JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Wednesday November 16, 2005 [PC(11/365) W(5/365)]

November 2005 Total:
C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (28/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (95/365)
D-drizzle (9/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (20/365)
W-windy (52/365) LW-light winds (84/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – small

Japanese – chiisai (????)?

Hogen – gumaa (???)

I came to Okinawa in 1973 and have lived here for most of the past thirty-two years. And although I agree with the need to have consideration for differing opinions, I also believe there must be an understanding of what is just too ridiculous on either side. I found this article in the opinion section and can only hope it is meant to be humorous, because it is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read!

P.S. I’m a redhead and yes we do get it pretty bad while growing up. But let’s get real, the type of people that tease redheads about it would just try to find something else to ridicule if you weren’t.