On Oct 23, 8:26 pm, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> obakesan wrote:
> > In article <cfaaa415-6ae8-4c42-a29f-82ac3371f...@p49g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> companies etc during that time. When a Japanese speaking foreign
> >> businessman walks into a meeting, the last thing anyone is going to
> >> think about is his beard.
>
> > so many things come to mind here

Please specify :-)

> > its more frustrating at the onsen ;-)
>
> I thought that was tattoos ... ?

Get real Charles. If a Japanese speaking foreign businessman was
walking into a meeting specifically being held in an onsen, the last
thing anyone is going to think about is his tattoos. It would probably
be a pre-requisite of the meeting.