GenevaMan said...

GenevaMan at 12:55 PM JST - 18th October

In Japan, mini-skirts are good, but mini-shorts are even better.

Posted in What do you think of the fashion sense of young Japanese women? at 12:55 PM JST - 18th October
GenevaMan at 06:06 PM JST - 15th October

@cleo

Whether people are missing financial and/or cultural opportunities is surely up to the individual to decide.

Correct, however a bit sad when we know that (Quote Ryo Ito, Spokesman for Affairs and Communications Ministry)*

“The business environment has become very harsh,”

But anyway, I won't cry a river, I…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 06:06 PM JST - 15th October
GenevaMan at 11:42 PM JST - 14th October

@ cleo.

"in 99% of cases, let's not forget, BillyBobSmith will be made perfectly welcome">

that's true

Much more welcome than the shopper in search of a Christmas tree will be in the Toyota dealership.

I am sorry but you are the one who is

mixing your metaphors in a…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 11:42 PM JST - 14th October
GenevaMan at 08:17 PM JST - 14th October

@ cleo. I quite agree with your point. However, I really think that the average BillyBobSmith won't go to a ryokan, and that people who make the move to book a night or two in a ryokan (that you usually have to make in japanese by the way) is aware…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 08:17 PM JST - 14th October
GenevaMan at 06:56 PM JST - 14th October

Those ryokan are not making money anyway. People posting here know how to behave in a ryokan and any average Westerner is able to understand the rules in a blink of an eye. Saying that language is a problem is a big joke anyway. Millions of Japanese are visiting Europe…

Posted in 70% of inns without foreign guests wish to keep it that way: survey at 06:56 PM JST - 14th October