a girl living in Japan`s thoughts about the country. http://nighstar.nfshost.com/japanese/thoughts/index.php http://nighstar.nfshost.com/japanese/thoughts/index.php?entry=4 _>;; it`s hard to, though, now that i have multiple ljs to update. *sigh*

i could like... post a big rant about the Japanese public school system or the lack of good cheese in grocery stores or the outrageous price of DVDs and CDs here, but meh... i don`t feel like it right now. instead, i will just post an image.

signs like this can be seen in Japan:

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i just returned to Japan from my first trip to America since coming to Japan 8 months ago.

while in America i noticed things that one wouldn`t normally notice. little things like apologies and "thanks" not being said as frequently as they are in Japan (among other things) stood out to me and i found it rather interesting. i was actually a little happy to come back to Japan, my apartment and all my junk in it, although i do miss my family of course.

there is more that i could talk about regarding Japan vs. America and what it was like going back to America, but i`m too tired and thus can`t really think of anything at the moment.

soon i think i will skim my livejournal for entries which pertain to things unique to Japan and i will post the most interesting things here. when i first came to Japan is probably when most of the "wtf Japan??" things stuck me the hardest, even if i didn`t notice it at the time. i should also write up some more recent, less culture-shocked observations about Japan as soon as i can get around to doing so...]]> http://nighstar.nfshost.com/japanese/thoughts/index.php?entry=1