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I'm Going To Japan

Started by cZo · 14 Mar 2005 · 11,349 replies

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8 Dec 2009, 08:08 #9341
Wynter wrote:

Wow, your Japanese must be really good if you can have full-blown conversations!


Nah! It was not a full blown conversation with difficult vocab....just an exchange of really simple sentences...but enough to get by...just enough not to be totally oblivious. :beaten:

I will say watching all those dramas helps though :) Keeps the language in your ear so you don't forget everything you've learned.
8 Dec 2009, 08:28 #9342
Wynter wrote:

Wow, your Japanese must be really good if you can have full-blown conversations!


It's not that hard. Just do what I do at Mitsuwa. Nod your head and every 10 seconds say "so ka" ("so desu" is optional).

On a slightly related topic, yesterday when I was at Book-Off there was this other gaijin in there and it was probably his first time in the store. They were playing music and he asked me if I knew who it was. I said, "Sounds like Exile to me." The girl behind the counter is giving me this look and I know she's thinking, "How the hell does that guy know who Exile is?"
8 Dec 2009, 08:35 #9343
gaijinmark wrote:

On a slightly related topic, yesterday when I was at Book-Off there was this other gaijin in there and it was probably his first time in the store. They were playing music and he asked me if I knew who it was. I said, "Sounds like Exile to me." The girl behind the counter is giving me this look and I know she's thinking, "How the hell does that guy know who Exile is?"


That's awesome. :mrgreen:
8 Dec 2009, 08:35 #9344
gaijinmark wrote:On a slightly related topic, yesterday when I was at Book-Off there was this other gaijin in there and it was probably his first time in the store. They were playing music and he asked me if I knew who it was. I said, "Sounds like Exile to me." The girl behind the counter is giving me this look and I know she's thinking, "How the hell does that guy know who Exile is?"

LOL, that's great. :rofl:

Too bad none of these experiences are on video... Great YouTube material. :victory:
8 Dec 2009, 08:51 #9345
Tu_triky wrote:Here are some photos of a ryokan I stayed at, located in the hills 30 minutes outside of Kyoto. It's called Ugenta. It has a 3 Michelin star rated restaurant which serves guests during their stay. The entire inn is so reclusive it only has two rooms: a Western style room and a Japanese room. IMHO, probably the best place I've ever stayed in Japan, or anywhere else in the world. Cool place.



That ryokan looks amazing!!! And you said the food they served was amazing, too? Did you take any pics of the food?
8 Dec 2009, 08:54 #9346
Sengo wrote:

That ryokan looks amazing!!! And you said the food they served was amazing, too? Did you take any pics of the food?


I took a picture of breakfast. See the food thread.
8 Dec 2009, 12:14 #9347
Again I am sooo envious Tu!!!! :beatyou:
Jokes :bonk: :victory:
8 Dec 2009, 13:27 #9348
KAZdoramma wrote:Again I am sooo envious Tu!!!! :beatyou:
Jokes :bonk: :victory:


You live in Nagoya...I think we have more to be jealous about...you can get all that delicious food without thinking twice about it. Nagoya Kochin banzai!
8 Dec 2009, 15:14 #9349
Tu_triky wrote:

You live in Nagoya...I think we have more to be jealous about...you can get all that delicious food without thinking twice about it. Nagoya Kochin banzai!


hahaha yeah i suppose so...chotto zeitaku itte mitakatta! :bonk:
8 Dec 2009, 23:08 #9350
KAZdoramma wrote:

hahaha yeah i suppose so...chotto zeitaku itte mitakatta! :bonk:


I was in Nagoya, Komaki and Yokkaichi last October. Had a great time and watched the "salary men" in their black suits rushing to work. So many of them were having breakfast in the coffee shops....wondered why they didn't eat at home.

Would love to live part of of the year in Japan! You are so fortunate to be able to enjoy all aspects of Japan!
9 Dec 2009, 00:13 #9351
Sengo wrote:
Would love to live part of of the year in Japan!


Agreed. I wish I could live there one or two months out of the year...that would be so much fun.
12 Dec 2009, 10:04 #9353
Tu_triky wrote:[image]


Wow, this pic is amazing. :applaud:
12 Dec 2009, 10:08 #9354
Wynter wrote:

Wow, this pic is amazing. :applaud:


Very nice. To think it was taken with an ordinary camera...none of the hi tech gear and editing software available today.
12 Dec 2009, 10:09 #9355
Tu_triky wrote:

Very nice. To think it was taken with an ordinary camera...none of the hi tech gear and editing software available today.


No. But the old cameras allowed the play of aperture/shutter speed much more effectively then any digital cam. Except the digital SLR, which is grand.
12 Dec 2009, 10:12 #9356
Wynter wrote:

No. But the old cameras allowed the play of aperture/shutter speed much more effectively then any digital cam. Except the digital SLR, which is grand.


Yeah, digital SLR's are what I had in mind.
12 Dec 2009, 12:51 #9357
Wynter wrote:No. But the old cameras allowed the play of aperture/shutter speed much more effectively then any digital cam. Except the digital SLR, which is grand.

My seven year-old Canon digicam has manual exposure adjustments, though they are limited in comparison to a DSLR. :)
15 Dec 2009, 12:28 #9359
^ I always thought those gates were cool... Wouldn't mind having a couple in the yard. :victory:
15 Dec 2009, 12:28 #9360
When I was at the aquarium in Osaka I had to snap a photo of this girl's shirt. I need one.

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