I tend to carry $20-$40 on me and use my credit card or bank card most of the time. I fear losing a wallet full of cash rather than getting robbed. Some businesses here have a sign saying they wont accept electronic payment for purchases under $10,...
I dunno, I think human maid waitresses would be better than robot maid waitresses. Either would be better than some ordinary greasy chicken waiter guy though
With a little bit of forward planning, I found the trains in Tokyo pretty easy to use. Clean and quick, but not surprisingly quite crowded. I was surprised how few trains there were in Kyoto, there were two subway lines but that was about it. Ther...
Huntsman spiders freak the hell out of me, and i live in the bush so we get HEAPS of them coming into the house. I tend to catch and release them, as in my experience they tend to just go nuts and don't die if you spray them. Fortunately they're no...
Ha, in my experience, they're almost impossible to get, but if you keep putting money in, eventually one of the store guys from the arcade will come out and move it into a ridiculously easy place so you can get it.
Get a dictionary and come back when you know what racist means. By the way Indian/Chinese/whatever food bought in the UK is still Indian/Chinese/whatever, not UK food.
Watch out, train otaku! Not that there's anything wrong with that. The thing with hacking a train is that while all your buddies are talking about their h4xored xboxes and PSPs, you could be like, "oh yeah, well I h4xored an entire train.....with p...
I left my new 500 yen umbrella leaning against a wall in Ueno station while I checked my map. Once I figured out where i was going, I went about 15 steps before I remembered I'd forgotten to pick up my umbrella, turned around and someone had stolen...
For me, commuting into the city by car takes about 30 minutes during traffic, or about 20 when there's little traffic. Add another 15 minutes walk to that because I refuse to pay $3 for parking near the ANU (good exercise too). I live in the countr...
