- You never hear cell phones ring in public places. I realized it today when my phone rang and I suddenly felt very obnoxious because I have not been annoyed by unpleasant ringtones since I got here. I like it.
- I was the only person in Tokyo wearing flare leg jeans today. And a leather coat...except for that older guy coming out of the train station. Other than that - only one.
- All babies cry in the same language.
- Tokyo has the most kickass shoes in the world. Even the guys, and the old people. Of course they all cost hundreds of dollars, which brings me to my next observation...
- Tokyo is extremely expensive! If any of you are expecting souveniers, you'll get chopsticks and like it!
- No tipping. This is a great custom as it takes the burden off the customer and onto the employer to pay the employee a good wage. They do this because they feel they are already getting paid to perform a service, and do it well and happily. Nice philosophy.
- Many folks here still wear traditional clothing, like kimonos. It's very cool and I think we should do this in the US and walk around in pilgrim outfits if we want to.
- Chilled sake is better than heated sake :)
Re: last night's karaoke. Only Tim and I went to this place down the street just to do reconaisance (kids - how do you spell reconaisance?) for everyone else. They stuck us in this small room with our own machine and closed the door. I took it rather personally haha. I don't think it's nearly as much fun if you can't embarass yourself in front of a crowd of people. We will try to find another place tonight.
Tomorrow's blog will be about my serentripitous day today and my trip to Shibuya yesterday (that part of Japan that you always see on tv). Haven't figured out the picture thing yet...
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