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Category Archives: Weird
On Being Funny in Japan
There’s actually no word for “sense of humor” in Japan.
On Being Vegetarian in Japan
Most Japanese people don’t think twice about eating living animals. Or more accurately, they think, think again, then go ahead and eat them anyway. The savagery of dining starts small, with bars where you catch eels from a pool to … Continue reading
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Tagged japan, japanese food, vegetarian
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On Being the Fattest
Not every kid in Japan cares about learning English, and so they use class time to work toward other life goals: Homework from other classes, arm wrestling contests or listening to their talking dictionaries pronounce various euphemisms for sex. Recently, … Continue reading
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Tagged fat, health, japan, obesity, pig, weight loss
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On Using a Japanese Toilet
I still don’t know what “standby mode” means for a toilet.
Posted in Culture Shock, Tradition, Uncategorized, Weird
Tagged bathroom, high brow discourse, history, japanese, squat toilets, western toilets in japan
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Carbonated Cough Drops: Reviewing Japan’s “Menthol Shock” Soda
Today at the conbini I stumbled across a new benchmark in Japanese Soda Pop: “Menthol Shock,” released nationwide in June.
Posted in Food, Weird
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On Not Walking While Drinking Soda in Japan
Why doesn’t anyone in Japan drink soda while walking? Google results are unsatisfactory. Is it considered rude? Dangerous? Had it never occurred to anyone that they could drink while walking? Japanese friends answer with a shrug. “We just don’t, I … Continue reading
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This Japanese Life. 