What a trip so far. This is such a departure from anything I have ever experienced. Here's some things I've learned:
-People don't make eye contact
-Thank you's are everywhere (and sometimes highly elongated)
-Masks - wear one if you're sick, wear one if you're trying not to get sick, or if you're a girl without makeup that day, wear one
-Fruit as gifts
-Somehow horrible American restaurants have made it here, I'm talking to you Sizzler, go home
-The shinjuku metro station is insane
-Restaurants are tiny
-True Japanese breakfast is challenging
-Umbrellas, not jackets
-Walk on the left if you want to go with the flow
-Men: White shirt, black pants
-Women: Skirt and white shirt
-Eggs taste better
-People like to try out their English with you
-Slippers in bathrooms
-I appear to be the only one sweating in this weather, which is odd
-Silence is golden on trains and busses
-If you're doing something rude, people will not let you know it
Although I have no hope of blending in here, I'm at least trying out some of the customs and working on understanding the finer points of being Japanese. More vocab words needed. More to come.
-John
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