yes... the funny thing is everyone thinks that japan is so modern and futuristic... ha! ha!
japan may produce these funky gadgets.... but lots of things.. the fact that i got paid in cash... a 90 year old woman would put an envelope full of cash, throw it into her bicycle basket and deliver it to me... i couldn't use a credit card to pay for anything, bought my car in cash, ATM bank machines only open banking hours.. it was anightmare trying to tranfer bank funds... etc etcthere was only one computer with the internet at my place of work, only one of my work colleauges had an email address, there were only hole in the floor toilets at two of my schools.... when we did report cards we had to HANDWRITE evey single one.... no template.. the hospital in my town looked like something out of MASH..
dont' even get me started on the social issues in japan...
but i still say its an interesting place to visit, and if you stick to the big cities like Osaka and Tokyo, it can be very exciting... but out where the nice scenery is, it can be hard to navigate if you don't have some basic Japanese
if you're in the cities there are a lot of lights and you can buy beer in the vending machines in the middle of nowhere.... but ugly overhead wires spoil the scenery
but like i said, if you can get out to some of the islands, in the south, at the right time of year, there are some great beaches and fantastic scenery
japan may produce these funky gadgets.... but lots of things.. the fact that i got paid in cash... a 90 year old woman would put an envelope full of cash, throw it into her bicycle basket and deliver it to me... i couldn't use a credit card to pay for anything, bought my car in cash, ATM bank machines only open banking hours.. it was anightmare trying to tranfer bank funds... etc etcthere was only one computer with the internet at my place of work, only one of my work colleauges had an email address, there were only hole in the floor toilets at two of my schools.... when we did report cards we had to HANDWRITE evey single one.... no template.. the hospital in my town looked like something out of MASH..
dont' even get me started on the social issues in japan...
but i still say its an interesting place to visit, and if you stick to the big cities like Osaka and Tokyo, it can be very exciting... but out where the nice scenery is, it can be hard to navigate if you don't have some basic Japanese
if you're in the cities there are a lot of lights and you can buy beer in the vending machines in the middle of nowhere.... but ugly overhead wires spoil the scenery
but like i said, if you can get out to some of the islands, in the south, at the right time of year, there are some great beaches and fantastic scenery
