Ernest Schaal wrote:
>  Edward Mills wrote 
> >  Walter Canady wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm really looking forward to a 5 day trip to Nagoya in April .  I know
> >> absolutely nothing about the place.  We have reservations at the Gifu
> >> renaissance Hotel.  Where should we try and see from this area?
> > 
> > Why are you excited about coming to Japan? Maybe you should understand that
> > a lot of us here have lived in Japan for many years and find the notion of
> > returning home after a couple weeks or months in God's country to be
> > somewhat less than appealing.
> > 
> > Are you interested in seeing Geisha girls and falling cherry blossoms? Or
> > maybe soaking in some of that good ol' Japanese culture like Tom Cruise did
> > in 'Last Samurai' when he got taken to that little village out in the
> > middle of nowhere? Or maybe just figuring out if there's something worth
> > seeing within a block of your hotel because you're afraid of getting lost?
> 
> If Japan is so bad, what is keeping you here?

The beer vending machine. That fucking thing, just won't let me go.