Cars in Japan are very small, and the people drive like maniacs

 

Mcdonald`s is better in Japan

 

The Japanese practice a lot of sports, but never really have any games or leagues

 

Mt. Aso smells really bad.... it`s a volcano, but I won`t bother anyone with the scientific mumbo jumbo on why it actually smells like rotten eggs

 

I stick out like a sore thumb

 

I am famous in various schools in my area without ever having set foot in them

 

My name is shouted from random cars while I am riding my bike..... it scares me

 

There are vans driving around with speakers hooked to them saying various announcements, all of which I never understand

 

Japan is not as clean as expected, although very dust free, they don`t really clean up junk, and the restrooms never have towels, so you walk out of them looking like you had some control problems

 

In Japanese songs that have some English lyrics, you hear some pretty outrageous stuff

 

The Japanese find America to be very dangerous, because of drugs and guns, half the population is afraid of America and Americans, which would explain why the kids think I am mafia; therefore the Japanese have quite a skewed view of America, that I dont think is possible for me to change.... I mean I do look a little scary when I forget to shave and comb my hair and such, but I don`t think anyone on the planet other than the Japanese would find me scary

 

One of the first things I was asked in Japan was, "is your home safe in America"

 

For not being a christian culture, there sure are a lot of church bells, all electronic in the Japanese fashion

 

The Japanese have some fascination with Richard Simmonds (does anyone care if I spell his name wrong? I didn`t think so) type aerobics. There is one exception it is in Japanese, and accompanied by piano, I am no expert on this subject, and frankly I`m glad I`m not, so that is all I am going to say

 

People actually pay money for those bags that Americans get at more upscale department stores, but never throw away, because they are kind of useful. The have some fascination with these bags, all I know is it is beyond me

 

So, I counted my coin change recently, The Japanese use coins that are worth anywhere from 10 cents to 5 dollars. I had $75 worth of change....

 

It seems like the Japanese are working all the time, but my family as all home a whole lot of the time.... you know, at normal hours when people are supposed to be working

 

If you thought Japanese products were cheaply made for America, wait until you come here someday

 

Japanese music is quite possibly the worst music on the face of the planet, with exception of a very very very select few

 

The police in Japan wear the most outrageous uniforms, they are suspender type thingies that having flashing blue and red lights

 

On the subject of police, I was out at the train station around 10 PM on a Friday night, and supposedly this is a dangerous nights, totemo abunai, so the cops are everywhere, and they ask all the kids where they are going and what they are doing..... I talked with them for a half hour about the Beatles 

 

My friend Shen, from Malaysia, can pass as Japanese, because the Japanese can`t tell the difference. Next time an Asian gets mad at you for not being able to tell which country they are from, you can give them a bop on the head, courtesy of Ben Jones.

 

On the subject of Asians looking alike, I have discovered why many girls in Japan are very good looking. There are only a few types, and any girls that fit into the same types look the same. In no way is that bad, in fact, I envy them very much.