1) Why is it that inside the house my fingers border on frozen, but outside the house it's 80 degrees? (and no the answer has nothing to do with air conditioning...see question 2)
2) Why does the tub have an electrical box that allows you to set the water temperature and then will maintain that temperature, but I have to use a floor heater to try and stay warm?
3) Why are half the shops closed on Saturday and Sunday when people work 12 - 14 hours a day here?
4) Why does the grocery store open at 10am, which then means I have to shop for breakfast at a konbini (convenience store)?
5) Why is it that I can leave my purse, with thousands of dollars in it, in my bicycle basket outside of a bar and no one steals it, but when I leave bungee cords on my bike outside a community center someone takes them?
6) How can they make a toilet that plays songs, warms your butt, and acts as a bidet, but doesn't flush toilet paper?
7) Why do people write me letters in katakana when they're writing Japanese words? (Katakana is used to spell foreign words, hiragana is used to spell Japanese words...it really makes it hard to figure out what they're trying to say....not like it isn't hard enough)
8) Why is it that I need a bank account to get an apartment, a gaikokujin card to open a bank account and an address to get a gaikokujin card? (It takes 1 month to get a gaikokujin card and you have to apply for it in the city that you'll be living in). It's nearly impossible.
9) Why is it that someone is okay with renting to a foreigner without any income, but has to double check to see if they can rent to two people sharing a 3 bedroom apartment?
10) How do Japanese people drink so much and still have a six pack? (People here don't really go to the gym...so I know that's not the answer)
11) Why do Japanese people put storm shutters on every window, but yet the slightest breeze blows under every wall? (There's a breeze hitting my legs, coming up from under the house).
12) Why is it twice as expensive to buy a Honda civic here?
13) Why does someone living in a house with a tin roof drive a Lexus sports car?
14) How long will it take before the Japanese learn how to make a decent washing machine? (Like one that uses warm water, or doesn't leave mysterious crap on my clothes).
15) How do 5 ________s stay in business when they're all located within a block of each other? (This can be said for just about any type of business)
2) Why does the tub have an electrical box that allows you to set the water temperature and then will maintain that temperature, but I have to use a floor heater to try and stay warm?
3) Why are half the shops closed on Saturday and Sunday when people work 12 - 14 hours a day here?
4) Why does the grocery store open at 10am, which then means I have to shop for breakfast at a konbini (convenience store)?
5) Why is it that I can leave my purse, with thousands of dollars in it, in my bicycle basket outside of a bar and no one steals it, but when I leave bungee cords on my bike outside a community center someone takes them?
6) How can they make a toilet that plays songs, warms your butt, and acts as a bidet, but doesn't flush toilet paper?
7) Why do people write me letters in katakana when they're writing Japanese words? (Katakana is used to spell foreign words, hiragana is used to spell Japanese words...it really makes it hard to figure out what they're trying to say....not like it isn't hard enough)
8) Why is it that I need a bank account to get an apartment, a gaikokujin card to open a bank account and an address to get a gaikokujin card? (It takes 1 month to get a gaikokujin card and you have to apply for it in the city that you'll be living in). It's nearly impossible.
9) Why is it that someone is okay with renting to a foreigner without any income, but has to double check to see if they can rent to two people sharing a 3 bedroom apartment?
10) How do Japanese people drink so much and still have a six pack? (People here don't really go to the gym...so I know that's not the answer)
11) Why do Japanese people put storm shutters on every window, but yet the slightest breeze blows under every wall? (There's a breeze hitting my legs, coming up from under the house).
12) Why is it twice as expensive to buy a Honda civic here?
13) Why does someone living in a house with a tin roof drive a Lexus sports car?
14) How long will it take before the Japanese learn how to make a decent washing machine? (Like one that uses warm water, or doesn't leave mysterious crap on my clothes).
15) How do 5 ________s stay in business when they're all located within a block of each other? (This can be said for just about any type of business)
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