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Posted: 9/3/2023 9:27:18 PM EDT
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Ask someone where the nearest pharmacy is, they will have what you need and you don't need a prescription for most things.
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:26:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ask someone where the nearest pharmacy is, they will have what you need and you don't need a prescription for most things. 100% the plan but opening time for all the pharmacies lined up with my train catching. Gonna get stuff In Nagoya |
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Posted: 9/3/2023 10:34:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ask someone where the nearest pharmacy is, they will have what you need and you don't need a prescription for most things. I've gotten bottles of cough syrup with codeine in it in Tokyo no sweat. I had smoker's cough for a while and it pretty much knocked it out. Air quality was usually poor as well. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 1:10:48 AM EDT
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Scavenger hunt engaged. Scored Tylenol. Sweet relief
I hope. Head has been blasting. Feeling a little better at the moment  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 1:13:15 AM EDT
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Hoping I get my ass back in gear because Nagoya is pretty awesome so far. Less intense vibe than Tokyo. No one is running.
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Posted: 9/4/2023 1:57:50 AM EDT
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I hope you got my suggestion before you got to the drug store. I gave you the name of the specific ingredient to look for rather than a brand name because sometimes the store chain you find might not carry certain brands (different store chains often purchase exclusively from specific brands).
Yeah, and knowing the English word for the ingredient you want doesn't always translate cleanly into the Japanese word that the pharmacist might know - even if they speak English on some level. That's why I provided the Katakana rendering (I hope that showed up on your phone correctly!). I hope you are better soon. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 2:36:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hope you got my suggestion before you got to the drug store. I gave you the name of the specific ingredient to look for rather than a brand name because sometimes the store chain you find might not carry certain brands (different store chains often purchase exclusively from specific brands). Yeah, and knowing the English word for the ingredient you want doesn't always translate cleanly into the Japanese word that the pharmacist might know - even if they speak English on some level. That's why I provided the Katakana rendering (I hope that showed up on your phone correctly!). I hope you are better soon. Got it and showed it to the clerk. He read it back as written. Ended up having Tylenol. Unsure of dosage difference. Guy said take 1. I’m like “Merica” Thanks again man, you helped a bunch. I was pretty delirious when I emailed. A little better now. I could smell the horrible curry someone brought on the Shinkansen so maybe not Covid |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 5:52:55 AM EDT
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I'm glad to hear that you are doing better. I hope you wake up tomorrow back on your feet.
-------------- See y'all! BarfDotKom can be more than just a parade of clueless Bros offering worthless opinions (I keed, I keed!). You can come here to get hooked up with your chemical of choice when you are about as far off the beaten path as you can imagine. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 6:34:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Drink a Chuhai for me. https://www.japanesefoodguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/chuhai-kirin.jpg Damn I love those. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 12:12:21 PM EDT
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Got another account warning. Doubt I get through this thread.
Night view of Nagoya  Attached FileFinally got some ramen and gyoza. What sucks is that junk food seems ok on my stomach. Anything like real food puts me down for an hour. Tylenol is literally saving me.  Attached FileBig day tomorrow. Kid gets his apartment and we start the next steps in getting him settled for the year. Bank, phone, utilities etc. |
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Posted: 9/4/2023 12:14:57 PM EDT
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4 days here downtown. $180us
It’s small but ok for me. Got my kid his own room to stop coughing on him  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:18:51 AM EDT
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Another rough night of headache but I am getting better I think. The kid may be strating to get it. I went and bought him $100us worth of random meds to have on hand.
I'll take a minute to say my son has handled some complicated situations here. His Japanese super solid. It's really impressive On to some pics: Cool buildings downtown         Still on an eating trash kick as my stomach is handling carbs the best. Maybe if they are Harbs they don't count  |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:22:41 AM EDT
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Went to Bic Camera for an adapter for my laptop. Place is insane sensory overload
     My kid needs everything to live here for a year. He bought Legos :/ To be fair, I wanted the Skyline  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:24:24 AM EDT
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Not sure this accord wagon made it to the US
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:31:09 AM EDT
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Enjoying these photos, keep 'em coming!
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:34:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Random stupid pic dump. It’s 11am. I’m sick and it’s a kiln outside. I’ve eaten nothing but garbage while out doing side quests: getting yen, rail passes, SIM card etc. 1st meal was Mericadonalds because nothing around the hotel is open until 10am at the earliest. Night time is crazy. It’s dead during the AM https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285969/1AACE2E4-C291-4705-989E-9E1CF1125086_jpe-2940842.JPG Room is small and has a great view https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285969/E9CC2304-9EDC-40D0-99B4-2C6205863B62_jpe-2940843.JPG Bathroom is functional https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285969/973CAD4B-898F-49E0-BF98-54D5E7886EA5_jpe-2940845.JPG I should have ate at eggslut https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285969/EC7BB429-4CB2-472A-B1AF-A3C78F73CAF9_jpe-2940846.JPG I’m curious as to what they charge in Japan. I think it was $28 for a Fairfax Sandwich, truffle Hashbrowns, and a cold coffee in Vegas. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:40:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m curious as to what they charge in Japan. I think it was $28 for a Fairfax Sandwich, truffle Hashbrowns, and a cold coffee in Vegas. At eggslut or McDonalds? Didn't go in Eggslut and wtf is a Fairfax sandwich or a truffle hashbrown? It all starts with "Mc" in Japan and the US |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 1:01:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At eggslut or McDonalds? Didn't go in Eggslut and wtf is a Fairfax sandwich or a truffle hashbrown? It all starts with "Mc" in Japan and the US At Eggslut. The Fairfax, Soft scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, caramelized onion, and chives are piled in a toasted brioche bun smeared with Sriracha mayo. The Truffle Hash brown are hash browns fried in duck fat sprinkled with truffle oil and rosemary salt. It’s really good but that might just be Vegas pricing. If I was there I’d be hitting up every Ramen place I could find. Karate and Gyosa are 2 of my favorites. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 1:29:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At Eggslut. The Fairfax, Soft scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, caramelized onion, and chives are piled in a toasted brioche bun smeared with Sriracha mayo. The Truffle Hash brown are hash browns fried in duck fat sprinkled with truffle oil and rosemary salt. It’s really good but that might just be Vegas pricing. If I was there I’d be hitting up every Ramen place I could find. Karate and Gyosa are 2 of my favorites. Man I may have to try it when I get back to Tokyo Assuming it’s still there. Two earthquakes there today. I’d be shitting myself if I was there |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 1:36:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Man I may have to try it when I get back to Tokyo Assuming it’s still there. Two earthquakes there today. I’d be shitting myself if I was there They were just little shakers, man up! |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 1:52:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Man I may have to try it when I get back to Tokyo Assuming it’s still there. Two earthquakes there today. I’d be shitting myself if I was there Yeah, those didn't really rate much more than an "Earthquake?... OK". Nobody in my office even stopped what they were doing. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:11:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, those didn't really rate much more than an "Earthquake?... OK". Nobody in my office even stopped what they were doing. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Man I may have to try it when I get back to Tokyo Assuming it’s still there. Two earthquakes there today. I’d be shitting myself if I was there Yeah, those didn't really rate much more than an "Earthquake?... OK". Nobody in my office even stopped what they were doing. Same I'm my office in Kisarazu. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:18:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same I'm my office in Kisarazu. Hatchobori - really close to Tokyo station. So you work on/with Ospreys? |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:20:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hatchobori - really close to Tokyo station. So you work on/with Ospreys? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Same I'm my office in Kisarazu. Hatchobori - really close to Tokyo station. So you work on/with Ospreys? Yes I do. I get to work with the JGSDF and their Ospreys. It's a great experience. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:21:05 AM EDT
[#25]
bring me back a beef bowl. i miss being there sometimes.
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Posted: 9/5/2023 2:25:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes I do. I get to work with the JGSDF and their Ospreys. It's a great experience. Ha ha! I guessed from the location. I'm pretty sure some of the JGSDF guys you work with used to join my former Army Reserve unit on Zama. They needed to keep their English skills up since they were rotating back and forth from CONUS for training. |
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Posted: 9/5/2023 9:49:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: bring me back a beef bowl. i miss being there sometimes.  
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Posted: 9/5/2023 10:12:59 AM EDT
[#28]
Oooh genki!
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Posted: 9/5/2023 12:17:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes I do. I get to work with the JGSDF and their Ospreys. It's a great experience. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Same I'm my office in Kisarazu. Hatchobori - really close to Tokyo station. So you work on/with Ospreys? Yes I do. I get to work with the JGSDF and their Ospreys. It's a great experience. My thread just got cooler |
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Posted: 9/6/2023 6:51:01 AM EDT
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woke up in a lake of sweat this morning at 10am jpn time. fever finally broke and I was starving. No foodin a couple days except shit like danish and water had my stomach boiling but empty. I exchanged 1300us for a thousandbillion yen and laser sighted on a big mac. I ate that thing while my gut turned like a cement mixer. I was worried I would hurl right there but I choked down that Mac and chased it with a coke.
I hustled back to the hotel by 1 to make sure I was near a shitter. I passed out again for a bit and my kid texted to tell me he was with his university friend who is dating his buddy. She is an Aichi uni student set to graduate in March who was at my kid's school. You may remember Ao from my thread I should have called "Japanese girl goes full 'merica"  Saw a few cool cars while out. The RX8 is not a car I care for but this one sounded rowdy  Attached File   She helped us navigate trash separation, the laundry room, getting Amazon deliveries, documenting apartment issues, and finally shopping for towels, meds for my gut, distinguishing cleaning supplies from drinks and using the subway when your Passmo card is fucked up. For her trouble I offered dinner. We went to a place called Gyoza no osho that she often went to as an Aichi student and it was stellar. It really was the king of Gyoza. The beef and cabbage was fucking smashing too. I said FU stomach and washed it down with two brain freezing beers.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/6/2023 7:11:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Shinjuku? I've heard tale that the city is filled with demons. I'm waiting for someone to recommend screaming out Godzilla while standing on the sidewalk |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 7:39:12 AM EDT
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woke up 100% and decided to take a walk. Mistake. It was an awesome walk but I either got heat stroke or I actually do have covid. Almost passed out twice from fatigue
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Posted: 9/7/2023 7:43:20 AM EDT
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that last pic is the location where I almost passed out the 2nd time
the destination was Nagoya castle                   |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 7:55:11 AM EDT
[#34]
Good pics.
Define "hot" please? Your state isn't listed so I'm just asking for reference. ETA: Just checked the weather. Upper 80's with 86% humidity. Basically a cool early September day in Georgia. 
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:07:46 AM EDT
[#35]
Enjoying this thread, I am feeling the places through the pics.
Thanks OP! |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:08:43 AM EDT
[#36]
Im heading to Tokyo on Sunday. I cannot wait to go!
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:11:57 AM EDT
[#37]
Very cool!
Thanks for the pics XJ! I had a vacation lined up there.. My wife shot it down. She was very nervous about going there. I had the places planned, where to stay and the whole nine. She just didn't want to go.  I might go by my self one day then.  |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:21:25 AM EDT
[#38]
Extremely cool thread an pics.
How / where did your boy learn Japanese? |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:29:41 AM EDT
[#39]
Good pics. Everything is so clean.
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:30:18 AM EDT
[#40]
Thanks for the pics! It is amazing over there. We went through Nagoya in the bullet train enroute to Osaka. Beautiful. The castle looks just like the one in Kofu.
Glad you're feeling better and hopefully can start enjoying some of it. The weather the 2 weeks we were there was mid 90's and 78% humidity. My wife was not pleased. I'm use to it from working outside. I already miss the food. That Ramen and dumplings we had at a few places and it was delicious. |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 8:33:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good pics. Everything is so clean. No graffiti, no trash. They take pride in their cities. Osaka was a bit dirty but it was full of tourists, go figure. Hard to find a trashcan anywhere too. Even the alleys look like they were swept clean. |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 9:10:32 AM EDT
[#42]
I’ve been watching a lot of udon, omelet rice and ramen videos lately on YouTube. And of course wagyu steakhouse videos. I will get to Japan at some point in the future and be gluttonous.
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Posted: 9/7/2023 9:23:25 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve been watching a lot of udon, omelet rice and ramen videos lately on YouTube. And of course wagyu steakhouse videos. I will get to Japan at some point in the future and be gluttonous. No kidding. Go there and eat like a fat kid! I’m tempted to try my hand at homemade gyoza… |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 9:23:47 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wife and I visited Borneo, via Taiwan (Taipei). I don't recall any jetlag. Also few Singapore AL non-stop, 15 some hours. One day I'll visit Japan. Hopefully the beer options include a good IPA. I believe Japan likes their booze What Is a Salaryman? “Salarymen” are salaried workers in Japan’s corporate sphere. They are expected to work grueling hours, including regular overtime shifts, and to prioritize their jobs and employers over everything else. These commitments continue into workers’ leisure hours; salarymen are expected to drink, sing karaoke, and patronize restaurants and bars with their colleagues rather than with friends or family.  Attached FileSalarymen are expected to work for the same company their entire lives. They are rarely fired and receive rewards for their loyalty and good performance, though stressful working conditions and high-pressure corporate culture often counterbalance these benefits. The word salaryman refers to government employees and people working in business firms or major corporations. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, engineers, and other professionals are excluded, as are nightlife workers and entertainers – even those earning salaries rather than an hourly wage. Though upper-class families and the more conservative pockets of Japan continue to uphold the salaryman as the ideal standard for their sons, modern Japanese youth are showing signs of eschewing these traditions in favor of a healthier work-life balance. |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 9:24:31 AM EDT
[#45]
Why didn't you fly ANA?
 Everytime I come back from Japan to the USA, it's depressing with all the fatties and rude ass people 
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Posted: 9/7/2023 9:53:42 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Good pics. Define "hot" please? Your state isn't listed so I'm just asking for reference. ETA: Just checked the weather. Upper 80's with 86% humidity. Basically a cool early September day in Georgia. Nagoya is very similar to South Georgia in the summer time. Hot and humid mid 90s with high humidity. I spent a lot of time in Nagoya over the years. It's a massive city more like a sprawling metropolis.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 11:22:14 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why didn't you fly ANA? Everytime I come back from Japan to the USA, it's depressing with all the fatties and rude ass people didn't popup as an option on flights.com. Maybe no departures from DET? |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 11:26:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Very cool! Thanks for the pics XJ! I had a vacation lined up there.. My wife shot it down. She was very nervous about going there. I had the places planned, where to stay and the whole nine. She just didn't want to go. I might go by my self one day then. It's the asia with all the amenities. Language is not the barrier it was. Your comfort level with being an outsider and wedging your way in will determine how much Japan you will experience. If you have a hard time with the lack of connection you can just go and observe the place and still have a great trip. Its just so different on every level |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 11:28:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good pics. Define "hot" please? Your state isn't listed so I'm just asking for reference. ETA: Just checked the weather. Upper 80's with 86% humidity. Basically a cool early September day in Georgia. That's cool in Ohio. We have 100+ days with very high humidity. I'm telling you it's next level hot. Imagine paving every square inch of GA. |
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Posted: 9/7/2023 11:31:03 AM EDT
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Japanese TV is unbearable. Lots of graphics over people talking or eating. Imagine the View or one of those other shows that takes place in a kitchen set, except every channel, forever
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