Monday May 28, 2012

smileynirvana's past comments

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    smileynirvana

    ratpack, i think we could always pay for the extra sauce or whatever, i remember paying for an extra sweet chilli sauce or bbq sauce, couldnt remember if its McDonalds, KFC or Mos, its just 30 yen or something so its fine with me...when i get my fries Ill always ask for some ketchup sumimasen ketchappu kudasai...and the shop attendant will then ask nanko irimasu ka (how many would you like?) and i said two please and they`ll give me what i requested with a big smile, no charge...speaking some japanese sometimes take me a long way....

    i think the level of service here in Japan is excellent, very polite and with good manner...i like the irasshaimasseeee, nice packaging or wrapping (sometimes its too much though), the deep bow and arigatou gozaimashitaaaaa when i leave, non existent back home..cant say the same for some government institution like immigration or hellowork though, always had a bad experience , too many of thoseganko oyajiwith their attitude, they think being akomuin(government employee) they can beijiwaru` towards gaijin, ちぇっ！:D

    Posted in: What do you think of the level of service in shops, restaurants, airlines, banks, offices and so on in Japan?

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    smileynirvana

    i enjoy my life being a gaijin here, but i`m never pretentious or try to endure (gaman) like most japanese, as a gaijin, i tell it as it is....

    for example, no matter how hard i try, i would never be able to enjoy onsens (being naked with someone else and soaking in boiling hot water to begin with is just not my cup of tea), i prefer my ohuro where i have my privacy and i can also adjust the comfortable temperature.

    i dont do sabisu zangyo (working overtime without getting paid for the sake of the company), when work times done, im gone, id rather spend time with my family at home, regardless what the japanese colleagues would think, i just dont care :D

    i don`t do warikan (sharing the bills), you pay for what you drink or eat, i think warikan is just a form of pawahara (power harassment) when the bosses order and drink whatever they want and asking kohai non alcoholic drinker to share the same bill, doing warikan in nomikais is just unfair

    all and all i`m just trying to be myself, never trying to please anyone and trying to enjoy my Japan moment each and everyday (something i prolly would miss if i go home)

    Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan

  • 1

    smileynirvana

    @netninja

    its called arandoseru...ran ran ran randoseru wa ten ten ten tenshin no hane! is it me or this commercials tune`s just catchy :D

    Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan

  • 2

    smileynirvana

    • I slurp loud and lift my bowls close to my face when I eat (2 things that definitely would get me a stare from my parents if we eat together back home)

    -I sometimes stand when I`m eating (tachigui), I never stand in my whole life while eating back home

    • I sometimes bought my food from a ticket machine

    -I pay to cook my own food (okonomiyaki, shabu shabu, yakiniku)

    • hailing from Kansai, I know I have to change side to stand while on the escalator when I go to Kanto

    -I send emails instead of SMS/text from my mobile

    Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan

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    smileynirvana

    • I clap my hand when Im laughing or when Im trying to appreciate someone`s joke

    -I eat raw eggs

    -I never open or shut the taxi door

    -I have lots of point cards or member cards in my wallet

    -I`m getting hot drinks from vending machines

    -I wear surgical mask when i catch a cold

    -I pay my bills in the konbini

    -my bank is also a post office, and the atm will not only take notes but also coins for cash deposits

    -my umbrella is transparent

    Posted in: How foreigners’ daily lives change when they live in Japan

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