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- Kwacky
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Japan
This has come round quickly. Next week we'll be jetting off to the land of the Rising Sun. I'm hoping the kids will be able to cope with the long flight. We're going premium economy so we get bigger seats with more leg room. Finnair seem to have a lot to offer onboard so hopefully they'll be entertained.
Guess it's time to try and learn some basic words.
Guess it's time to try and learn some basic words.
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Re: Japan
Saki-Faki??? $10.
It's considered polite to greet everyone you meet with "Hi, Roshima!!"....this is a casual greeting meaning "Greetings, my friend!!".
If someone offers you a drink, say "Sure, I'll have a little Nip....or maybe a Kamikaze shot?"
Stuff like that will go down well.
It's considered polite to greet everyone you meet with "Hi, Roshima!!"....this is a casual greeting meaning "Greetings, my friend!!".
If someone offers you a drink, say "Sure, I'll have a little Nip....or maybe a Kamikaze shot?"
Stuff like that will go down well.
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Did you know??? The only ship to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor undamaged was the USS Phoenix...later sold to the Argies, renamed the General Belgrano, and then consequently sunk by the British during the Falklands War??
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Oh...that's right!!
Good call...totally forgot about that.
Seriously though......you will probably want to check up on their 'quake drills while you're over there. They're pretty simple....don't run, get under a doorway, etc. They have the routines pretty much down pat, and they're about as basic as the drill on a plane.
Good call...totally forgot about that.
Seriously though......you will probably want to check up on their 'quake drills while you're over there. They're pretty simple....don't run, get under a doorway, etc. They have the routines pretty much down pat, and they're about as basic as the drill on a plane.
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Re: Japan
We're staying with friends so they'll give us the low down. Hopefully we don't have to worry about it.
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I'll give you my PokemonGo log in and you can get me some cool pokes!
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Wow that is quick. Kwacky and family have a fabulous time please please please remember some pics
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Really?? I thought that was quite good......and original, too.Kwacky wrote:The 1970s called, they want their jokes back.
Then again all my comedy stuff lately has been ad lib.....it's hard as feck to stay on top of things once you throw other people into the mix.......one of the reasons "Whose Line...." works so well when it's 'comes together'.
Thanks for bursting my bubble, Dick.
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A guy at work has just come back from Japan he says everything is is so well thought out and so much respect for everything. Sounds beautiful over there. Enjoy your travels Kwacky
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This place is mental. It's so busy wherever you go, but everyone is polite and respectful. Even drunken people are happy, not arses.
We went to the busiest pedestrian crossing yesterday. Hundreds of people crossing and yet no one barges into you. People are mindful of everyone else.
No one tips here, it's disrespectful. A nod is returned with a small bow. I nodded at a concierge yesterday as he held the door for me and he had to run round in front of me to return the bow
We're doing the main Tokyo sights today.
We went to the busiest pedestrian crossing yesterday. Hundreds of people crossing and yet no one barges into you. People are mindful of everyone else.
No one tips here, it's disrespectful. A nod is returned with a small bow. I nodded at a concierge yesterday as he held the door for me and he had to run round in front of me to return the bow
We're doing the main Tokyo sights today.
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Re: Japan
Kwacky wrote:These heated toilet seats are a bit weird
Really???? That's a new one, but I get it...the ex. used to complain about that sort of thing. Whinge.
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Kwacky this is exactly what my mate says about Japan. I am seriously jealous. It's on my list of things I GOTTA DO!!