Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Louise Bremner wrote:
> > gaijin-in-japan <mike@gaijin-in-japan.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going on 7 years and will be here for a much longer time. I was
> > > wondering who else might be joining me, and why?
> 
> Methinks I'll be around for a while. Its home. It may take me a while
> to identify that tree too.

Would hate to be old in Japan...
> 
> > No, no.... The bragging point around here is how many times have you
> > gone to Japan.
> >
> > I've only been twice, but a certain gentleman is bound to come along
> > soon and remind us about his three trips....
> 
> Only twice? No little jaunts to gaikokuland for weddings, thatchings
> and dispatchings then? No business junkets or itches to scratch?

Oh, plenty of them, but I had a re-entry permit each time so they don't
count. It's the number of visas that counts. 

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