[IH8Rice]

i cant believe im watching C-SPAN3, but Toyota's president/CEO Akio Toyoda is in the House answering questions from the Washington jerk offs...they of course had to throw in the jab about Health Care.

how many different ways can 20 or so people ask the same question??

 

[kidwoo]

There's really only one way to address it.

old white guy: did you know about the problems long before the recall?

japanese dude: oui'

old white guy: well that's fvckin retarded, you better give kidwoo a new tacoma

 

[X3pilot]

I can't believe C Span warrants 3 channels

 

[IH8Rice]

There's really only one way to address it.

old white guy: did you know about the problems long before the recall?

japanese dude: oui'

old white guy: well that's fvckin retarded, you better give kidwoo a new tacoma

lol, please dont compare us Japs to those cheese eating Frenchies.

I can't believe C Span warrants 3 channels

 

[IH8Rice]

good article on the hearings
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100225/wl_asia_afp/japanusautocompanytoyotaculture

The topic was the safety woes of Toyota, but the hearing at the US Congress could also have been a study in cross-cultural communication as Japanese formality met American bluntness.
Waving papers, pointing fingers and occasionally raising their voices, US House members spent three hours grilling executives of the iconic Japanese company over auto defects blamed for more than 30 deaths in the United States.
In scenes barely imaginable in Japan, Republican Representative John Mica thundered that Toyota had been "absolutely appalling" while Democrat Dennis Kucinich accused the executives of not giving him the "courtesy of a response."
Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda and North American chief Yoshimi Inaba calmly pledged to take their concerns to heart. They read statements in English accepting responsibility -- but always kept their cool.

 

[sanjuro]

Here is to renaming it Toyopet