Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article 84ler39g5dl3$.1874oruux44k1$.dlg@40tude.net, Edward Mills at
> spam@hotmail.com wrote on 2/15/05 4:46 PM:
> 
> 
>>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:19:33 -0600, Walter Canady wrote:
>>
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>>>I'm really looking forward to a 5 day trip to Nagoya in April .  I know
>>>absolutely nothing about the place.  We have reservations at the Gifu
>>>renaissance Hotel.  Where should we try and see from this area?
>>
>>Why are you excited about coming to Japan? Maybe you should understand that
>>a lot of us here have lived in Japan for many years and find the notion of
>>returning home after a couple weeks or months in God's country to be
>>somewhat less than appealing.
>>
>>Are you interested in seeing Geisha girls and falling cherry blossoms? Or
>>maybe soaking in some of that good ol' Japanese culture like Tom Cruise did
>>in 'Last Samurai' when he got taken to that little village out in the
>>middle of nowhere? Or maybe just figuring out if there's something worth
>>seeing within a block of your hotel because you're afraid of getting lost?
> 
> 
> If Japan is so bad, what is keeping you here?
> 

the ball and chain.