On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:49:49 +0900, "Ed" <gwbush@whitehouse.com>
wrote:

>I'm not envious at all. Travelling in Japan seriously sucks. It's not like
>there are regional differences so you can travel from one region to the
>other and come upon differences. All you can find are different barn-like
>structures, different specialty foods, different biting insects, and the
>same crappy over-priced lodgings where you are lucky if you can squeeze into
>the hotel room without rupturing something important.

>Did I forget to mention the fact that no matter where you travel in Japan,
>you will find more Japanese? Why the hell would I want to go to Tokyo? To
>meet more Japanese? There are more than enough where I am, so why would I
>want to spend good money going somewhere else where the only thing available
>is more Japanese?

You know, these days it is actually possible to travel right PAST the
borders of Japan to almost any other country in the world! Even the
USA. America might not do the trick for you though since there are
some Japanese there too. There are a lot less though. Then you could
complain about all the Americans you meet in New York.

Aaaaaaaaaaah memories! A year and a half ago it was a similarly
sardonic message by the same pundit that dragged me out of the lurking
shadows. I am so happy to see that glorious thread yet lives on
Google: http://tinyurl.com/7eel8

Raj