Category Archives: Uncategorized

On Going to a Gay Bar in Japan

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

The night starts by asking a cab driver to take you to a school. It’s 11 p.m. and you have no business going to a school at 11 p.m. on a Saturday night, so the driver heads toward the school … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Shinto, Tradition, Uncategorized, Zen | Tagged gay, homosexuality, japan, lesbian, sexuality | 4 Comments

Twitter Spam or Japanese T-Shirt?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

I’m not pioneering the amusement potential of “Engrish,” the mind-numbing spawn of English when used solely for decorative purposes. But while reading through the amazing computer-generated Twitter spam of horse e-books, I realized something: The two forms of completely nonsensical … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Uncategorized, Weird | Tagged engrish, fun, japan, japanese english, quiz | 9 Comments

#CultureFestival

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

Share “ Live tweeting my school’s #culturefestival starting now. ReplyRetweet The school culture festival was rehearsed for months. On my own, I put in about 9 hours of overtime over the past two weeks, with plans for the event dating … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

On Sneezing in Japan

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

In Japan, no one can hear you sneeze.

Posted in Culture Shock, Homesickness, language, Tradition, Uncategorized | Tagged japan | 15 Comments

On Running in Japan

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

For the listener, who listens in the snow, And, nothing himself, beholds Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is. – Wallace Stevens, “The Snowman” Japan makes me anxious.