re: Meanwhile in Japan...

I can't stop laughing at that komodo dragon gif.

Jesus that was a great show. Is it still on? I remember laughing at that until it hurt as a kid

Son moved there recently, working in a small town outside of Japan's 4th largest city & he says one of the first things he noted is the respect they have for their elders & teachers. Which is how it used to be here. Beyond that, all are polite, friendly and most seemingly work all the time. And he sees very few fat people.

Strawberry Kit Kats are great. They also have melon flavor.

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They’re nice to look at, but try dating one. The shite they do is just super weird. It’s cute and novel at first, but after while it’s just annoying and stupid.

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I did in college, but she was from Mountain Brook, had lived in the states most of her life (dad was a Honda executive). I know one thing, Japanese dad's aren't too fond of anyone but Japanese men.

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yes

i was fond of the beer machines on the sidewalk and side of the road.

I lived in Japan for two years, with a family, in a rural coastal town. You have to live there to understand. It's not a country of weird, outlandish people. It's a country of stupefying sameness, where the ordinariness of life wears people out. So these very ordinary people amuse themselves by doing all these things. It's a Fight Club thing.

The thing to remember about Japanese culture is that even all these crazy sub-cultural groups are filled with rules and rituals and social expectations.

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social expectations.

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huge in japan.