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This is the Conversation Forum for Karaoke << Karaoke Subject: karaoke Posted Aug 19, 1999 by Researcher 50770   Posting 1 Surprisingly, karaoke is one of the most popular past-times in Japan. This is probably due to it's close relationship with an inebriated state -- another popular past-time in Japan. Karaoke and alcohol, in similar quantities, are used to settle nerves after a hard day at the office, overcome social barriers and allow workers to get to know one another. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: karaoke Posted Aug 19, 1999 by Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I just saw the funniest thing, in a Japanese restaurant. A woman sang "O Danny Boy" with the usual results: heavy Japanese accent, too much vibrato coupled with too much echo from the sound system, and she went flat. After the song was done, she was greeted with mild applause, but then the machine graded her! Gave her a 65%. I don't think I could face a microphone again after something like that, but she solved the problem with aplomb...she simply refused to look. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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