あなたとは違うんです “At a press conference following former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda’s sudden resignation in September, a reporter confronted Fukuda about his seeming detachment from the problems facing Japan and his resignation. Agitated, Fukuda fired back: ‘You said I sounded detached, but I am able to see myself objectively. I’m different from you.’ Japan’s online community mocked Fukuda’s uncharacteristically blunt outburst for weeks.” My favorite of Pink Tentacle’s awesome summary of the top 60 Japanese phrases of 2008.

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“At a press conference following former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda’s sudden resignation in September, a reporter confronted Fukuda about his seeming detachment from the problems facing Japan and his resignation. Agitated, Fukuda fired back: ‘You said I sounded detached, but I am able to see myself objectively. I’m different from you.’ Japan’s online community mocked Fukuda’s uncharacteristically blunt outburst for weeks.”

My favorite of Pink Tentacle’s awesome summary of the top 60 Japanese phrases of 2008.