Tuesday, January 26, 2010

reminiscing

THINGS I MISS ABOUT JAPAN
izakaya (Japanese bar)
friends
timeliness of trains
nama lemon sawa
hanami & cherry blossoms
conbini (convenient stores)
people watching at Shibuya’s hachiko square
picnics at yoyogi park
coffee milk
100 yen store

THINGS I DON”T MISS ABOUT JAPAN
one size fits all fashion.
shoes sizes only go to size 8.5
hot, sticky summers
teeny, tiny living spaces
assumption that I don’t speak Japanese
assumption that I work the Roppongi streets
men and their "gaijin" complex
nankotsu, or chicken cartilage. Gross.

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