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so, if you know me well, you know i like to talk. but again, if you know me well, you know i dont always talk a lot. though that may have sounded a bit oxymoronic, in simple terms, i know when to be quiet. im not going to blog about my work life, because that is frowned upon. but, just know, everywhere in the world you go, you can always tell the "americans." or maybe it is just a native english speakers thing. i have noticed a lot more people are "know it alls" where as the japanese people allow you to share information with them and they just listen. sometimes they spark conversations, sometimes they dont. but if they are not interested or think you are wrong they simply say "thank you" (in japanese usually).
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moving on ... i am sad that i have not had time to do much adventuring . . . but this too shall pass. training will be over on saturday which means, MORE PICTURES COMING SOON! i am very excited about that.
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another major difference in the japanese culture is they are frugile (sp?). i would not say they are a green country at all. they are not into (seemingly) all of that organic stuff and what not. however, they are GREAT at conserving energy. example: in the "dorm" we are staying in you turn the power on with a key. thus, when you leave - in order to lock the doors you must remove the key from the power "lock" and lock the door. this means that all of the lights go off, the air conditioning goes off, the radio, all outlets are turned off, EVERYTHING is controlled by the key. now, i think that is perfect, especially for me, a person that leaves the tv on all night... instead of unplugging everything everyday you can just have one powersource switch that turns it all off. that is genius! (if i do say so myselft)
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as you know (or not) there are a lot of bikers in japan. i think it is so cute how they line all of their bikes up on these bike racks outside of everything. though the bike racks take up most of the sidewalk they are still extremely convenient and organized. the funny thing about this is you can get tickets on your bike, just like you would for a car. now, i just have to laugh every time i see some because in detroit, if someone put a ticket on your car you probably wouldnt pay it, let alone your bike. now, i dont park illegal so im not the one throwing them away but you americans know EXACTLY what i mean (cough AUC cough).
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random facts of life:
- hagen-dazs makes great tiramisu flavored ice cream, you should try it.
- if you hear "red sauce" in japan, it means ketchup (i had an "omellette(sp?)" (eggs over rice) today and it had "Red sauce" on it ... disgusting!
- everything you need as an international person in japan is labeled in english, stop and look for the english!
- according to brian, the cheeseburgers at mcdonalds taste the same in japan
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welp, im going to log off now,
keep the comments coming
ill try to keep finding interesting things to discuss.
check out the album too
sayonara!
3 comments:
lol, you found your tiramisu! and im not sure about the english speakers thing, here in Paris, people just don't like to talk in general, but when they do, they can be wrong too. then again, ive noted time and time again a sort of forced commonality among the american students. like, "c'mon guys, we HAVE to all agree. even though you're the only black person in the group and your opinion should matter just as much as anyone else's when we're talking about racialized issues. i like france to a point. you're considered more interesting if you disagree. that power lock idea is bomb, that's going in the dream house. i want to ride a bike! this is soooo cool, keep it coming. by the way, im coming. to visit. just as soon as i get back to the AUC and then scramble up some ticket money.
Garnet!!! Love the pics!! That quiche looked pretty good! The bike thing is hilarious, I could just imagine...man I envy you...I wish I thought about teaching english in a far away land...:-)
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