Ok, so I like the experience we're having here in Japan. Jenny, Carlos, and I are getting to see things we would never see in the States, and we are truly having a unique experience. Plus, this has been a rich professional opportunity: In preparing my lectures, I'm learning more than I could have ever imagined. But, and you knew from the title there would be a "but", there are many things about Japan that really irk me. And I have to get them off my chest...(1) Recycling. In Japan, they don't just recycle plastic and glass, they separate and recycle EVERYTHING. It took Jenny and I about a month to figure it out, and it is still incredibly annoying. (Sorry Al Gore.)
(2) No trash cans. You would think that a country so bent on recycling would provide the population with a place to throw things away. But, NO. There are NEVER any trash cans in public places- EVER. We have to store our trash in Carlos' stroller until we get home. Ugh!
(3) The food. I realize that many people like genuine Japanese food. I actually expected to like it since I like sushi in the States. But, over the long haul, it's rough. I find myself craving things like true American burgers, and not stuff that's waterlogged or pickled.
(4) My pillow. It's basically a sheet stuffed with beans of some sort. I'm serious.
(5) The bikes. When there's a hill in the city, you better watch out. These folks do not slow down, and sometimes you feel like decking them
Ahh. I feel better.
1 comment:
My brother--
I am deeply in tune with these pet peeves...yes, indeed.
But how about those vending machines--now that's an advanced society--TONS of machines, no trash cans...what is up with that?
NB
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