Jen arrived on Wednesday causing great rejoicing. Her arrival was bigger than Christmas. Not in a heretical sense because I am very glad that Jesus was born. Being without family or another North American made the day seem less traditional or festive. To celebrate Jen’s grand arrival my ladies class had a girl’s movie night (chick flick being Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. A vote was taken; the majority of females present would marry Mark Darcy). Jen’s first meal in Japan…KFC.Thursday we were over at the mall so that Jen could experience tempura and the high tech toilet. In her words:
"It was kinda scary at first and it was very, very warm and didn’t know what all the buttons meant and I was scared to push them but once I figured it all out it was fun and I like the toilet seat sanitizer. The end." –Jen (for a person so anal about grammar, Jen seems to enjoy a good run on sentence).
Jen’s Friday cultural experience was a 100-yen sushi bar. Got to love the conveyer belt continually displaying new dishes past you’re table. It’s like waiting for luggage at an airport only more enjoyable and you don’t have to wait, so not really that similar except for the conveyer belt. We also learned that orange plates mean the sushi has wasabi. White plates do not and normally loved by children. An interesting feature where we went, you ring a "doorbell" to get the bill and you pay by the number of plates 100-yen per plate.
Word Up: sushi -flavored rice (normally with vinegar and salt) that is shaped into bite-sized pieces or wrapped with seaweed. Served with either raw or cooked fish, shrimp, octopus, squid, roe (aka fish eggs), vegetables, or egg.
PS Happy New Year
2 comments:
elizabeth. i find this post humorous and informative. i am glad you have some good company. happy new year! talk to you soon i'm sure.
I had KFC there once and it was the greasiest "chicken" I'd ever eaten. Gross. I do the conveyer belt sushi bar thing though.
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