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I'm reading over the journal I wrote the last time I went to Japan, looking for hints and tidbits of useful information. I was hoping to remind myself how to get out of the airport or how to say "if I eat seafood I will throw up". Instead I'm finding things that tickle my funnybone.
- Rob reports that the bidet is smart, and will not spray unless you are sitting on it.
- Important Safety Tip: Never ever ever swallow a sleeping pill sideways.
- [After a desperation-level dose of cold medicine:] I saw that my suitcase, which I'd been dragging on its wheels behind me, wasn't zipped. I told Rob: look out for me today, I have the IQ of cabbage.
[I would go on to do this again later in the week, for the same reason. Boy was I sick.]
- Kanji lesson: Osaka is "B square root of covered cauldron." Well, that's the second character, anyway.
- So far [in Japan] I have learned not to wear shoes that need to be tied, like hiking boots.
- We managed to leave our extra food behind at the party, yay!
- [The next day] Michiko and Akira caught up to me. Among lots of hugs and bows and handshakes, they handed me back every single bit of food we'd managed to leave at the party and quite a bit more besides.
- Rob reports that the bidet is smart, and will not spray unless you are sitting on it.
- Important Safety Tip: Never ever ever swallow a sleeping pill sideways.
- [After a desperation-level dose of cold medicine:] I saw that my suitcase, which I'd been dragging on its wheels behind me, wasn't zipped. I told Rob: look out for me today, I have the IQ of cabbage.
[I would go on to do this again later in the week, for the same reason. Boy was I sick.]
- Kanji lesson: Osaka is "B square root of covered cauldron." Well, that's the second character, anyway.
- So far [in Japan] I have learned not to wear shoes that need to be tied, like hiking boots.
- We managed to leave our extra food behind at the party, yay!
- [The next day] Michiko and Akira caught up to me. Among lots of hugs and bows and handshakes, they handed me back every single bit of food we'd managed to leave at the party and quite a bit more besides.
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