- Japan has very clean streets. It's amazing how a country can be so clean if there are no trashcans anywhere. Apparently, you are supposed to carry around your trash with you until you get home.
- Chinese drivers are at war on the road. Don't dare to cross the street when the light is not in your favor. Use the underground paths when possible.
- Japan drivers on the other hand, are scared of their own shadow. Due to this, I only heard a total of 9 car horn honks while I was there. That is 0.3 each day.
- I walked to school 45 minutes each day, uphill both ways. Plus I had to carry my awesome mac in my school bag. This couple with the simple food over there caused me to shed 3 pounds. It's funny, and completely explainable how there was a 10 pound swing in my weight between France and Japan.
- Have you ever walked into Trader Joes and felt completely welcome and yet at the same time wonder how the employees can be so darn happy? Well, every service oriented establishment was like this in Japan. There was always an over the top welcome from every single employee, and then a thank you for stopping by. I loved every second of it. It was quite a difference from what we see here in the US.
- Don't attempt reservations in Japan, they are not a concept there. People sit too long for a meal and the servers don't know how to estimate. Plus, since they are so nice and cannot say no, they will tell you it will be 20 more minutes... over and over again. I was only fooled once... ok twice.
- I ate sushi almost every day and did not get sick, nor have I shown signs of mercury poisoning to this point.
- In conveniences stores (such as 7/11 which are every where), men read magazines at the shelves. However, they do not ever buy them. Interesting concept that does not happen here in the states.
- Green Iced Tea is really good. It is unsweetend, tastes healthy and it is one of the things I will miss the most about Japan.- Vending drink machines are everywhere (where I bought multiple Iced teas a day).
- In public places, there are either really nice bathrooms with remote control toilets or a hole in the ground. It was always a gamble to see what you were going to get.
- Japan is expensive. Not the same way as Europe, but groceries are just as expensive as eating out.
p.s. I took the Wonderlic test yesterday.
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