tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:001000 Things About JapanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-4062794038588937602015-07-29T09:42:02.414-07:002015-07-29T09:42:02.414-07:00Actually, re-reading this story reminds me of one ...Actually, re-reading this story reminds me of one told me by an old (peripheral) friend. I can see you're not updating this blog, so I hope you don't mind my telling it.<br /><br />A few years ago a woman I'll call Gill called to invite me to her birthday party, but seeing as I would be away for my own birthday and wouldn't be able to make it we had a catch-up. Gill referred to anAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746517830466287243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-8071214264052488842015-07-29T09:16:10.865-07:002015-07-29T09:16:10.865-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746517830466287243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-15788157971936079572015-07-28T13:44:00.057-07:002015-07-28T13:44:00.057-07:00Hi Shari, I've visited this blog for the first...Hi Shari, I've visited this blog for the first time in about a year and am catching up. As you may know I broke my collarbone and lot of things, including my own blogging, fell by the wayside. But always love your blogs and was reading this one.<br /><br />I'm amazed at this story and really sorry to hear that she did this. Having met you both, and so far to departing Japan, I can imagineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746517830466287243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-78271801213377984602015-07-22T20:10:05.828-07:002015-07-22T20:10:05.828-07:00Totally necroing topics here, but yes I've see...Totally necroing topics here, but yes I've seen this as well. Something to simple and mundane as reaching out to pick up a sauteed mushroom with my 'hashi' had been met with surprised gasps and exclamations... "You can use chopsticks?!?!?!" I then calmly and patiently tell them I'd been using them since before my teens (I'm now 39 so I've had some time to get Cyro-Illustrateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197570177718975172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-11016613346153184952015-07-21T03:44:17.556-07:002015-07-21T03:44:17.556-07:00I know exactly what you mean! And yet so many of t...I know exactly what you mean! And yet so many of their fellow countrymen (and women) deny that this behaviour exists even when it is happening in their very presence! It is crazy! You captured the feeling when you said "as if I were inane". Gaaaahhhhhhh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711249355764714114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-69969093908806534832015-05-13T01:13:40.593-07:002015-05-13T01:13:40.593-07:00Thank you for writing all your posts. I have been ...Thank you for writing all your posts. I have been an avid reader although took a long hiatus from bloghopping... I feel saddened to see you end your 1000thingsaboutJapan but I am glad you are moving forward... we all do...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-12859935428706109132015-01-09T10:09:47.951-08:002015-01-09T10:09:47.951-08:00This is interesting that this approach still exist...This is interesting that this approach still exists somewhere in a civilised world. In my country (the Czech Republic) it actually used to be an excuse if someone driving under influence caused an accident, BUT that was almost 100 years ago...Georgianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233691112685889830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-87785124640348995592014-12-17T01:37:13.933-08:002014-12-17T01:37:13.933-08:00It's about 50/50 in the UK - chain shops tend ...It's about 50/50 in the UK - chain shops tend to bag receipts, smaller ones hand you cash and then the receipt (which is a little easier to manage). <br /><br />I actually hate receipt bagging, because if you actually want the receipt for some reason (like checking your accounts, or returns), you need to remember to fish it out of the bag, and it's more likely to get lost. So the fact Shimmin Beghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350037986748679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-57615469107647028062014-12-03T09:50:47.333-08:002014-12-03T09:50:47.333-08:00Thank you so much for saying this. I thought I was...Thank you so much for saying this. I thought I was the only one who was going crazy over this. Though I am not an expat, I grew up poor, and had many experiences related to it. I also married into a hispanic family, and lived much of my life in Southern CA. (NOT the rich areas) where I myself was a minority, and I had very few white friends. In short, if I have to hear "white privilege"jellikellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128008456173519197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-17267525897404738242014-10-22T13:54:22.989-07:002014-10-22T13:54:22.989-07:00Orchid - you've done a great job with your blo...Orchid - you've done a great job with your blogs, and you were one of the J bloggers who inspired me to keep going with my own writing. I do hope to see more of your stuff to come, perhaps if inspiration strikes you again in some fashion!Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-64319236451421280762014-09-27T23:51:06.054-07:002014-09-27T23:51:06.054-07:00Thank you for sharingThank you for sharingPak Boimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661320454634260478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-1486101349270771182014-09-17T10:21:40.949-07:002014-09-17T10:21:40.949-07:00I am sorry to see you leave this blog but I can un...I am sorry to see you leave this blog but I can understand why. I hope if you pickup a new blog you can share what it is so I may take up reading it as well. I have enjoyed your writing style, I hope your next venture is a good one.thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-20367444955080685002014-09-15T18:01:54.442-07:002014-09-15T18:01:54.442-07:00Well, thank you for all your hard work over the ye...Well, thank you for all your hard work over the years. Your blog has been one of the best out there. Please let us know what you're doing next!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-85208319625895407272014-09-09T16:26:46.429-07:002014-09-09T16:26:46.429-07:00I think I found your blog when you were near the b...I think I found your blog when you were near the beginning, but comfortably into the Will/Won't Miss posts. It's really been a pleasure to read and I've always looked forward to reading new posts. I wish you all the very best in your future endeavours, and I hope to read more from you at some point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-69280127716342926912014-09-08T05:08:27.179-07:002014-09-08T05:08:27.179-07:00I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed your ...I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed your blog. I first found it about two years ago, shortly before I visited Japan for a conference. Through a series of incredibly unlikely events, I now find myself living in Japan, and I have loved reading about your positive and negative reflections of your time in Japan and comparing them to my own experiences.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198229625173387016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-42082095316142695492014-09-06T09:48:16.082-07:002014-09-06T09:48:16.082-07:00This blog has been a real pleasure in my life! Kno...This blog has been a real pleasure in my life! Know that I'm looking forward eagerly to your next project.Jen Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568973108239420049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-23747583968732118582014-09-06T07:08:47.743-07:002014-09-06T07:08:47.743-07:00While I am sad we will no longer get to share in y...While I am sad we will no longer get to share in your thoughts on Japan, this feels like a positive move and I can't help but to feel happy for you at the same time. What is left to say, really? It's time for a new chapter in your life, and I wish you all the best!LostInThoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676603923006136755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-31706960780972934172014-09-06T04:34:20.047-07:002014-09-06T04:34:20.047-07:00I'll definitely come back from time to time to...I'll definitely come back from time to time to see if you'd posted anything. While I'll miss reading this blog, I wish you much success in your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-65673854214484645072014-09-03T13:17:27.515-07:002014-09-03T13:17:27.515-07:00What everybody else said. I've followed you fo...What everybody else said. I've followed you for years and I will miss your thoughts, insights, and experiences. I hope your book is a mind-blowing success.Wally Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653591053915868274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-61083502113132106682014-09-03T11:06:37.646-07:002014-09-03T11:06:37.646-07:00Thanks for all the posts you've made! I've...Thanks for all the posts you've made! I've had hours upon hours of enjoyment reading them. Good luck with your book!Thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690194443059755509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-28733962310066516062014-09-03T09:00:39.664-07:002014-09-03T09:00:39.664-07:00Thank you for sharing all of your experiences and ...Thank you for sharing all of your experiences and thoughts! It's been a pleasure to read them these past few years. I wish you the best of luck with everything!Etixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297336802262404431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-70986015131152926422014-09-03T07:14:12.929-07:002014-09-03T07:14:12.929-07:00Thanks so much. I also found this blog somewhat la...Thanks so much. I also found this blog somewhat late, a year and a half ago, just after I had moved from a 12 year stint in Osaka to a new life in Istanbul (I'm originally from NZ, married to a French/Turkish woman - we met in Osaka.) <br /><br />I found your blog by Googling "I miss Japan" and it came at a great time for me. I was unhappy and in the darker stages of culture shock, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404251436045632475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-81274165031567918022014-09-02T19:35:58.191-07:002014-09-02T19:35:58.191-07:00Good Luck to you. Thanks for sharing your insight...Good Luck to you. Thanks for sharing your insights.redwoodcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823382656848631076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-12576205957001776822014-09-02T17:59:56.765-07:002014-09-02T17:59:56.765-07:00Thanks for all the fish.
I have enjoyed your blogs...Thanks for all the fish.<br />I have enjoyed your blogs very much and will miss them. Should you start a new project, I am sure I will follow it.<br />As for finally finishing..... that seems quite right and healthy. Japan has had a big influence on my life, and still tends to exert some pressure...I think I have unfinished business there.. but maybe I just think that way. I am starting to Jackofallhobbieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461830980241218802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-49764321084897042712014-09-01T23:17:37.885-07:002014-09-01T23:17:37.885-07:00Thank so much for sharing your life in Japan with ...Thank so much for sharing your life in Japan with us these past few years. Your honesty with which you write about your feelings and experiences has been a revelation and fascinating to read. Whatever you choose to do with your writing in the future, I hope that it provides happiness and fulfillment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204428410897630343noreply@blogger.com