tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post2576034097842325402..comments2023-10-09T09:30:53.349-07:00Comments on From Japan With Love: We're Back!FromJapanWithLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-78137356235717813632009-09-09T19:52:56.914-07:002009-09-09T19:52:56.914-07:00I absolutely love the Moose hat photo. And as som...I absolutely love the Moose hat photo. And as someone who has spent a lot of time in Canada (dated a Canadian) the portions in America are EXACTLY the same as in Canada. :-) Obviously compared to Japan - the food could feed an entire family. But did you go to Taco Bell?catwranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164892141614671386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-35434652234315932272009-08-28T11:32:16.423-07:002009-08-28T11:32:16.423-07:00Thanks for post. It’s really imformative stuff.
I ...Thanks for post. It’s really imformative stuff.<br />I really like to read.Hope to learn a lot and have a nice experience here! my best regards guys!<br /><a href="http://blogshubhinetwork.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">seo</a>--seoRK CLOTHING DESIGNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144814049048407886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-41322899543780462462009-08-27T18:19:03.289-07:002009-08-27T18:19:03.289-07:00Glad to hear you guys are back and had a good time...Glad to hear you guys are back and had a good time! :) I love reading your blog and I look forward to hearing other stories about life in Japan. I'm taking a japanese class and we have hiragana quizzes everyday! It's quite a challenge haha.Agent Ada Kennedy aka Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612838271880921830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-12403120560980975352009-08-25T19:40:47.512-07:002009-08-25T19:40:47.512-07:00Beautiful scenery!! I enjoyed reading about your ...Beautiful scenery!! I enjoyed reading about your travels and experiences. I agree that portion sizes are out of control. It's so hard to eat reasonably when you get so much food put in front of you.Sara at Soap Rehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577754837898769054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-41832482482369338582009-08-24T19:33:28.300-07:002009-08-24T19:33:28.300-07:00Great pictures. I've never been to Canada. Wel...Great pictures. I've never been to Canada. Well, some day I'll make it.Mekkanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068317807601003956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-82026191712226463022009-08-24T13:45:22.860-07:002009-08-24T13:45:22.860-07:00Hey Melissa-I like doggy bags...depending on the f...Hey Melissa-I like doggy bags...depending on the food-I just hate to waste any of it!<br /><br />Grace-I had the same reaction when I came here. I would order something and when it came I kept looking for the waitress-expecting there would be more! <br /><br />HI Alison-You should come to Japan-just NOT in the summer!!<br /><br />Hey Lost mitten-small world! When I left my mom's to go to my dad's in Cambridge I felt sad as I hate Cambridge and both hubby and I still miss Southampton! As for Japanaese...I still am not fluent after 11 years. Just remember that probably what they teach you in class won't be exactly what is spoken on the streets for example...they will probably teach you "wakarimasen" (I don't understand) but, at least where I live, they say "wakaran". Still...it will help a lot! I came here with NOTHING! If you go to Tokyo though you won't really even need it. My sister lived there for 3 years and she couldn't speak it all and when I went to visit her people spoke to me in Enlgish (at restuarants etc). Good luck with your class!FromJapanWithLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-69690596315244886082009-08-24T12:24:43.659-07:002009-08-24T12:24:43.659-07:00Sounds like you had an amazing time! I love all o...Sounds like you had an amazing time! I love all of the pics of Southampton - been there so many times and that's where my mom lives also, I always love it up there. So quiet and peaceful, especially in the Spring, Fall, and Winter when there aren't any tourists up there. A beautiful place!<br /><br />I would love to travel to Japan someday and I'm actually starting to take Japanese lessons in September as a night class! How long did it take for you to learn Japanese? Any recommendations for me?Lost Mittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964638224141063922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-82931690486816911492009-08-24T03:29:00.492-07:002009-08-24T03:29:00.492-07:00Sounds like you had an amazing time and some great...Sounds like you had an amazing time and some great pictures to keep the memory of it alive, after my holiday this year I felt abit sad to be back in the UK and working etc but looking back at the photos always cheers me up. Luckily here though the weather has been pretty nice on the most part anyway.<br />I really enjoy reading about your life in Japan - it is somewhere my husband and I definitely want to visit sometime.Alison Arifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417169125112160611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-88291279273839088192009-08-23T21:31:30.211-07:002009-08-23T21:31:30.211-07:00Welcome back!
Funny you mention about the portion...Welcome back!<br /><br />Funny you mention about the portion sizes! When hubs was in Japan he too was saying how small their serving sizes were, especially beverages! He said he'd take on little sip (gulp) and gone.... the coffee cups were super small too and needed to call on the server to refill it every 3 minutes LoL!!<br /><br />What great pictures!!!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919826641985046187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-57891528365161188402009-08-23T19:34:30.979-07:002009-08-23T19:34:30.979-07:00i'm so glad you both had a great visit! your ...i'm so glad you both had a great visit! your husband looks so happy, heehee. i'm glad he had a good time in a place so different from his home country. and i'm glad you got to visit home and your family!<br /><br />oh and i have got to agree with you on the food in restaurants thing. i eat about 1/4 of an entre when i go out, and the waitress always looks at me strangely. sometimes i get "you eat like a bird!", and i always get hounded to take the food home in a doggy bag... no thanks! usually it's not good once you get it home. i wish they would offer smaller portions.maoiliosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941536433285670201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-61778843065829419722009-08-23T08:05:24.587-07:002009-08-23T08:05:24.587-07:00Orchid64-I saw a friend eat a salad that could fee...Orchid64-I saw a friend eat a salad that could feed 2-3 people and then order dessert! Everywhere we went people were just eating....I saw few doggie bags though I think they are a great idea (they don't do doggie bags in Japan). I probably used to eat that much....or close to it as I'm sure the sizes have gotten bigger since I left Canada. I just don't get why the sizes have to be that big!FromJapanWithLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501843582871473733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-28431565989078640312009-08-23T03:52:28.336-07:002009-08-23T03:52:28.336-07:00"Seriously, how do people eat that much?!&quo..."Seriously, how do people eat that much?!"<br /><br />I have said this many times to students who have traveled abroad and the answer is, you don't.<br /><br />Restaurants offer doggy bags for a reason. The main problem is that people are inclined to overindulge if the food is there, but not everyone does so. Eat half, take the rest home. That's what people used to do, and at least some people, still do.Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859120836007416823.post-6053537123752791162009-08-23T03:07:14.534-07:002009-08-23T03:07:14.534-07:00" you married Japanese....deal with it"
..." you married Japanese....deal with it"<br /><br />lol :D <br /><br />glad you guys had a good time. seeing the pictures makes me want to go back for a visitJennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.com