All right now here we go again, back again to the blog site, or what I call the cyber-vent site. It's the All you eat site for the cyber-world OOoOOOooooOOoo cool, or at the least a little snappy. so the last time we were here we were venting about people in Japan... foreigners, one of my favorite past times, next is comparing Japans lack of being able to compare to the United States in everything, or at least my version of everything, you know, why the can't do business as well as I can, or how come I have the solution to all Japans problems. you know like who really runs Japan and why they can't get out from under the U.S. arm of {protection}. or most other world problems that I can solve better than anybody else....whatever....so again here we are...and...yup...uhhhh...what was I saying!? oh yeah bunnies...so back to foreigners in Japan, and the funny antics that go on. Anyone who has been in Japan for longer than lets say 5 years 4000 reruns of Star Treck ( the original) and finally gets cable T.V. and is eternally watching C.S.I. or American Idol, or 36 hours of the 4hour cycle of the Discovery channel, saying this I've been here for over twenty.... nuf said yup!! just to prove a point about the rerun thing I have a couple of friends who can, in Star Wars voice imitations recite verbatim StarTreck episodes mixing in and out of The Matrix scenes, actually having a converstion that makes sense!!! ( yes nerds...but the fact that I can understand them drives me nuts and they think it is funny) so yes we live the life deprived of any real social value, OH! I forgot to tell you that I live in Nagasaki Japan....so there it is, yes kinda small. anyway, you are here, in Japan, what is there to do, you can...drink alcohol, and go to a festival (another way to drink alcohol), date party!! ( yes another way to get oblitereated), weddings...(same), Hanami ( viewing the cherry blossoms) for the aesthetic(?) and cultural value (yup you guessed it, get blasted.... even better it is in the afternoon!!!) and just about anything you do in Japan leads to alcohol. You know lets see how many things lead to drinking.... start from the begginning of the year... ok Jan. 1 Years day (Japan last for three days!!! hahaha-- suckas), the coming of age day ( in Japan turning 20) it's supposed to be for those of you turning 20 years old...yeah right older and younger are getting in on this one!!! (party together, you know caste society! ) then you have Shinnenkai ( begginning the year party for companies ...and dprivate companies, and friends and...well you getit! then there's Feb. Founders day, and coincedently my birthday!!! then some friends birthdays, then March the Vernal equinox ( yes they celebrate that here with a holiday), and nore birthdays and graduation!!! paaaaaaartee! Now It's spring time and you have the cherery blossoms ( drinking from noon, and night time viewing too) all day!! May, Golden week!!!! yes one week of drinking parties(Golden Week is two holidays that are a day apart so they just made them three days, if you play you cards right you coul have up to ten days for vacation). More birthdays, weddings you know, now we are slowly getting to warmer weather, this means more parks and BBQ and such, it is good enough to hit the beach, for those of you who are blessed to live close enough( yes I live 20 mins from a ton of very fine beaches). Then ther's June I don't know if there is a holiday in June but who cares it's summer and the rainy season, hot and muckky!! Drink and be merry! Now we start for summer, it's July, we have Ocean day and... basically summer, who needs another reason. Then August rolls in and you have Obon Japans' own "Day of the dead" drink and eat! and you should come to Nagasaki for this event I promise you will never regret of forget it!!! I'm sure this would be outlawed in most or all other countries, except China! now your in the festival season, drink, drink, drink. now we're into September and the summer solstice and seasonal foods that are absolutely exquisite but generally made to compliment alcohol! October, more festivals Health day, November, Old peoples day, now we sar the end of the year parties, drink, drink, drink. and December, year end Christmas small calss reunions and party, party, party!!! and slowly but surely liver failure for most of us and the others much af what happened cannot ( and probably should not) be remembered! Yes Japan, culture, reserve, exquisit quisine, adn....ALCOHOL!! Ok so enough about that next time we'll talk about...ooooh, How good your Japanese is!! this is a great topic. Prenta guidance is advised for this one!!
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