On 16 Jan, 18:16, "Tsugumi"  wrote:
> "Mappy"  wrote in message
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> news:3334796a-372d-48bc-b4ea-05e615773c0c@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> > On 1月15日, 午後11:43, "Tsugumi"  wrote:
> >> "Mappy"  wrote in message
>
> > AHA, I'VE FOUND YOU! You gave me nightmares for years after that con!
> > I've got 1 photo to remind myself :D I even took it to Japan with my
> > other cosplay photos and showed various "professional" cosplayers I
> > know and Jesus, they laughed! I don't know if they'd remember but the
> > staff of the Cure Maid Cafe really enjoyed that picture!
>
> A nightmare to some - a dream to others!
> Thinking about it probably not...
>
> To your great relief (and many others people's I'm sure) I gave up on the
> cosplay when people started talking about their "Art".

Sounds like the sort of people who'd collect modern art (no offence
intended.)

> I wish I could have seen the faces of the people you showed my pic to...
> (I was Kei BTW).

Whether you were Kei or Yuri (no, not that kind of yuri) then it was
still sick and I have to say, sir, I salute you! The Japanese are a
conservative, reserved race. When they saw your photo, it all went out
of the window and laughter could be heard hundreds of meters away and
I'm not joking! :D

My mate, Darren (6'6",) and I were in the Pina Fore maid cafe (before
it was in Densha Otoko.) He's 40 odd and a couple of the maids took a
shine to him as an object of weirdishness and lined him up with the
shortest maid in the shop! To show his greatness, he reached up and
touched the ceiling, however, somehow he left a smudge which I believe
is still there!

> > Speaking of which, I've just sent them a box of PG Tips and 2 small
> > boxes of Harrods tea in the hope they'll try them and tell me if they
> > prefer the expensive stuff or commoner's tea. I only drink commoner's
> > tea.
>
> A friend of mine regularly goes over to Japan and does a British sunday
> lunch for them while he's there. He also showed a gathering of 40 something
> Japanese ladies the fine art of biker dancing...

Biker dancing... I'm not familiar with it but if it's English then I
highly support spreading "Englishness." When Justin and I go to Japan
this year, we'll be doing likewise. I'm trying to get kids to say
words like "Skanky" "Manky" "Mingin" and "Rank" in terms of my 8 year
Chester scouse upbringing.

> BTW, our friend's son-in-law is an architect and designed his own house. The
> living room is separated from the garage by a glass wall, so you can look in
> at the F1 Racer, the Diablo and the Ferrari...

Blimy!

> Tsugumi - who will be gophering but not cosplaying at Minami.

Wish I could go to a con but until I can get my finances in regular
check, I'm not going anywhere other than Japan I'm afraid. If you're
ever in Reading then give me a shout and I'll buy you a pint.

cheerio,

Martin