LOL! HAhaahahahahaa!!! I think many people are disappointed now but, whatever they're cute! >///<, tough i might look like that guy ... I'm still a gentleman and I respect ladies! (specially maids!) *o*.
Me is going to follow your steps and learn when I start living in Japan LOL!, I tried to learn how to ride when i was little and fell, fell and fell until I surrendered.
I envy you! Here if you must go in the subway you have to hide your cellphone in your butt :/ and nevermind the existence of your laptop computer if you take it out of your extremely locked home :/.
It's one of the best ideas ever,I wish I could have an iphone and that I could take calls in the street T^T. (Here you can't walk with any phone,ipod or whatever with value, unless you want to be beaten up and robbed @_@).
I think people think all anime and manga are childish just because they're drawn and they see the characters as little cartoons @_@ what their narrow minds don't get is that there are tons of genres for different ages and tastes.