Ok… So I just got back from Japan and I only have one thing to say.
I have found my home.
I never should’ve left. Granted I did visit as a tourist, but I did avoid the typical tourist traps (excluding Meiji Shrine). Even in my short stay (1 week), I believe I have seen enough to warrant my proclaimation. I have visited over 10 countries in my (short) lifetime but Japan is hands-down the best country I’ve ever visited. Actually, this was my second time and it was just as life-changing as it was the first time I visited. I’ve gone to Mexico, Canada, Poland, Ireland, Switzerland, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Japan and obviously the States — Japan was the only place that I really felt that I could I fit in, even as a gaijin. I didn’t get stared at, talked down, knocked over (except for some arrogant American broad), slighted, ignored, second guessed or just plain disrespected as I normally get here in the States on a regular, almost daily basis. Additionally, it’s no secret that they are generally more technologically advanced than we are — we have the States and the nuclear bombs to thank for that though. (Just so you understand I’m not being disrespectful, after WWII ended by the extreme tatic of nuclear warfare, William Demming basically turned Japan around to a management powerhouse that eventually surpassed the efficiency of the States best run companies). The US is a top notch country and I try not to take for granted the liberties that I do have here. Hell, in other countries, blogs like this would be shut down immediately (especially my really nervious post). The catch is, the laws written to support and enforce our “liberties” are actually just done to educate the bigoted majority.
Ok, ok… I’m getting off my soap box.
You prolly don’t care about this stuff anyway. All you care about is the cool stuff I saw in Nihon and report it.
And report it I shall. So, for my first post, I will talk about my new Elysium keyboard (that I am having such a hard time typing on since it’s a Japanese keyboard)…
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