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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:
hey guys! the last few pages are f****ing hilarious!
i once saw a quiz on tv and when the contestant was asked 'what is the biggest state in the u.s.? she replied 'canada'.
also, one of my friends thought that tsunami was a place in thailand!
there's nothing like travelling to broaden the mind. may everyone enjoy their journeys to japan and beyond!!
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:16 am Post subject:
Nothing's better to make you feel better than laughing at the stupidity of others.
I've never heard of Canada being part of the US, not since the thirteen colonies. It must be a new thing. Although, I've heard funny stories from people living in New Mexico. Appenrently, some people, in phone tech support, don't know it exist. When asked in which state they're from, the guy on the line hang up saying "You must be in the US to use this number. Try the one for Mexico." _________________
Nothing's better to make you feel better than laughing at the stupidity of others.
I've never heard of Canada being part of the US, not since the thirteen colonies. It must be a new thing. Although, I've heard funny stories from people living in New Mexico. Appenrently, some people, in phone tech support, don't know it exist. When asked in which state they're from, the guy on the line hang up saying "You must be in the US to use this number. Try the one for Mexico."
gosh, people are really bad with their geography......tell them to read and study the map...
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:58 am Post subject:
Below 450 yens O_o ?
People say that Japan is expensive ... i wonder lol ^^;;
That french chocolaterie seems good .. but it would be strange for me to go there lol .. but if i need to smell "my food" again .. i might take a look lol ^^
Idiot question : .. What's the price for a "normal" menu in a japanese restaurant .. ( and if you know good address ^^; )
Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 9573 Location: �o�J�i�_ Country:
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:27 am Post subject:
I know you can have a beef bowl for 300 yen in some places. I've never been there, so I can't recommand you a place. There are a lot of reviews and addresses for different areas and food on the Tokyo Food Page. It's for Tokyo and the Kansai area (Osaka, Kyoto...).
I know kenjilina, Tu_triky and qilver have been there a few times. I'm sure they could give you more info, when they log in. _________________
The 300Y beef is something like what you'd find in Yoshinoya. There's stores all over the place with cheap beef and pork based meals.
450Y actually sounds cheap enough for brand-name chocolate stuff like that. You always expect those specialist type shops to sell stuff at a premium anyway. You'd typically be putting 150Y or so into a vending machine for a drink as it is. For me, I ate in izakaya in the evenings and after a few beers and meals I'd usually have change out of 3000Y. There was a cool one in Kobe where everything on the menu was 380Y, drinks included! I guess after a short while you get used to paying that kind of money for things. Japan isn't that expensive when you consider the standards. At least there you get what you pay for. And like other countries, Tokyo will be more expensive that other parts of Japan. And parts of Tokyo will be more expensive than others too. But it's not as bad as it sounds
I didn't try any of the flashier places so I can imagine they'd be quite pricey. What I did see is that quite a lot of Japanese just get bento boxes from the shops for lunch. They'd save the eating out until the evening time, maybe after work.
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nice...as long as you got subway directions you're golden...it's the literally the key to the city, as in any similarly situated big city like london or new york.
as nerdy as it may sound when i went i actually made a
list of places that i wanted to visited....there were soooo many places i wanted to see i figured it was the most efficient way to keep track of them all and pick and choose my battles, so to speak, given limited time.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:08 am Post subject:
Soraiko wrote:
Below 450 yens O_o ?
People say that Japan is expensive ... i wonder lol ^^;;
That french chocolaterie seems good .. but it would be strange for me to go there lol .. but if i need to smell "my food" again .. i might take a look lol ^^
Idiot question : .. What's the price for a "normal" menu in a japanese restaurant .. ( and if you know good address ^^; )
japan can be quite expensive but as suggested by others here it can be reasonable depending on what you decide to eat...one rule of thumb if you are interested in saving money but still would like to try certain restaurants in japan...lunch is often much much cheaper than dinner.....many places will have reasonable prices for lunch yet the same meals will be much more expensive for dinner.
as suggested if you desire, to save some money, you can purchase those bento boxed meals for lunch, you can get those from almost anywhere i would suggest you go to major department stores and go to the basement levels known as depachika they often have free samples of food that you can eat as well
Some favorite depachikas are located at Matsuya and Mitsukoshi, and in the Takashimaya Times Square in Shibuya.
if not i think you can easily find lunch for between 8-20 US dollars..
if you like noodles, ramen shops will always be an inexpensive tasty way to eat a lot....you should spend around 10 US dollars per visit, maybe less.
As suggested dinner prices will be more expensive, i can safely say that dinner prices at restaurants will be 30 US dollars or more...sometimes much more depending were you go!
Here's a Travel Guide to Tokyo and Yokohama that addresses shopping, dining and other suggestions for the tourists
It takes each neighborhood of Tokyo and gives separate suggestions ...
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:15 am Post subject:
Soraiko wrote:
Below 450 yens O_o ?
People say that Japan is expensive ... i wonder lol ^^;;
That french chocolaterie seems good .. but it would be strange for me to go there lol .. but if i need to smell "my food" again .. i might take a look lol ^^
Idiot question : .. What's the price for a "normal" menu in a japanese restaurant .. ( and if you know good address ^^; )
Here is another website that gives advice for those seeking to eat food at cheap prices (less than 1000 Yen)
Momo Paradise
How's this for nirvana: For JY1000 have all the sukiyaki or shabu shabu you can eat. Stuff yourself with meat, veggies, tofu and rice and they'll keep it coming until you give up (provided it's within 90 minutes, that is). Though not by a long shot the best representation of Japan's haute cuisine, the quality is more than adequate for the price. Moo moo.
- Ikebukuro: Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri.
1-21-2 Minami Ikebukuro, Humax Pavilion 8F, Toshima-ku (03-5950-4129).
- Jiyugaoka: Lunch 11:30am-2pm daily.
Jiyugaoka 1-13-11, Humax Pavilion Jiyugaoka 2F, Meguro-ku (03-5701-4129).
- Shibuya: Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri.
Udagawacho 31
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:19 am Post subject:
Japan Today always have some nice stuff. Kind of weird they changed their name to Criss Cross thought...
My cousin lived in Vancouver for a while and he had a Japanese exchange student friend. I think she was here to learn mostly English. She was actually amazed that the restaurants here were twice expensive than back home in Japan. I don't remember where she lived thought. It might not have been Tokyo or another huge metropolis. _________________
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Although, I've heard funny stories from people living in New Mexico. Appenrently, some people, in phone tech support, don't know it exist. When asked in which state they're from, the guy on the line hang up saying "You must be in the US to use this number. Try the one for Mexico." 
There are a lot of reviews and addresses for different areas and food on the 
