Free Food in JapanA lot of markets out here used to do free samples. Now it's rare, if ever. I don't know why they stopped doing it. Loss of profits doesn't seem likely -maybe legality.
Japanese SupermarketsNeat that the check-out people are polite. Even neater if they're all really like that. Over here where I'm at, all the check-outs are run by the folks from other bad side of town, and they could give less of a s*** about being polite to you and ha...
Japanese HospitalsERs have a triage setup, so if someone with a headache comes in, they're going to get pushed to the side so the personnel can deal with a trauma or much more important case. What I'd like to know is why the hospital beds are so full. Are they admit...
Japanese HospitalsFrom my understanding Japan has a high number of aging population with a very low birth weight. That will only make things worse won't it, if they're going there for every little thing?
Japanese HospitalsTo the people in my profession, that's absolutely unacceptable. Is there that dense of a population that there are not enough beds and doctors available?
Japanese Student Toilet HabitsI've never heard of such a thing in a United States grade school. On an individual level I have, but not on a large scale. What a messed up place those schools must be o3o
Japan Drivers LicenseThe colorful illustrations in the manual make it look like learning driving could be more fun than it was in High School health class.
Sony Vaio P Boot TimeIt's frustrating that a computer takes any time to load at all nowadays. We live in the future after all. I won't be impressed with computers again until they load much faster and have less errors.