Gromph, would you please turn us into a real Japan |OT|, without the travel implications?
Sorry for this, assumed this was the right thread to ask :/Better to ask in Japan Travel GAF:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=539079
I move to Kyoto tomorrow. I'm taking the Shinkansen and have unreserved seat tickets. There is no time given, nor the speed of train. Can I take it anytime tomorrow?
Yeah, 4 days!Yup, any time you want! I think it's valid for 4 days? If you bought a ticket, you can read the date on it.
Since no one replied to this yet, I'll try my best.
I have no experiences with this in Japan, but it wasn't that hard to find something when Googling. There doesn't seem to be much on Google about this though, other than links to actual clinics instead of reviews/experienced. Where in Japan will you move to?
I had to get stuff done after being run over by a car here. You'll probably have to have your doctor transfer your info and get it translated so that the peeps over here can help you or at least get a reexamination (most likely they will just do this part). My experience was really good but you're gonna wanna make sure your Japanese is up to snuff or find an English speaking doc.
I find there's quite a few English speaking doctors. You can find some lists online. Here's one: http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/p...student_handbook/English_Specking_Doctors.pdfI'll be in Osaka, and I don't think my Japanese will be good enough to talk about physio haha. Right, maybe I can get someone to help translate if I don't get an English-speaking physiotherapist. I'll try speaking to the university when I arrive as well, maybe they'll have a clinic nearby that they usually refer students to.
Thanks for your help guys, if I see you while I'm over there I'll buy you a drink.
Chiba checking in. But you already knew that.Curious how many of us are living in Chiba?
I do!Curious how many of us are living in Chiba?
I find there's quite a few English speaking doctors. You can find some lists online. Here's one: http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/p...student_handbook/English_Specking_Doctors.pdf
Gromph, would you please turn us into a real Japan |OT|, without the travel implications?
Somebody needs to make an OP post that fits this thread more.
There were a couple ideas earlier. Sorry if I missed anyone's.Give me a tittle and i will do in 0 seconds!
Japan OT: So many CC's of Lemon
Japan OT: Circa 1995
Japan OT: Chotto motto Hotto Motto
Japan OT: We need more burritos
Japan OT: We get complimented when using chopsticks
"Japan OT: Not a single goddamn drop of Diet Coke in this whole goddamn country"
Japan GAF OT: I'm not planning a trip, I live here!
I actually really dislike izakayas. Well, I like the eating and smoking and the atmosphere and sitting beside random drunk salarymen but my clothes smell too awful after. I need a hazmat suit or less expensive clothes for a izakaya outfit.
I've been expecting you!
What a coincidence! I'm actually going there this Saturday for my going away party thing.
How's the room?
+1 for the chopsticks, definitely something that both foreign residents of Japan and people coming to visit alike can relate to. And it's so edgy!
Maybe you suck at it.I never got any compliment when i use the chopsticks.
I never got any compliment when i use the chopsticks.
Sometimes I do by old people, like obaasan working in her own restaurant, but it's very rarely.
Ironically, I got yelled at once for not using my fork and knife properly. Had never thought of this before, I quickly became aware that I switch around every time I cut stuff, since I can't cut it with my left hand nor eat it with (I eat with my right). I also apparently hold the fork/knife like a kid. Didn't even know there was a proper way with your "index finger on top". ._.
Sometimes I do by old people, like obaasan working in her own restaurant, but it's very rarely.
Ironically, I got yelled at once for not using my fork and knife properly. Had never thought of this before, I quickly became aware that I switch around every time I cut stuff, since I can't cut it with my left hand nor eat it with (I eat with my right). I also apparently hold the fork/knife like a kid. Didn't even know there was a proper way with your "index finger on top". ._.
Maybe you suck at it.
People care about chopsticks? Sometimes I get asked if I can use them but there's not much surprise after saying yes.
Buying / eating nattou, on the other hand.
I'm a big fan of chopsticks. Especially with salad.
btw this conversation kind of reminds me of this stand up routine:
Natto and other neba neba things are the devil.
People I meet do... from all different kinds of backgrounds, too. I know it's a dumb thing to get worked up about, but more often than not this happens AFTER I tell how long I've been involved in the country, so yeah... when I'm having a bad day I compliment them on their fork and knife skills. This is one of the few instances where I agree with Arudo Debito (I know, ugh).and explain to them why I'm so agitated afterwards
Natto and other neba neba things are the devil.
The OT is incorrect English (not your fault, Gromph). Hate to be a stickler, but wouldn't it also be good to use the same |OT| thing that everyone else does?
There a festival tonight? Tons of kimono
Chrysanthemum Day on September 9 is a celebration of the chrysanthemum, Japan's national flower. The tradition started in 910 CE, when the imperial court held its first chrysanthemum show. Various flower shows are held and popular historical scenes are depicted by clay dolls dressed in robes made from chrysanthemum petals.
I'm glad I'm not alone! When I was visiting the family in America I asked for chopsticks to eat my salad. Yeah, it was weird asking, but screw it, I spent my whole life eating salad with inferior utensils. No more!Those were my thoughts exactly. I can't go back to eating salad with a fork. It's just so inefficient!
Try to fit in and look super Japanese. Wear as many hakama as you can.There a festival tonight? Tons of kimono
I'm glad I'm not alone! When I was visiting the family in America I asked for chopsticks to eat my salad. Yeah, it was weird asking, but screw it, I spent my whole life eating salad with inferior utensils. No more!
Those were my thoughts exactly. I can't go back to eating salad with a fork. It's just so inefficient!
I'm glad I'm not alone! When I was visiting the family in America I asked for chopsticks to eat my salad. Yeah, it was weird asking, but screw it, I spent my whole life eating salad with inferior utensils. No more!
May be because of Kiku no Sekku ("Chrysanthemum Day"):
If only I were ambidextrous. I could eat with two sets of chopsticksthen Japanese people would accept me!
That probably explains. The whole kimono thing is pretty great, btw.
Climbing Fuji tomorrow. Knee is swollen, but out of time, so yolo. I'll wear a brace.
That probably explains. The whole kimono thing is pretty great, btw.
Climbing Fuji tomorrow. Knee is swollen, but out of time, so yolo. I'll wear a brace.
That probably explains. The whole kimono thing is pretty great, btw.
Climbing Fuji tomorrow. Knee is swollen, but out of time, so yolo. I'll wear a brace.
Welcome to my neck of the woods! I can see the lights on the Fuji trail from my living room window.That probably explains. The whole kimono thing is pretty great, btw.
Climbing Fuji tomorrow. Knee is swollen, but out of time, so yolo. I'll wear a brace.
That probably explains. The whole kimono thing is pretty great, btw.
Climbing Fuji tomorrow. Knee is swollen, but out of time, so yolo. I'll wear a brace.
Hey, another Miyazaki fan! I used to live in the city ("the city") and loved it. I also share your enthusiasm for Kurokirishima, though I haven't drank it very often since I moved away from Miyazaki.Info
My wife is from Miyazaki (Takaharu) so I've been there quite often. Miyazaki city is great and the people are very nice. Kurokiri only the 20% alc. version^^. Love it hehe.Hey, another Miyazaki fan! I used to live in the city ("the city") and loved it. I also share your enthusiasm for Kurokirishima, though I haven't drank it very often since I moved away from Miyazaki.