They’re doing it in their own community. If you don’t like it, block it.

Much more important than learning the language is learning the culture of politeness. I highly recommend looking up non-clickbaity youtube videos that talk about how to behave in Japan for your first trip. The cultural differences are pretty strong.

Another unexpected delight was Aomori. It was nowhere near as cold as I expected, and we had the best fucking ramen I’ve had anywhere in the world, at this tiny little shop.

We didn’t go to the castle, we just wandered around in the city, and just found it delightful.

It’s not at all necessary. Google Translate works super well, and a lot of Japanese also speak English. Pretty much all the important signs are also in English.

Strangely enough, a city I found absolutely and unexpectedly delightful was Himeji, on Honshu in Japan.

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Waitress! Yeah… I’ll have what he’s having.

I think about what all of my grandparents would think of my life, the children I raised, the way I raised them, the good works I have done and continue to do. Is it a perfect life, hell no, of course not, but I think overall that I’ve lived a moral life.

How did you know they’re all me and not you?

Oh dear where did you get a picture of me? It’s such a flattering one.

But did you nay nay

It was a compliment. I found it long windedly funny.

As long as there are no whores about.

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