Traveller's Café 2: Discussion, tea, brainstorming & advice

[Agritum]

You know what's an interesting historical setting? Japan. Both feudal, and during the Meji Restoration. I'm kinda surprised that it's not quite common here on P2TM.

Nobody knows shit about Japanese culture.

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

All of Kenya is now white. That's just how it works.

Notify President Obama that he is no longer an evil Muslim.

But isn't most of Kenya predominantly Christan?

Then we'll have to be specific. What denomination?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Nobody knows shit about Japanese culture.

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

Cartoons/anime, you mean. Kid's shows. You get a superficial knowledge, but nothing deep. And Japanese culture is very alien and difficult to grasp for Westerners.

[Lincolnocracy]

Nobody knows shit about Japanese culture.

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

Offer to read an introductory book about the Meji Restoration with roleplayers, book-club style, then brainstorm with said roleplayers concerning ways to turn their new knowledge into an enjoyable roleplay.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

Offer to read an introductory book about the Meji Restoration with roleplayers, book-club style, then brainstorm with said roleplayers concerning ways to turn their new knowledge into an enjoyable roleplay.

A lot of people wouldn't go through the effort.

Hold on, I know a man who is actually Japanese and active on P2TM. I'll get him to look at these ideas.

[Nationstatelandsville]

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

Cartoons/anime, you mean. Kid's shows. You get a superficial knowledge, but nothing deep. And Japanese culture is very alien and difficult to grasp for Westerners.

We think Japan is a giant mass of tentacle porn and general weirdness - which is the exact opposite of the truth.

We've never known anything about them, really.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Cartoons/anime, you mean. Kid's shows. You get a superficial knowledge, but nothing deep. And Japanese culture is very alien and difficult to grasp for Westerners.

We think Japan is a giant mass of tentacle porn and general weirdness - which is the exact opposite of the truth.

We've never known anything about them, really.

And they know nothing about you. Japan is very bad at the whole "other countries and other people" thing.

[Lincolnocracy]

Offer to read an introductory book about the Meji Restoration with roleplayers, book-club style, then brainstorm with said roleplayers concerning ways to turn their new knowledge into an enjoyable roleplay.

A lot of people wouldn't go through the effort.

Hold on, I know a man who is actually Japanese and active on P2TM. I'll get him to look at these ideas.

Awesome, thanks a-lot.

If it had a few committed members, a roleplay brainstorming book-club might be workable. Like, suppose that the club read one introductory text per month, and created a roleplay inspired by it.

[Nationstatelandsville]

We think Japan is a giant mass of tentacle porn and general weirdness - which is the exact opposite of the truth.

We've never known anything about them, really.

And they know nothing about you. Japan is very bad at the whole "other countries and other people" thing.

As they've made readily apparent.

It's a shame, really, but from my understanding neither side is particularly interested in the other - outside of economics.

[Constaniana]

You know what's an interesting historical setting? Japan. Both feudal, and during the Meji Restoration. I'm kinda surprised that it's not quite common here on P2TM.

Nobody knows shit about Japanese culture.

It's just samurai, sushi, Pokémon and deviant pornography, right?

[Lincolnocracy]

A lot of people wouldn't go through the effort.

Hold on, I know a man who is actually Japanese and active on P2TM. I'll get him to look at these ideas.

Awesome, thanks a-lot.

If it had a few committed members, a roleplay brainstorming book-club might be workable. Like, suppose that the club read one introductory text per month, and created a roleplay inspired by it.

Addendum: Or read one book about Japanese history per month. Imagine, we could transform our knowledge-base, and create a series of interesting roleplays.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

I truly am the only one around here with absolutely 0 interest in Japan.

[Cylarn]

When I was on RP Unlimited on BYOND, Anime-themed RPs were the norm, and other RPs were usually looked down upon. That's why I left, because I couldn't really blend into that community too well after everyone became closed-minded. It was nerve-wracking to have put forth so much effort into an RL RP, only for the only visitors to my server to ridicule me for not choosing an Anime RP. At least here my RPs always have a shot of success.

[Nationstatelandsville]

I truly am the only one around here with absolutely 0 interest in Japan.

I don't have much of an interest in an RP based around them - but it's a foreign culture, and foreign culture is always of interest.

[Cylarn]

I truly am the only one around here with absolutely 0 interest in Japan.

I don't have much of an interest in an RP based around them - but it's a foreign culture, and foreign culture is always of interest.

Unless that foreign culture is American culture.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

I truly am the only one around here with absolutely 0 interest in Japan.

I don't have much of an interest in an RP based around them - but it's a foreign culture, and foreign culture is always of interest.

While I find history very, very interesting (and the same goes for culture), I've never shown any real interest in any Asiaan country, now that I think about it.

[Agritum]

You'd think there would be at least some sort of superficial knowledge, given the rising cultural influx of Japanese productions to the west.

Cartoons/anime, you mean. Kid's shows. You get a superficial knowledge, but nothing deep. And Japanese culture is very alien and difficult to grasp for Westerners.

Anime is just like Western Animation: not all of it is for kids.

That, and there's A LOT of Anime which deals with Feudal Japan, interestingly enough.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I don't have much of an interest in an RP based around them - but it's a foreign culture, and foreign culture is always of interest.

Unless that foreign culture is American culture.

You kidding? Everyone around the world knows American culture.

[Agritum]

Unless that foreign culture is American culture.

You kidding? Everyone around the world knows American culture.

I find American culture highly interesting, myself.

[Nationstatelandsville]

You kidding? Everyone around the world knows American culture.

I find American culture highly interesting, myself.

That's because we're the best.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I find American culture highly interesting, myself.

That's because we're the best.

Second, let's say. India's superior.

[Nationstatelandsville]

That's because we're the best.

Second, let's say. India's superior.

Mm, keep telling yourself that.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Second, let's say. India's superior.

Mm, keep telling yourself that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBnl_krN_U

[Cylarn]

Mm, keep telling yourself that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBnl_krN_U

'Murcia.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

That's because we're the best.

Second, let's say. India's superior.

India is indeed superior.