Fri 27 Mar 2009
… You have almost been run over by a cyclist
… You think you have the subway system figured out… but really you dont and get lost numerous times … You have tried sushi, sashimi, okonomiyaki, tacoyaki, yakiniku, ramen, soba, udon or miso … You have spent more than 2 hours in a Puri Kura and wanted to go back numerous times … You have walked up what seems like a million stairs in a day … You go to McDonalds to buy Orange Juice or 60 Chicken McNuggets … You have sang at a Japanese style Karaoke bar … You have watched Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, or other childhood cartoons in Japanese … You have given the peace sign in more than one picture … You have been to more than one temple and taken a million pictures … You can walk 1 block and pass 2 phone shops and 1 coffee place … You do not hesitate to ask random people how to get places … You have used a japanese toilet – both styles … You have picked up packages of kleenex at the train station … You have witnessed bad fashion to a point where you no longer find it strange … You have purchased a colorful umbrella when it rains for 500 Yen just so you fit in … You do not find it strange when the sales clerk wraps each item you purchased individually …you have thought how easy your life would be had you not been intimidated by the bus system …your japanese vocabulary is limited to three basic words: "sumimasen," "hai," and "arigato" …you start saying "hai" even when you are talking to an english-speaking person …you wish that american sushi is as fresh as japanese sushi …you’re really disgusted by the amount of cigarettes people smoke …you can’t get over how thin the bathroom liquid soaps are …you can’t help wondering if every hour is rush hour (train) …you can’t help laughing at incorrect English signs …you wonder when people really go to sleep …you keep thinking how ridiculous it is for a slice of watermelon to costs 600 yen …you have experience how american songs (john lennon, sean kingston) destroys your so-called "Japanese" moment …you have had (foot) blisters at the end of the day …you are so amazed with fusion fast food such as Green Tea Frappucino, McShrimp, and McPork …you have fallen in love with japanese soft drink …you have used the "point and order" method |
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