hear.Japan, one of the most racist... societiesAnd, apparently, wherever pegr is from.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598653</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598315</id>
	<title>ching</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>chink chong makka nakka hwyang kwi poo!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>chink chong makka nakka hwyang kwi poo !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>chink chong makka nakka hwyang kwi poo!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598617</id>
	<title>Thank god</title>
	<author>Trikenstein</author>
	<datestamp>1246913220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>they didn't do this in Australia</htmltext>
<tokenext>they did n't do this in Australia</tokentext>
<sentencetext>they didn't do this in Australia</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599303</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>bickerdyke</author>
	<datestamp>1246873200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures, specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one.</p></div><p>No wonder....</p><p>First Europe exported it's people and culture to America, and after WWII USA started to re-export their stuff.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures , specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one.No wonder....First Europe exported it 's people and culture to America , and after WWII USA started to re-export their stuff .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm actually quite happy that theres still diverse in cultures, specially because USA and Europe seems to be getting so much like the other one.No wonder....First Europe exported it's people and culture to America, and after WWII USA started to re-export their stuff.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598189</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600135</id>
	<title>I would be so happy if...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246876740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If the company I work for instead of giving everyone a minor raise each quarter, year, or whatever wasted the money to see how pissed off and bored I am working a most likely dead end hopeless pathetic excuse for a job.<br>Also a good solution take a picture of yourself with a camera phone grinning like a idiot. For extra measure open up photoshop and make yourself look like the biggest smiling dumbass ever. Upload it back to your trendy japanese camera phone. Hold camera phone up to stupid camera. Recieve an award, raise, and promotion to senior VP.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If the company I work for instead of giving everyone a minor raise each quarter , year , or whatever wasted the money to see how pissed off and bored I am working a most likely dead end hopeless pathetic excuse for a job.Also a good solution take a picture of yourself with a camera phone grinning like a idiot .
For extra measure open up photoshop and make yourself look like the biggest smiling dumbass ever .
Upload it back to your trendy japanese camera phone .
Hold camera phone up to stupid camera .
Recieve an award , raise , and promotion to senior VP .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If the company I work for instead of giving everyone a minor raise each quarter, year, or whatever wasted the money to see how pissed off and bored I am working a most likely dead end hopeless pathetic excuse for a job.Also a good solution take a picture of yourself with a camera phone grinning like a idiot.
For extra measure open up photoshop and make yourself look like the biggest smiling dumbass ever.
Upload it back to your trendy japanese camera phone.
Hold camera phone up to stupid camera.
Recieve an award, raise, and promotion to senior VP.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28601633</id>
	<title>And now your final question:</title>
	<author>Kingrames</author>
	<datestamp>1246884660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?<br> <br>

A) The Overseer.<br>
B) The Overseer.<br>
C) The Overseer.<br>
D) The Overseer.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101 : He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland , and to whom we owe everything we have , including our lives ?
A ) The Overseer .
B ) The Overseer .
C ) The Overseer .
D ) The Overseer .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?
A) The Overseer.
B) The Overseer.
C) The Overseer.
D) The Overseer.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28602619</id>
	<title>Re:Japanese Perfection</title>
	<author>TheSpoom</author>
	<datestamp>1246890780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Clearly they should just inject their employees' faces with botulism.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Clearly they should just inject their employees ' faces with botulism .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Clearly they should just inject their employees' faces with botulism.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597899</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599707</id>
	<title>If done right this isn't a bad idea.</title>
	<author>seekret</author>
	<datestamp>1246874760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>At first this seems really weird, especially the part about scanning the smile coming into work. But having worked in customer service for many years I can say that it's not exactly a bad idea, sometimes you just forget that you should be smiling and customers think you are being indifferent even if you are genuinely trying to help them. So a little reminder everyday that you should smile more often can go a long way. I would change the system a bit to monitor the smiles while actually interacting with customers, that way you can have another tool for seeing how you handled a situation that may go badly. If used properly this is an asset for the individual employees as well as the company in general.</htmltext>
<tokenext>At first this seems really weird , especially the part about scanning the smile coming into work .
But having worked in customer service for many years I can say that it 's not exactly a bad idea , sometimes you just forget that you should be smiling and customers think you are being indifferent even if you are genuinely trying to help them .
So a little reminder everyday that you should smile more often can go a long way .
I would change the system a bit to monitor the smiles while actually interacting with customers , that way you can have another tool for seeing how you handled a situation that may go badly .
If used properly this is an asset for the individual employees as well as the company in general .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>At first this seems really weird, especially the part about scanning the smile coming into work.
But having worked in customer service for many years I can say that it's not exactly a bad idea, sometimes you just forget that you should be smiling and customers think you are being indifferent even if you are genuinely trying to help them.
So a little reminder everyday that you should smile more often can go a long way.
I would change the system a bit to monitor the smiles while actually interacting with customers, that way you can have another tool for seeing how you handled a situation that may go badly.
If used properly this is an asset for the individual employees as well as the company in general.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598865</id>
	<title>We've got bad news, sir</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246871280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The smile-o-tron is broken. We no longer have <i>any</i> mechanism to determine if an employee is smiling; no reports to deliver to the employee regarding his smilitude. What should we do?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The smile-o-tron is broken .
We no longer have any mechanism to determine if an employee is smiling ; no reports to deliver to the employee regarding his smilitude .
What should we do ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The smile-o-tron is broken.
We no longer have any mechanism to determine if an employee is smiling; no reports to deliver to the employee regarding his smilitude.
What should we do?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598041</id>
	<title>This is a tad silly...</title>
	<author>SBFCOblivion</author>
	<datestamp>1246910640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They're obviously doing this so that their employees provide a better experience to the customers (as in come off as happier/friendlier).</p><p>It is silly though as well as overboard. And from my experience the Japanese are polite/respectful enough that a smile (forced one at that) really isn't needed.</p><p>I'll tell you who does need this though: US Customs agents. Seriously. Only instead of measuring the 'smile' factor it should measure power-trip probability and general douchebaggery. Then they can wear the results around all day so we civs will know which agent booths to avoid.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They 're obviously doing this so that their employees provide a better experience to the customers ( as in come off as happier/friendlier ) .It is silly though as well as overboard .
And from my experience the Japanese are polite/respectful enough that a smile ( forced one at that ) really is n't needed.I 'll tell you who does need this though : US Customs agents .
Seriously. Only instead of measuring the 'smile ' factor it should measure power-trip probability and general douchebaggery .
Then they can wear the results around all day so we civs will know which agent booths to avoid .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They're obviously doing this so that their employees provide a better experience to the customers (as in come off as happier/friendlier).It is silly though as well as overboard.
And from my experience the Japanese are polite/respectful enough that a smile (forced one at that) really isn't needed.I'll tell you who does need this though: US Customs agents.
Seriously. Only instead of measuring the 'smile' factor it should measure power-trip probability and general douchebaggery.
Then they can wear the results around all day so we civs will know which agent booths to avoid.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28603737</id>
	<title>Re:Japanese Perfection</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246899060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>meanwhile my country struggles to get train employees to even do their jobs at all w/o going union this and union that...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>meanwhile my country struggles to get train employees to even do their jobs at all w/o going union this and union that.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>meanwhile my country struggles to get train employees to even do their jobs at all w/o going union this and union that...</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597899</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598069</id>
	<title>I, for one, welcome our smiley overloords.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246910760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>::GRIN::</p><p>screw that, it hurts too much...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>: : GRIN : : screw that , it hurts too much.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>::GRIN::screw that, it hurts too much...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598265</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>So basically it would fit right in with corporate policy at Fry's where (I swear to $DEITY) they made us cheer out the name of the company in the morning before the store opened. No seriously.</p><p>I got a lot of stern talking-tos for being immune to the infectious stupidity of the practice by not participating. Good thing I got the fuck out of retail as soon as I could. Between the beat down policy and management tried to deal, and the hatred endured by customers who obviously felt like "Heeeey! The workers here are somebody lower than ME! FINALLY!" I was about to put a bullet in a lot of people and myself.</p><p>Retail and service sector jobs are really bad for anyone with an IQ over 80, healthy self-esteem, or a decent education.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>So basically it would fit right in with corporate policy at Fry 's where ( I swear to $ DEITY ) they made us cheer out the name of the company in the morning before the store opened .
No seriously.I got a lot of stern talking-tos for being immune to the infectious stupidity of the practice by not participating .
Good thing I got the fuck out of retail as soon as I could .
Between the beat down policy and management tried to deal , and the hatred endured by customers who obviously felt like " Heeeey !
The workers here are somebody lower than ME !
FINALLY ! " I was about to put a bullet in a lot of people and myself.Retail and service sector jobs are really bad for anyone with an IQ over 80 , healthy self-esteem , or a decent education .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So basically it would fit right in with corporate policy at Fry's where (I swear to $DEITY) they made us cheer out the name of the company in the morning before the store opened.
No seriously.I got a lot of stern talking-tos for being immune to the infectious stupidity of the practice by not participating.
Good thing I got the fuck out of retail as soon as I could.
Between the beat down policy and management tried to deal, and the hatred endured by customers who obviously felt like "Heeeey!
The workers here are somebody lower than ME!
FINALLY!" I was about to put a bullet in a lot of people and myself.Retail and service sector jobs are really bad for anyone with an IQ over 80, healthy self-esteem, or a decent education.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597405</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598653</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246913460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It is bad and/or weird.  Japan, one of the most racist and nationalistic societies left on the planet (though not the only one left), practices many forms of conformity at the cost of the individual.  Individuality is (sometimes literally) beaten out of the japanese since birth.  There is no consideration of fairness, only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day.  I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.</p><p>Yup, company-enforced smiling...  Doesn't surprise me a bit.  Most japanese will lie to you if they think that's what you want to hear.  It's all about saving face, literally in this case.  It's all a pack of lies to strengthen the greater good at the cost of the people.  It's a broken model and should be treated with scorn and derision.  It is bad and/or weird.</p><p>Gaijin-and-prefers-it-that-way</p><p>(Damn, now to post this comment, I have to hit "submit"!)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It is bad and/or weird .
Japan , one of the most racist and nationalistic societies left on the planet ( though not the only one left ) , practices many forms of conformity at the cost of the individual .
Individuality is ( sometimes literally ) beaten out of the japanese since birth .
There is no consideration of fairness , only service to the greater good , as defined by the politics of the day .
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL , quite frankly.Yup , company-enforced smiling... Does n't surprise me a bit .
Most japanese will lie to you if they think that 's what you want to hear .
It 's all about saving face , literally in this case .
It 's all a pack of lies to strengthen the greater good at the cost of the people .
It 's a broken model and should be treated with scorn and derision .
It is bad and/or weird.Gaijin-and-prefers-it-that-way ( Damn , now to post this comment , I have to hit " submit " !
)</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It is bad and/or weird.
Japan, one of the most racist and nationalistic societies left on the planet (though not the only one left), practices many forms of conformity at the cost of the individual.
Individuality is (sometimes literally) beaten out of the japanese since birth.
There is no consideration of fairness, only service to the greater good, as defined by the politics of the day.
I would be hard pressed to come up with a more accurate definition of institutional EVIL, quite frankly.Yup, company-enforced smiling...  Doesn't surprise me a bit.
Most japanese will lie to you if they think that's what you want to hear.
It's all about saving face, literally in this case.
It's all a pack of lies to strengthen the greater good at the cost of the people.
It's a broken model and should be treated with scorn and derision.
It is bad and/or weird.Gaijin-and-prefers-it-that-way(Damn, now to post this comment, I have to hit "submit"!
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28606995</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>furby076</author>
	<datestamp>1246977180000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".</p></div><p>Whose greater good are we talking about? Christians? Muslims? Jews?  US? Russia? China?  Bush? Obama? The Supreme Ruler? See the problem.  When you force people to serve "the greater good" you have to define what that is.  Certain things are basic - you can't go around killing people randomly - but other things aren't so basic - force people to smile because it WILL make them happy.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>There are far worse things to make the population work for than " the greater good " .Whose greater good are we talking about ?
Christians ? Muslims ?
Jews ? US ?
Russia ? China ?
Bush ? Obama ?
The Supreme Ruler ?
See the problem .
When you force people to serve " the greater good " you have to define what that is .
Certain things are basic - you ca n't go around killing people randomly - but other things are n't so basic - force people to smile because it WILL make them happy .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There are far worse things to make the population work for than "the greater good".Whose greater good are we talking about?
Christians? Muslims?
Jews?  US?
Russia? China?
Bush? Obama?
The Supreme Ruler?
See the problem.
When you force people to serve "the greater good" you have to define what that is.
Certain things are basic - you can't go around killing people randomly - but other things aren't so basic - force people to smile because it WILL make them happy.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597729</id>
	<title>Leave me alone</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246909200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This is insane.  Personally I almost never smile, and when I do it is with a closed mouth, I do not show my mouth.  I would hate to work at a place like this.<br>And I always find it creepy when employs at places I go to try and smile at me.  The walmart greeters really creep me out, I do not want strange old dudes coming up to talk to me or people coming at me with their fake smiles.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is insane .
Personally I almost never smile , and when I do it is with a closed mouth , I do not show my mouth .
I would hate to work at a place like this.And I always find it creepy when employs at places I go to try and smile at me .
The walmart greeters really creep me out , I do not want strange old dudes coming up to talk to me or people coming at me with their fake smiles .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is insane.
Personally I almost never smile, and when I do it is with a closed mouth, I do not show my mouth.
I would hate to work at a place like this.And I always find it creepy when employs at places I go to try and smile at me.
The walmart greeters really creep me out, I do not want strange old dudes coming up to talk to me or people coming at me with their fake smiles.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600009</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>4D6963</author>
	<datestamp>1246876140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I don't know, in general I think that on the other hand the "it's just fine because diversity is good" attitude is somehow a way to say "who cares what's in the interest of these people over there, all that matters is that they stay exotic (and thus satisfy my needs for exoticism and for a change of scene)".</p><p>All the Japanese aren't just fine with the way things are, mostly the newer generation, and that's arguably because things the Japanese have been doing for centuries aren't that great to them. But by all means don't let that get in the way of your appreciation for things that you don't have to go through but that others have to put up with.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't know , in general I think that on the other hand the " it 's just fine because diversity is good " attitude is somehow a way to say " who cares what 's in the interest of these people over there , all that matters is that they stay exotic ( and thus satisfy my needs for exoticism and for a change of scene ) " .All the Japanese are n't just fine with the way things are , mostly the newer generation , and that 's arguably because things the Japanese have been doing for centuries are n't that great to them .
But by all means do n't let that get in the way of your appreciation for things that you do n't have to go through but that others have to put up with .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't know, in general I think that on the other hand the "it's just fine because diversity is good" attitude is somehow a way to say "who cares what's in the interest of these people over there, all that matters is that they stay exotic (and thus satisfy my needs for exoticism and for a change of scene)".All the Japanese aren't just fine with the way things are, mostly the newer generation, and that's arguably because things the Japanese have been doing for centuries aren't that great to them.
But by all means don't let that get in the way of your appreciation for things that you don't have to go through but that others have to put up with.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28605419</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>sonicmerlin</author>
	<datestamp>1246963020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>I agree, and I'm actually astonished to find someone voice this opinion on Slashdot.  Very few people in the West decry the internationalization (really Westernization) of cultures in the East and Middle East.  Whether it's "women's rights" or "Hollywood", every thing they follow they believe to be the absolute truth and must be shoved down the throats of other nations' cultures through social programs and foreign businesses.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I agree , and I 'm actually astonished to find someone voice this opinion on Slashdot .
Very few people in the West decry the internationalization ( really Westernization ) of cultures in the East and Middle East .
Whether it 's " women 's rights " or " Hollywood " , every thing they follow they believe to be the absolute truth and must be shoved down the throats of other nations ' cultures through social programs and foreign businesses .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I agree, and I'm actually astonished to find someone voice this opinion on Slashdot.
Very few people in the West decry the internationalization (really Westernization) of cultures in the East and Middle East.
Whether it's "women's rights" or "Hollywood", every thing they follow they believe to be the absolute truth and must be shoved down the throats of other nations' cultures through social programs and foreign businesses.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28604199</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246904400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>And what make you think that individuality is so important that you seem intolerant of non-individualistic societies?<br>For someone ranting about racism, you seem pretty racist yourself, but that's to be expected of people who think they know better.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>And what make you think that individuality is so important that you seem intolerant of non-individualistic societies ? For someone ranting about racism , you seem pretty racist yourself , but that 's to be expected of people who think they know better .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>And what make you think that individuality is so important that you seem intolerant of non-individualistic societies?For someone ranting about racism, you seem pretty racist yourself, but that's to be expected of people who think they know better.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599025</id>
	<title>I dont wanna work there...</title>
	<author>tech\_fixer</author>
	<datestamp>1246872000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Gives a whole new meaning to "Service with a smile".</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Gives a whole new meaning to " Service with a smile " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Gives a whole new meaning to "Service with a smile".</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28601411</id>
	<title>Individuels, slaves, and you.</title>
	<author>cenc</author>
	<datestamp>1246883400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Strange, you think what Japanese conformity is doing is all that different from Western culture.</p><p>This has worked to organize armies of every country and every race for several thousand years. It has worked so well, companies started adopting it almost as soon as the idea of the company was developed. Yes, eliminating the individuals desires for increased productivity seems to work very well. The Asian cultures have been doing it for thousands of years. You know back when Europeans were still swinging wooden clubs in the caves.</p><p>Why do you think armies are built first at boot camp? It is not to teach people how to clean a gun. It is to teach them to conform.</p><p>Why do you think everyone at Wall Mart has the same colored clothing on. It is to make them conform, work as a group, comply.</p><p>The concept of the individual, with individual rights, is a fairly new invention even in the West. Like only the last few hundred years new (even the last few decades for many). The Individual is something for "citizens" in the Roman sense of citizen, kings, emperors, lords, but not for slaves, surfs, cogs, employees, and other low life's of society. There are owners and their are the owned. Most of the World, falls in to the owned catagory in spite of what mommy and daddy tried to convince you of regarding being an individuel (while also telling you not to be).</p><p>It still is something relatively unique in most of the World, and I might venture to most of you that think of yourself as "an individual with rights and freedoms" to stop for a second, check your delusion at the door, and think long and hard about just how free you really are.  It might scare you to find out that you too had your individuality most likly beaten out of you one way or another. Right down to the way you put you select which words to put together has developed over thousands of years to force to you to conform to a cultural norm of what is correct and mistaken. Even your reaction to the oddity of Japanese culture,  is in part the oddity of your own cultural conditioning. The Western has its own "smile machine" known as "freedom". If you use the word "freedom" sufficiently, you will get a good smiley report. Does not mean you actually ARE any more free or even any more aware of your condition than your average Japanese standing in front of the machine.</p><p>O.k. I am sure I am going to get an lot of shit for this. Please let the lashing begin. Still, there is nothing in what I said that is any less true, in spite of all our egos.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Strange , you think what Japanese conformity is doing is all that different from Western culture.This has worked to organize armies of every country and every race for several thousand years .
It has worked so well , companies started adopting it almost as soon as the idea of the company was developed .
Yes , eliminating the individuals desires for increased productivity seems to work very well .
The Asian cultures have been doing it for thousands of years .
You know back when Europeans were still swinging wooden clubs in the caves.Why do you think armies are built first at boot camp ?
It is not to teach people how to clean a gun .
It is to teach them to conform.Why do you think everyone at Wall Mart has the same colored clothing on .
It is to make them conform , work as a group , comply.The concept of the individual , with individual rights , is a fairly new invention even in the West .
Like only the last few hundred years new ( even the last few decades for many ) .
The Individual is something for " citizens " in the Roman sense of citizen , kings , emperors , lords , but not for slaves , surfs , cogs , employees , and other low life 's of society .
There are owners and their are the owned .
Most of the World , falls in to the owned catagory in spite of what mommy and daddy tried to convince you of regarding being an individuel ( while also telling you not to be ) .It still is something relatively unique in most of the World , and I might venture to most of you that think of yourself as " an individual with rights and freedoms " to stop for a second , check your delusion at the door , and think long and hard about just how free you really are .
It might scare you to find out that you too had your individuality most likly beaten out of you one way or another .
Right down to the way you put you select which words to put together has developed over thousands of years to force to you to conform to a cultural norm of what is correct and mistaken .
Even your reaction to the oddity of Japanese culture , is in part the oddity of your own cultural conditioning .
The Western has its own " smile machine " known as " freedom " .
If you use the word " freedom " sufficiently , you will get a good smiley report .
Does not mean you actually ARE any more free or even any more aware of your condition than your average Japanese standing in front of the machine.O.k .
I am sure I am going to get an lot of shit for this .
Please let the lashing begin .
Still , there is nothing in what I said that is any less true , in spite of all our egos .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Strange, you think what Japanese conformity is doing is all that different from Western culture.This has worked to organize armies of every country and every race for several thousand years.
It has worked so well, companies started adopting it almost as soon as the idea of the company was developed.
Yes, eliminating the individuals desires for increased productivity seems to work very well.
The Asian cultures have been doing it for thousands of years.
You know back when Europeans were still swinging wooden clubs in the caves.Why do you think armies are built first at boot camp?
It is not to teach people how to clean a gun.
It is to teach them to conform.Why do you think everyone at Wall Mart has the same colored clothing on.
It is to make them conform, work as a group, comply.The concept of the individual, with individual rights, is a fairly new invention even in the West.
Like only the last few hundred years new (even the last few decades for many).
The Individual is something for "citizens" in the Roman sense of citizen, kings, emperors, lords, but not for slaves, surfs, cogs, employees, and other low life's of society.
There are owners and their are the owned.
Most of the World, falls in to the owned catagory in spite of what mommy and daddy tried to convince you of regarding being an individuel (while also telling you not to be).It still is something relatively unique in most of the World, and I might venture to most of you that think of yourself as "an individual with rights and freedoms" to stop for a second, check your delusion at the door, and think long and hard about just how free you really are.
It might scare you to find out that you too had your individuality most likly beaten out of you one way or another.
Right down to the way you put you select which words to put together has developed over thousands of years to force to you to conform to a cultural norm of what is correct and mistaken.
Even your reaction to the oddity of Japanese culture,  is in part the oddity of your own cultural conditioning.
The Western has its own "smile machine" known as "freedom".
If you use the word "freedom" sufficiently, you will get a good smiley report.
Does not mean you actually ARE any more free or even any more aware of your condition than your average Japanese standing in front of the machine.O.k.
I am sure I am going to get an lot of shit for this.
Please let the lashing begin.
Still, there is nothing in what I said that is any less true, in spite of all our egos.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599103</id>
	<title>Japanese culture aside,</title>
	<author>nausea\_malvarma</author>
	<datestamp>1246872360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...what is wrong with being sad? Why must we be happy all the time? Sometimes sadness is a natural response to the sad things in the world. If something is wrong, I don't want to pretend to be happy about it. Sadness tells us something is wrong, and motivates us to do something about it.</p><p>I understand employees are expected to smile more in japan out of politeness, but why force employees to smile harder? If they aren't smiling, perhaps the problem is their job. A sure way to encourage smiling is to treat employees better, and make them feel loved.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...what is wrong with being sad ?
Why must we be happy all the time ?
Sometimes sadness is a natural response to the sad things in the world .
If something is wrong , I do n't want to pretend to be happy about it .
Sadness tells us something is wrong , and motivates us to do something about it.I understand employees are expected to smile more in japan out of politeness , but why force employees to smile harder ?
If they are n't smiling , perhaps the problem is their job .
A sure way to encourage smiling is to treat employees better , and make them feel loved .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...what is wrong with being sad?
Why must we be happy all the time?
Sometimes sadness is a natural response to the sad things in the world.
If something is wrong, I don't want to pretend to be happy about it.
Sadness tells us something is wrong, and motivates us to do something about it.I understand employees are expected to smile more in japan out of politeness, but why force employees to smile harder?
If they aren't smiling, perhaps the problem is their job.
A sure way to encourage smiling is to treat employees better, and make them feel loved.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599423</id>
	<title>Sounds like</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246873560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It sounds like Obama's nanny-state plans are further ahead in Japan  than they are in the US. How long before he does an executive order to implement this in all US businesses?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It sounds like Obama 's nanny-state plans are further ahead in Japan than they are in the US .
How long before he does an executive order to implement this in all US businesses ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It sounds like Obama's nanny-state plans are further ahead in Japan  than they are in the US.
How long before he does an executive order to implement this in all US businesses?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599469</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>chogori</author>
	<datestamp>1246873740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>People forget, too, that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4071805.stm" title="bbc.co.uk" rel="nofollow">in the world</a> [bbc.co.uk].
<br> <br>
Sure, forcing people to smile may not help very much, but could be effective as a part of a more comprehensive plan to help combat depression and anxeity in the workplace.</htmltext>
<tokenext>People forget , too , that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world [ bbc.co.uk ] .
Sure , forcing people to smile may not help very much , but could be effective as a part of a more comprehensive plan to help combat depression and anxeity in the workplace .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>People forget, too, that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world [bbc.co.uk].
Sure, forcing people to smile may not help very much, but could be effective as a part of a more comprehensive plan to help combat depression and anxeity in the workplace.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598801</id>
	<title>Not such a bad idea...</title>
	<author>tyroneking</author>
	<datestamp>1246870980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>... smiling is known to improve one's mood and so even though it sounds really weird to the average morose loner on Slashdot (me included) I think it might actually help. Hell, I'd prefer an employer that encourages me to smile over the usual UK 'fuck-off-and-die minions' attitude.<br>In India (and spreading across yoga classes in the West) there are laughing clubs (improves mood and health).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>... smiling is known to improve one 's mood and so even though it sounds really weird to the average morose loner on Slashdot ( me included ) I think it might actually help .
Hell , I 'd prefer an employer that encourages me to smile over the usual UK 'fuck-off-and-die minions ' attitude.In India ( and spreading across yoga classes in the West ) there are laughing clubs ( improves mood and health ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>... smiling is known to improve one's mood and so even though it sounds really weird to the average morose loner on Slashdot (me included) I think it might actually help.
Hell, I'd prefer an employer that encourages me to smile over the usual UK 'fuck-off-and-die minions' attitude.In India (and spreading across yoga classes in the West) there are laughing clubs (improves mood and health).</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598937</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246871640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.</p></div></blockquote><p>Funny, that's a typical Japanese attitude too.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us , its bad or weird.Funny , that 's a typical Japanese attitude too .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.Funny, that's a typical Japanese attitude too.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28604657</id>
	<title>Japan is insane, but so are gaijin.</title>
	<author>kklein</author>
	<datestamp>1246996980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>One question: How is your Japanese?

</p><p>Because every time--<i>every time</i>--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is, it's someone who can barely carry on a conversation, and who is almost completely illiterate.

</p><p>I'm just sayin'.

</p><p>Now, let me temper that with this: Yes, there are some things that need to be worked on (piss-testing foreigners in Roppongi is really disturbing, but... Well, they wouldn't be piss-testing them if they thought that they wouldn't get a lot of them on drug violations), but over all my life is just fine. In fact, it's great. I have a well-paying job and a nice apartment and Japanese food is the best. I want for naught.

</p><p>The foreigner community has just as much work ahead of them to more peacefully assimilate into the host community as the host community has to challenge some of their racist notions and policies. Just as a "driving while black" story loses much of its punch when it ends with "and then they found a little pot I was taking to the party," a "walking while foreign" story shouldn't end with "and then they found out that I forgot that my visa had expired." Foreigners are mistreated here, yes, but many of them mistreat the locals. They act like the Loyola researcher in <a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/06/2146207/Researcher-Trolls-MMO-Surprised-When-Players-Hate-Him" title="slashdot.org">this Slashdot story</a> [slashdot.org], and are similarly flummoxed when the absolutely predictable occurs.

</p><p>To all the foreigners in Japan reading this, please, for all of us:

</p><ul> <li>Learn Japanese. And not just enough to nampa a chick in Roppongi and order a beer. Actually learn how to read. Kanji. English is not the language of Japan; Japanese is. I'm sorry if someone told you otherwise. That person was wrong. No one is under any obligation whatsoever to provide all services to you in your native language. Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.</li><li>Pay your taxes. Don't try to game the system when you leave the country.</li><li>Cancel your cellphone service and pay what you owe. Don't just leave.</li><li>Pay your incidental fees when you change apartments. Yes, renter law here is utterly ridiculous, but when you take off without paying, it makes it harder for others to get a place (which is probably why you're bitter about your apartment in the first place!).</li><li>For god's sake put your goddamn visa expiry date on your goddamn calendar. There is no excuse for overstaying, and even if nothing comes of it, your overstay will be logged as "foreigner crime" which will let the cops bug us without anybody caring.</li><li>When you move, update your address on your gaijin card. This isn't a foreign-only thing, guys. Japanese people have to do it too. If you don't like the government knowing where you live, leave. That is the law here.</li><li>Get a Japanese driver's license. Stop whining and waving the little gray paper with you picture taped to it that you bought at AAA for ten bucks that says you can drive a car on holiday. That is not a license. Go get a real license. It is not that hard, because all you really have to do (if you're American) is get your US license translated, pass a silly multiple-choice test in English, and drive around a little car obstacle course. If you're from any other English-speaking country, it's even easier (since US driver's licenses are handled at the state level and the states' rules are different, Japan makes Americans take a slightly longer test--not true for other countries). It's easy. And it's the law.</li><li>Don't do illegal drugs. Seriously, guys. At least wait until holiday if you really want to. The laws are strict here, but be thankful Japan is enlightened enough not to hang you, like some other Asian countries. Just don't do it in Japan. If you do, you are a stupid person.</li><li>For the love of god don't make sexual remarks to or about every woman you see. People's foreign-language listening proficiency always far outstrips their speaking ability. <i>They know what you are saying</i></li></ul></htmltext>
<tokenext>One question : How is your Japanese ?
Because every time--every time--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is , it 's someone who can barely carry on a conversation , and who is almost completely illiterate .
I 'm just sayin' .
Now , let me temper that with this : Yes , there are some things that need to be worked on ( piss-testing foreigners in Roppongi is really disturbing , but... Well , they would n't be piss-testing them if they thought that they would n't get a lot of them on drug violations ) , but over all my life is just fine .
In fact , it 's great .
I have a well-paying job and a nice apartment and Japanese food is the best .
I want for naught .
The foreigner community has just as much work ahead of them to more peacefully assimilate into the host community as the host community has to challenge some of their racist notions and policies .
Just as a " driving while black " story loses much of its punch when it ends with " and then they found a little pot I was taking to the party , " a " walking while foreign " story should n't end with " and then they found out that I forgot that my visa had expired .
" Foreigners are mistreated here , yes , but many of them mistreat the locals .
They act like the Loyola researcher in this Slashdot story [ slashdot.org ] , and are similarly flummoxed when the absolutely predictable occurs .
To all the foreigners in Japan reading this , please , for all of us : Learn Japanese .
And not just enough to nampa a chick in Roppongi and order a beer .
Actually learn how to read .
Kanji. English is not the language of Japan ; Japanese is .
I 'm sorry if someone told you otherwise .
That person was wrong .
No one is under any obligation whatsoever to provide all services to you in your native language .
Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.Pay your taxes .
Do n't try to game the system when you leave the country.Cancel your cellphone service and pay what you owe .
Do n't just leave.Pay your incidental fees when you change apartments .
Yes , renter law here is utterly ridiculous , but when you take off without paying , it makes it harder for others to get a place ( which is probably why you 're bitter about your apartment in the first place !
) .For god 's sake put your goddamn visa expiry date on your goddamn calendar .
There is no excuse for overstaying , and even if nothing comes of it , your overstay will be logged as " foreigner crime " which will let the cops bug us without anybody caring.When you move , update your address on your gaijin card .
This is n't a foreign-only thing , guys .
Japanese people have to do it too .
If you do n't like the government knowing where you live , leave .
That is the law here.Get a Japanese driver 's license .
Stop whining and waving the little gray paper with you picture taped to it that you bought at AAA for ten bucks that says you can drive a car on holiday .
That is not a license .
Go get a real license .
It is not that hard , because all you really have to do ( if you 're American ) is get your US license translated , pass a silly multiple-choice test in English , and drive around a little car obstacle course .
If you 're from any other English-speaking country , it 's even easier ( since US driver 's licenses are handled at the state level and the states ' rules are different , Japan makes Americans take a slightly longer test--not true for other countries ) .
It 's easy .
And it 's the law.Do n't do illegal drugs .
Seriously , guys .
At least wait until holiday if you really want to .
The laws are strict here , but be thankful Japan is enlightened enough not to hang you , like some other Asian countries .
Just do n't do it in Japan .
If you do , you are a stupid person.For the love of god do n't make sexual remarks to or about every woman you see .
People 's foreign-language listening proficiency always far outstrips their speaking ability .
They know what you are saying</tokentext>
<sentencetext>One question: How is your Japanese?
Because every time--every time--I hear someone blathering on about how racist Japan is, it's someone who can barely carry on a conversation, and who is almost completely illiterate.
I'm just sayin'.
Now, let me temper that with this: Yes, there are some things that need to be worked on (piss-testing foreigners in Roppongi is really disturbing, but... Well, they wouldn't be piss-testing them if they thought that they wouldn't get a lot of them on drug violations), but over all my life is just fine.
In fact, it's great.
I have a well-paying job and a nice apartment and Japanese food is the best.
I want for naught.
The foreigner community has just as much work ahead of them to more peacefully assimilate into the host community as the host community has to challenge some of their racist notions and policies.
Just as a "driving while black" story loses much of its punch when it ends with "and then they found a little pot I was taking to the party," a "walking while foreign" story shouldn't end with "and then they found out that I forgot that my visa had expired.
" Foreigners are mistreated here, yes, but many of them mistreat the locals.
They act like the Loyola researcher in this Slashdot story [slashdot.org], and are similarly flummoxed when the absolutely predictable occurs.
To all the foreigners in Japan reading this, please, for all of us:

 Learn Japanese.
And not just enough to nampa a chick in Roppongi and order a beer.
Actually learn how to read.
Kanji. English is not the language of Japan; Japanese is.
I'm sorry if someone told you otherwise.
That person was wrong.
No one is under any obligation whatsoever to provide all services to you in your native language.
Only English speakers would be so arrogant as to need to be told this.Pay your taxes.
Don't try to game the system when you leave the country.Cancel your cellphone service and pay what you owe.
Don't just leave.Pay your incidental fees when you change apartments.
Yes, renter law here is utterly ridiculous, but when you take off without paying, it makes it harder for others to get a place (which is probably why you're bitter about your apartment in the first place!
).For god's sake put your goddamn visa expiry date on your goddamn calendar.
There is no excuse for overstaying, and even if nothing comes of it, your overstay will be logged as "foreigner crime" which will let the cops bug us without anybody caring.When you move, update your address on your gaijin card.
This isn't a foreign-only thing, guys.
Japanese people have to do it too.
If you don't like the government knowing where you live, leave.
That is the law here.Get a Japanese driver's license.
Stop whining and waving the little gray paper with you picture taped to it that you bought at AAA for ten bucks that says you can drive a car on holiday.
That is not a license.
Go get a real license.
It is not that hard, because all you really have to do (if you're American) is get your US license translated, pass a silly multiple-choice test in English, and drive around a little car obstacle course.
If you're from any other English-speaking country, it's even easier (since US driver's licenses are handled at the state level and the states' rules are different, Japan makes Americans take a slightly longer test--not true for other countries).
It's easy.
And it's the law.Don't do illegal drugs.
Seriously, guys.
At least wait until holiday if you really want to.
The laws are strict here, but be thankful Japan is enlightened enough not to hang you, like some other Asian countries.
Just don't do it in Japan.
If you do, you are a stupid person.For the love of god don't make sexual remarks to or about every woman you see.
People's foreign-language listening proficiency always far outstrips their speaking ability.
They know what you are saying</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28601145</id>
	<title>Anonymous</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246881900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Hi, Pingugirl here.</p><p>Sorry, I don't feel like creating an account.</p><p>I just wanted to say as a 3rd generation Japanese-Canadian, I LOVE this!</p><p>I agree that Fake smiles are bad for you but this seems to measure whether or not it's a true smile.  Fake smiles often are only made with the mouth and there is no movement in the eye area.</p><p>This is an easy way to check your happiness on a daily basis.</p><p>The fact that it's mandatory is a bit creepy, but it is Japan after all.  There's plenty of other more strange things happening there.</p><p>Happy Smiles are a good thing in my books.</p><p>Yay for Mental Health Checks!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Hi , Pingugirl here.Sorry , I do n't feel like creating an account.I just wanted to say as a 3rd generation Japanese-Canadian , I LOVE this ! I agree that Fake smiles are bad for you but this seems to measure whether or not it 's a true smile .
Fake smiles often are only made with the mouth and there is no movement in the eye area.This is an easy way to check your happiness on a daily basis.The fact that it 's mandatory is a bit creepy , but it is Japan after all .
There 's plenty of other more strange things happening there.Happy Smiles are a good thing in my books.Yay for Mental Health Checks !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hi, Pingugirl here.Sorry, I don't feel like creating an account.I just wanted to say as a 3rd generation Japanese-Canadian, I LOVE this!I agree that Fake smiles are bad for you but this seems to measure whether or not it's a true smile.
Fake smiles often are only made with the mouth and there is no movement in the eye area.This is an easy way to check your happiness on a daily basis.The fact that it's mandatory is a bit creepy, but it is Japan after all.
There's plenty of other more strange things happening there.Happy Smiles are a good thing in my books.Yay for Mental Health Checks!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597733</id>
	<title>I'd be fired...</title>
	<author>Em Emalb</author>
	<datestamp>1246909200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm not a smiler.  My wife gives me hell whenever we take pictures together because I don't smile.  I don't like fake smiling.  It's stupid and I can tell when someone is faking it.  My "fake" smile is stupid looking.</p><p>They'd fire me after about a week.  And you know what?  I'd be cool with that.</p><p>Retarded policy, well done, Japanese company.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm not a smiler .
My wife gives me hell whenever we take pictures together because I do n't smile .
I do n't like fake smiling .
It 's stupid and I can tell when someone is faking it .
My " fake " smile is stupid looking.They 'd fire me after about a week .
And you know what ?
I 'd be cool with that.Retarded policy , well done , Japanese company .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm not a smiler.
My wife gives me hell whenever we take pictures together because I don't smile.
I don't like fake smiling.
It's stupid and I can tell when someone is faking it.
My "fake" smile is stupid looking.They'd fire me after about a week.
And you know what?
I'd be cool with that.Retarded policy, well done, Japanese company.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599225</id>
	<title>Inquiring minds want to know...</title>
	<author>Rufty</author>
	<datestamp>1246872840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>What happens when this thing gets mooned?</htmltext>
<tokenext>What happens when this thing gets mooned ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What happens when this thing gets mooned?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28600921</id>
	<title>I wonder how it characterizes a smile...</title>
	<author>cadu</author>
	<datestamp>1246880820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm living in Japan for 3 years now and 90\% of the people i see in the streets (any age!) have at least some misaligned/missing/black/rotten/decayed/cavity-laden but untreated teeth.... o\_O</p><p>This must be some extreeeeeeemely advanced piece of software engineering, because for me, all of them would score lower as they open their mouths T\_\_T</p><p>PS: Did i say something about their breath? and did i say i see those pretty teeth in a lot of women too? no wonder why girls cover their mouths here when they smile here (cultural thing my ass<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:D)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm living in Japan for 3 years now and 90 \ % of the people i see in the streets ( any age !
) have at least some misaligned/missing/black/rotten/decayed/cavity-laden but untreated teeth.... o \ _OThis must be some extreeeeeeemely advanced piece of software engineering , because for me , all of them would score lower as they open their mouths T \ _ \ _TPS : Did i say something about their breath ?
and did i say i see those pretty teeth in a lot of women too ?
no wonder why girls cover their mouths here when they smile here ( cultural thing my ass : D )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm living in Japan for 3 years now and 90\% of the people i see in the streets (any age!
) have at least some misaligned/missing/black/rotten/decayed/cavity-laden but untreated teeth.... o\_OThis must be some extreeeeeeemely advanced piece of software engineering, because for me, all of them would score lower as they open their mouths T\_\_TPS: Did i say something about their breath?
and did i say i see those pretty teeth in a lot of women too?
no wonder why girls cover their mouths here when they smile here (cultural thing my ass :D)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28598241</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246911600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>No, it's not the only use. Smiling actually makes you feel happy, you might want to try it sometime. Also, is this really any worse than drug tests? Personally, given the choice, I'd rather work for a company that did smile tests over one that did drug tests. And no, I don't do drugs.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>No , it 's not the only use .
Smiling actually makes you feel happy , you might want to try it sometime .
Also , is this really any worse than drug tests ?
Personally , given the choice , I 'd rather work for a company that did smile tests over one that did drug tests .
And no , I do n't do drugs .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>No, it's not the only use.
Smiling actually makes you feel happy, you might want to try it sometime.
Also, is this really any worse than drug tests?
Personally, given the choice, I'd rather work for a company that did smile tests over one that did drug tests.
And no, I don't do drugs.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599145</id>
	<title>Phew!</title>
	<author>g34rs</author>
	<datestamp>1246872540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Phew, good thing I work in America!
<br><nobr> <wbr></nobr>...wait a minute, Hitachi is a Japanese company. *gulp*</htmltext>
<tokenext>Phew , good thing I work in America !
...wait a minute , Hitachi is a Japanese company .
* gulp *</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Phew, good thing I work in America!
...wait a minute, Hitachi is a Japanese company.
*gulp*</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597887</id>
	<title>Stay alert!  Keep your laser handy!</title>
	<author>Scutter</author>
	<datestamp>1246909920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>When you are happy, the Computer is happy! When the Computer is happy, you are happy! You are hereby promoted to Blue security clearance. Remain vigilant against the works of muties and communists... and above all, Be A Happy Citizen!  Trust the Computer!  The Computer is your friend!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>When you are happy , the Computer is happy !
When the Computer is happy , you are happy !
You are hereby promoted to Blue security clearance .
Remain vigilant against the works of muties and communists... and above all , Be A Happy Citizen !
Trust the Computer !
The Computer is your friend !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When you are happy, the Computer is happy!
When the Computer is happy, you are happy!
You are hereby promoted to Blue security clearance.
Remain vigilant against the works of muties and communists... and above all, Be A Happy Citizen!
Trust the Computer!
The Computer is your friend!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599189</id>
	<title>Re:Japan is insane.</title>
	<author>shutdown -p now</author>
	<datestamp>1246872720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.</p></div><p>Er, no. I believe GP was following a different line of thought: if it's demeaning to one's humanity and dignity, then it is bad (no matter whether it is weird or not). Which is a very reasonable attitude to which I agree (even though I'm not an American).</p><p>Of course you can just say that there are other cultures in which human dignity is not valued as much as it is in Western culture, and that isn't in an of itself bad. But the same reasoning can be applied to thinks like cultural misogyny, and even torture executions, genital mutilation, and cannibalism. You have to draw a line somewhere - absolute cultural relativism is not viable.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us , its bad or weird.Er , no .
I believe GP was following a different line of thought : if it 's demeaning to one 's humanity and dignity , then it is bad ( no matter whether it is weird or not ) .
Which is a very reasonable attitude to which I agree ( even though I 'm not an American ) .Of course you can just say that there are other cultures in which human dignity is not valued as much as it is in Western culture , and that is n't in an of itself bad .
But the same reasoning can be applied to thinks like cultural misogyny , and even torture executions , genital mutilation , and cannibalism .
You have to draw a line somewhere - absolute cultural relativism is not viable .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Your attitude shows the typical american attitude -- if its not like us, its bad or weird.Er, no.
I believe GP was following a different line of thought: if it's demeaning to one's humanity and dignity, then it is bad (no matter whether it is weird or not).
Which is a very reasonable attitude to which I agree (even though I'm not an American).Of course you can just say that there are other cultures in which human dignity is not valued as much as it is in Western culture, and that isn't in an of itself bad.
But the same reasoning can be applied to thinks like cultural misogyny, and even torture executions, genital mutilation, and cannibalism.
You have to draw a line somewhere - absolute cultural relativism is not viable.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28597877</id>
	<title>mask</title>
	<author>Beer\_Smurf</author>
	<datestamp>1246909860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Where is a guy fawkes mask when you need it.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Where is a guy fawkes mask when you need it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Where is a guy fawkes mask when you need it.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28599639</id>
	<title>Happiness can get you yelled at.</title>
	<author>meerling</author>
	<datestamp>1246874400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Guess they've never had someone jump down their throat for being cheerful. <br>
<br>
I have.<br>
<br>
A lot of Americans associate a business attitude with a neutral or even stern expression.<br>
That person smiling all the time is assumed to be an idiot, disingenuous, or high.<br>
Yes, smiling <i>can</i> be bad.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Guess they 've never had someone jump down their throat for being cheerful .
I have .
A lot of Americans associate a business attitude with a neutral or even stern expression .
That person smiling all the time is assumed to be an idiot , disingenuous , or high .
Yes , smiling can be bad .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Guess they've never had someone jump down their throat for being cheerful.
I have.
A lot of Americans associate a business attitude with a neutral or even stern expression.
That person smiling all the time is assumed to be an idiot, disingenuous, or high.
Yes, smiling can be bad.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_06_1722225.28602189</id>
	<title>And it's as secure as biometrics</title>
	<author>matrixskp</author>
	<datestamp>1246887660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Jut smile really hard that first day (using sellotape to get the cheeks up to that 100\% happy manic smile if you need to) and then hold the print out up to the camera for the rest of the year.

Do I get a salary raise for having a 100\% smile all year?<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... probably not.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Jut smile really hard that first day ( using sellotape to get the cheeks up to that 100 \ % happy manic smile if you need to ) and then hold the print out up to the camera for the rest of the year .
Do I get a salary raise for having a 100 \ % smile all year ?
... probably not .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Jut smile really hard that first day (using sellotape to get the cheeks up to that 100\% happy manic smile if you need to) and then hold the print out up to the camera for the rest of the year.
Do I get a salary raise for having a 100\% smile all year?
... probably not.</sentencetext>
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