Comments on: Japan's school for mascots http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 05:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: jayson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html#comment-1592165 jayson Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196229#comment-1592165 I wish we took our jobs as seriously in America as they do in Japan. It seems like no matter what your job in Japan, you take pride in it and care about doing it right. For example, the delivery service Sagawa Express lets customers know how speedy they are by telling their employees that they must never be seen walking in public, always running or at least jogging quickly—and they really do it! http://www.kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/2012/10/03/sagawa-express-delivery-ikemen-photo-book/ I wish we took our jobs as seriously in America as they do in Japan. It seems like no matter what your job in Japan, you take pride in it and care about doing it right.

For example, the delivery service Sagawa Express lets customers know how speedy they are by telling their employees that they must never be seen walking in public, always running or at least jogging quickly—and they really do it!
http://www.kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/2012/10/03/sagawa-express-delivery-ikemen-photo-book/

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html#comment-1591775 Boundegar Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196229#comment-1591775 I'm guessing she would be very very disappointed in Antisemitic Elmo. http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/antisemitic-elmo.html I’m guessing she would be very very disappointed in Antisemitic Elmo.

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]]> By: Jack Thompson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html#comment-1591727 Jack Thompson Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196229#comment-1591727 I don't have sound on this computer; I found the most interesting part of this to be the dissonance between the formality of Japanese as a language as seen in the subtitles and how profusely the interviewees were sweating from being in the suits. I don’t have sound on this computer; I found the most interesting part of this to be the dissonance between the formality of Japanese as a language as seen in the subtitles and how profusely the interviewees were sweating from being in the suits.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html#comment-1591681 Christopher Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196229#comment-1591681 What percentage of graduates find a job in the mascot field? Having asked that I still have to admit I'm seriously tempted to enroll. I've always wanted to be a heavily made-up or costumed movie monster, but being a mascot is the next best thing, and, I assume, would be a more regular job. What percentage of graduates find a job in the mascot field?

Having asked that I still have to admit I’m seriously tempted to enroll. I’ve always wanted to be a heavily made-up or costumed movie monster, but being a mascot is the next best thing, and, I assume, would be a more regular job.

]]> By: Henry Pootel http://boingboing.net/2012/11/26/japans-school-for-mascots.html#comment-1591673 Henry Pootel Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196229#comment-1591673 It's what goes on after hours that would disturb me It’s what goes on after hours that would disturb me

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