Re: [OT} Why is Japanese radio so unbelievably bad?

Ben Bullock wrote:
I drove to Chiba today to go to Ikea (pronounced イケア in Japanese, by
the way), so now I have lots of new flat pack furniture, lamps and
mattresses in my house. On the way the connection to Eagle 810 broke
down, and since it was more than two hours of traffic jams to Funabashi,
I was forced to listen to Japanese FM radio.

Now I cannot understand why this doesn't drive the Japanese insane.
Perhaps someone can explain to me why the Japanese can tolerate or even
enjoy:

* People talking while music is playing. I don't mean just at the
beginning or end of a track, although that is annoying enough. I mean
for example sometimes they start talking over the track about half way
through it, and then they go on talking until the end. Sometimes they
talk from the very beginning to the very end of the track. Then when the
track is finished they go on talking.

* People not only talking while the music is playing, but talking about
what the music is like when the music is playing. For example describing
the music and telling you it is by the "densetsu na yuunito" or
something and telling you what the music is like and why people like it,
while the music is playing, but you cannot hear the music because of all
the talking about what the music is like.

* After a track has ended, the DJ tells you why you should like the
music which you have just heard, as if you had not heard the music and
could not make up your mind whether you liked it until someone explained
to you why you should like it.

Isn't this the same phenomenon experienced at events, attractions,
during tours, and so on? FWIW I gave up on Japanese radio for pretty
much this reason.

Dan

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