Friday probably best not mentioned i think, lets just say there was an incident with some 'beer' which turned out not to be beer at all but fermented soy beans... needless to say Benn was not pleased with my purchase and we have had to go on another beer hunt today :o(
Saturday saw the arrival of our air shipment, lots of summer clothes which probably aren't going to be very useful now and none of the kitchen implements that we would be very grateful of... lets hope the sea shipment isn't too far behind!
Sunday... best day of the week, another trip to our favourite shop! got myself a very nice hairdryer and the girls had fun playing with all the toys. We bravely ventured downstairs to the food court and tried out the noodle bar, after putting loads of money into a vending machine outside the restaurant you press the buttons showing the dish you want and out prints a ticket which you hand in to the waitress... excellent food, and we got what we were expecting so yey!!!
I also wanted to start writing down a list of the interesting things we have noticed that are different in Japan:
1. When you pay by credit card they always ask you how many instalments you want to pay in.
2. Everyone queues nicely on the left for the escalator but push madly to get in the lift, a few ankles have been run over by the pushchair today!
3. You have to shove your way off the train as people try to get on before you've gotten off.
4. If you can't use chopsticks you better learn the word for fork!!!
5. They don't use knives, even when offered a fork or spoon you rarely get a knife.
6. Zebra crossings have lights, NEVER cross unless the man is green!
7. Cars can turn when the green man is on but have to wait for people to cross.
8. Despite their normal reserve many Japanese people stare and laugh at westerners.
9. Many supermarkets don't take credit card
10. The Japanese love children, always wave and smile, and even have plastic bowls and cutlery in the most unlikely of restaurants
11. Ticket Machines at the train station can be converted to English but the map is only in Japanese.
well done team reynolds - you have achieved more than we did in our first week in France which is really no where near as 'strange' to UK as Japan is - and the language is less challenging… so full of admiration - can't wait to hear next installments xx
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