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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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Feet Of Clay
A leaving party for my roommate for the briefest of times, Clay.
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Training Day
Teaching English is scary, even when you can speak English and the students can’t.
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Arrival
My arrival in Japan, March 2004.
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Gifu
Nova have finally told me where I will be living in Japan.
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Boong-Ga Boong-Ga
In which I discover the strangest video game I have ever seen.
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First Post
Every blog needs a first post, and this one is mine.
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Howdy!
Technology and travel stories from a global roaming, kangaroo loving, sake drinking gaijin pom.
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