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Milk Bottle
A new title to add to the collection – “The Whitest Person I’ve Ever Seen”
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Mormons
I was approached by Mormons today. This was one of my less frustrating interactions with a church.
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What’s In A Name?
I was given a cool, if slightly feminine Kanji name today. Now I just need to remember how to write it!
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Japanniversary
Proving just how easy it is to adapt to foreign cultures, a top 10 list of things that would have been crazy only 1 month ago.
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Confrontation
The Japanese approach confrontation in an interesting way. Usually by avoiding it entirely.
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Cable
On the magical appearance of cable tv in our home, courtesy of Warren.
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Media Blackout
Japanese news, perhaps unsurprisingly, is very ethnocentric. I’m left wondering if English news is the same.
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Japlish
Engrish is a loveable quirk here in Japan. I’ve already seen quite a few examples of English gone wrong.
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Bowing
On bowing, which is to say bending at the hips. Nothing to do with violins, ties or boats.
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Warren
My new roommate Warren arrived yesterday. Just don’t call him Brazillian.
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Mascots
Branding a business is important, but in Japan the key to a good brand is apparently a camp soft pink bird-rabbit thingy.
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Cherry Blossom
The blooming of Cherry blossom trees is a great excuse to get drunk and have a party.
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Over Training
Finished training. Went into Nagoya. Drinking and karaoke till 7:30am. Sleep needed.
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Howdy!
Technology and travel stories from a global roaming, kangaroo loving, sake drinking gaijin pom.
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