There's nothing like jumping into a calm pool for a swim only to find out you've jumped into the La Brea Tar Pits. That's pretty much what a rush to marriage is. Excellent point made, Monty!

*Picks up heavy-duty stick* Show me where those unfaithful weasels are! And then point me at the idiot women who think it's okay for a man to treat them like a doormat! Such stupidity should hurt!

Let's start easy...thank you! THANK YOU! This needed to be posted, it really did. People are writing shit and believe it to be...I don't know really...good, I guess. For exemple: I, as a non-american/english, am often totally confused by the names and labels used in fics.

By the way, thank god, you gave the spelling mistakes an own chapter, because it really freaks me out!  In the place, where I learned English "we're", "where" and "were" were different and this kind of messes with my head, now I tend to try to overread it, if the story is interessting enough, that is. Same goes for "their", "there" "they're"....

You deserve praise for pointing out the most annoying and commonly  made mistakes, and in such a funny way to ^^

Keep up the good work!

Ahh!! That was painful! And you're right, when people are actually SERIOUS about that... that... ::twitch::

Thank you for writing this. Not only was it entertaining but it was also enlightening. Some of the mistakes you mentioned I'd never even heard of! This parody should actually be read by others outside of the fandom as well since I've noticed many of the same mistakes in my classmates' writing. Great idea, great execution.

First, I really think this should be made as a guide. You nailed the most annoying flaws found in fanfiction. I really wish, too, that authors would grow wiser with this but I won't hold my breath waiting. The fact is that most of them aren't mature enough yet. Wich is, all things considered, not so bad as long as they get constructives critics and let themselve hone their skills on it.

In that last chapter about americanized Japan, I feel you left out the two things that I frequently find in fics and that irritate me to no end: The fact that Kagome or any others of the teenagers own a car. In the big cities of Japan, the density of population would make traffic jam an unsolvable problem, so it appear you have to justify ownership of a parking lot to buy a car. That is how they were able to get most people to use public transportation, and why not any families own a car. Those who does would only have a family car and certainly not one for their children.

On that line of thought, I never saw a parking place on the street at the botton of the shrine steps, so we can be sure that the Higurashi family can't own a car at all. It seem that those authors can't imagine a country with a public transportation so developped  (omnipresent everywhere, with frequent enough stops at any places) in cities and between cities, that not owning a car isn't limiting deplacements at all.

The second is furthening the first: where they have a character coming to pick another at it's home in his(her) car and honking to let them know that they're here and get them out of the house. For a french like me, disturbing the whole neighborhood with a lound noise just to spare oneself the trouble a little walk down a lane to ring the doorbell (and appropriately greet the family face to face) is just so rude! I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact it seemed actually done where those authors were from! I can't imagine how a japanese, whose whole culture is centered on the respect of others would react to that level of egocentrism.

Well, that was my two cents on the subject. I don't review often because i'm writting so slowly (no matter wich language I use), but I at least want to take the opportunity to praise you for you gearst story telling skills and carracterisation. I've read all your works, and am currently hooked on "Cultural Differences". So Thank You! 

i've got another annoying thing...... i'm reading this one fic where the 3rd chapter is nothing but everyones minds going over what just happened in the last 2 chapters... i mean seriously? do authors have to rewrite things to catch you up when it's just a click of a button on the computer unlike a tv show where they catch you up from last weeks eps.???????

Seriously, everything made me laugh xD

I've been reading, writing and beta-reading fanfiction on and off for years,

And all of this is so true, the cliches, bad grammar, un-original plots... everything.

Some of this stuff that you are pointing out is true, I like it. you should add one about some people using japanese words without knowing the meaning of it. I've seen stuff out there like that and even though its not common its still an annoyance. Lawl, good bit on the Rape thing.

Ha pretty sure i've called Kikyou a clay pot a few times in my stories lol, chapter 4 was my fave though the whole wrentch, wither, and fallow thing was just to much. I don't know how many times i've read it and it's still as hilarious as the first time! Anywho this is an awesome Parody and thank you so much! It's really helped in some places!

Finally!! Another thing is that the setting is in Japan and all Kagome's JAPANESE friends have American names. Honestly, how hard is it to type in 'Japanese names' in Google and use one of those. Geez, I just chalk it up to laziness.

 I just about died laughing when reading chapter 20. Other than that, I've just been nodding my head while catching up on the drabbles. >_>

I just read chapter 4, and I don't think I've had that much of  a giggle in a while. I wanted to thank you for poking fun, as I know I'm more than guilty of horrible judgment calls in writing. My last malaprop happened to be a typo- treat instead of threat- but it was enough to completely mess the mood of the chapter up. And while I know the value of spell checking and read-overs, like Inuyasha and Sango in this chapter, some just don't know the difference. Hopefully your humorous poke will get everyone reading a little more closely.

Thank you for sharing,

Bwise.

Amen to that!  I'm not a huge fan of stories with Kagome as a demon in CU, but if the situation has a good explanation, and Sesshoumaru was already showing an interest in her, I can give it a shot.  Whenever I see a summary stating something about Kagome hiding, or learning a secret about her family (What?  She's a demon?), I just skip over them.

There are Victoria Secret's in a few other countries other than America. Same with PIzza Hut. Both are in Australia and Victoria Secret is also in england. Doesn't make them international I know.

http://www.pizzahut.com/International.aspx

Pizza Hut is international so are a couple others you mentioned.  Thought they may not have actual stores there they can order them online and they do have similar stores there, just maybe not by the same name.  Most younger Japanese, especially females, are facinated with American things like music, clothing and the like.  American style weddings are a big thing right now over in Japan.  So they might not have the store names they get the products because they order them.

Everything you have posted is so funny and so true. Literally, almost every chapter has touched on a pet peeve of mine and I am just glad I am not the only annoyed by them. I think this fic should literally be called The Fanfic Author's Handbook on What Not to Do. Because for all its hilarity, each chapter has a token that should be taken to heart.

oh, entertainment...  ^.^  great job on these, I wonder what will be next!