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[bitofpixiedust]

Five Misc. Things I've Learned From Japan

1. It's the little things that count

The Scene: You, a poor American, have just bought a packaged salad from the store, which contains a little packet of dressing. You tear open the top of the rectangular packet and dressing squirts out all over your fingers. You manage to get some out onto your salad, but

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[augustfai]

COMBINIS ARE THE GENIUS OF JAPAN. Forget the Kyoto castles and all that Edo stuff, man. It's the convenience stores that people need to know about. (Have you had spicy chicken at a Family Mart yet? YOU MUST. It's one of the best snack foods ever.)

[bitofpixiedust]

I LOVE SPICY CHICKEN FROM FAMILY MART.

[augustfai]

OMG OMG. NEXT, YOU HAVE TO TRY THE EBI MAYO ONIGIRI.

[bitofpixiedust]

does it have the flavored (darashi) mayo? cause i'm not such a huge fan of that

[partypaprika]

I definitely second you on the karaoke. And because who doesn't like a bit of nostalgia?

Do You Have The Okamoto Inside?

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[bitofpixiedust]

I think this one is the winner of all.
Also, Daisuke lives in a town called Okamoto. Did I tell you that yet?

[partypaprika]

hey lover, i'm sorry that the connection died D : I have to sleep now, but I hope that you'll be on tomorrow because i miss you tons <3

(here's one more for the road)

You're Never Alone with an Okamoto.

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[somniumobscurum]

I loved reading your post ^^
Oh hahah ~ i noticed that lots of grannies had colourful hair and i was like wtf. I thought it was cute, yet i wonder what my granny would say if she saw this XD Le shock.

Oh my favourite combini is Family Mart and am/pm <333333
I got ecstatic over that repetitive music at Family Mart. I always thought that the employees must be having tremendous psychological issues , listening to this music for like 8 hours or more.

How can you have National Insurance? Do you have to pay an annual fee or sth? For students i guess everything is set beforehand since the Uni acts like a proxy in these cases. But how about people who go there to work for example?

^^

[bitofpixiedust]

National Insurance is available to all citizens and visa-holders, and does require an annual fee. It's seriously awesome!

[anonymous]

Lindsay,

You are an excellant writer, what a gift!! I hope all is great for you, you will always hold a speacial place in my heart.All my Love Vickie

[bitofpixiedust]

I haven't seen you in so long!! How are you?
When are you coming up next?