Name: Shahnawaz Syed
Unfortunately as much as I’d like to pick a favorite blog, I have two blogs which I like reading / watching. The first one has been discontinued and it was a short blog created by an American based on his trip to Japan. Its link is http://japanuary.tumblr.com/. I found it highly entertaining not only because I plan to move to Japan in the near future but also because some of the misconceptions I had regarding Japan were debugged in this blog. The writer also posted a lot of pictures. Even though a good piece of writing can go a long way, a picture is worth a thousand words and it is because of these pictures that this blog was so interesting in itself. At times I felt as if I was sitting in Japan and going through all these experiences which the writer was going through.
The second one is a vlog (Video Blog), not surprisingly it’s also about a person living in Japan. The link is http://www.youtube.com/user/gimmeabreakman?blend=1&ob=4 . It’s posted on youtube and the author goes by the name Gimmeabreakman. The reason why I like this vlog is because of how well spoken the blogger is, not to mention that his views strongly correlate with mine related to life in general. While the first blog mentioned above covered the superficial side of Japanese culture and life, this vlogger digs deeper and his experiences are based on events over a long period of time. Even though the vlogger has been living overseas for almost 20 years, he is still in touch with his American roots and is an American at heart, he often pits American values vs. that of Japan and then talks about it in detail. I like the fact that he’s not a total sell out or a bullshit artist like most vloggers or bloggers tend to be. I also like his vlog name; Givemeabreakman, there is something American about it.
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