Dave Fossett wrote:

> "ifignow" <ifignow@yawoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I grew up in rural Japan 20 years ago when it was a very
> > different culture, where people were earnest and not pretentious.
> > Tokyo today feels like a foreign country because people here are so
> > obsessed with fashion, drinking, and sex. I'm not into that at all --
>
> Aren't you the guy that was asking about laser pointers a while back for use
> on your forays into Roppongi? Seems an odd destination for someone not
> interested in fashion, drinking, or sex.

I am not part of that lifestyle either, but I love doing things like walking
alone into the most hard-core youth culture or entertainment districts I can
find such as Kabukicho or a Hiroshima live sex show, to see the sights.

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