Madra Dubh <ccaine@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> > > On a more serious note.
> > > You guys posting to (I assume) life.in-Japan live there?
> >
> > Not necessarily....
> >
> > > If so, where?
> >
> > All over. Tokyo in my case. (Presumably you don't see headers? Looks
> > like I can't win--I got told off previously for stating my location in
> > my sig, so I moved it to the Organisation field.)
> 
> Strange crowd you run with, fussing at you for where you choose to place
> your address.

Seems everyone here is comfortable with the idea that newsgroups go out
to the whole world, but I've encountered some very parochial groups
filled with people who assume that everyone else is in the same small
town as them. I tend to assume Lowest Common Denominator now.
 
> So what we have here is a bunch of expatriates who live in Japan.
> How in the world do you afford it, especially Tokyo?
> Are ye all filthy rich?

Nope... but most of us are paid in yen.

> (BTW, here's your header)
> "Louise Bremner" <dame_zumari@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1g78rhl.796ie3xv5ozqN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com..."
> I defy you to find "Tokyo" in there anywhere.
>    ;=)

Hehehehehe.... Others have pointed it out.

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