Some time ago, before I came to Japan, I posted some question here and
Mike Cash said:
"I was also a Monbusho Scholar <insert joke here>, at Hirosaki
National
University (Aomori), and studied in the section that trains future
English teachers.
I learned 100 times more standing in the aisle at the Hirosaki
Kinokuniya bookstore than I did at that University."

At that time I thought Mike was joking, but now I see that it was
probably an understatement. I learn more standing at the bus stop than
at the university.
:-(

And why the public toilets have no soap?

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Rafael Caetano