Comments on: Midwesterner in the Sun Kingdom (part 1)

By: carsten

carsten — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:53:18 +0000

“Jinglish (has anybody coined this term yet_) ”

Just a side note, I also heard the term “Japanglish”.

By: Benjamin Ross

Benjamin Ross — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:32:57 +0000

I should have mentioned this, but in the haste of writing this it got left out…After I made it to my gate, the guy who I thought was just being a good sumaritan asked me for a tip. Usually, this type of thing would annoy me (especially since in China there is no tipping, ever) but since he basically single handedly prevented me from missing my flight and thus losing a day in Japan, I gave him 10 RMB

By: Therese

Therese — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:15:20 +0000

I love ANA (though my true airline love is Dragon Air). They have the best meals of all of the Asian airlines I’ve travelled (JAL’s are good too) and their customer service can’t be beat. I’ve lived for a good while in Tokyo and Shanghai both (and now, obviously from the cute picture next to my name, Hong Kong), and I would object to Tokyo being Japan’s Shanghai. If anything, Osaka is Japan’s Shanghai and Tokyo is Japan’s Hong Kong. People are so uptight and polite in Tokyo (much like Hong Kong) compared to the casualness of Osaka, and the Osakans (??) and Shanghainese both have the same reputation for being good businessmen with crazy accents. The street food’s also better in both Osaka and Shanghai.

That being said, do enjoy Tokyo! I absolutely miss it and am jealous that you’re going to see a baseball game there. I took my Red Sox-loving father to a game there and he was floored by the crowd. So exhilerating!

By: Yu

Yu — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:21:12 +0000

Baseball in Japan is the most fun baseball can be. Go to a game, but know you will ruin American baseball forever….

By: Shopgirl's Shanghai blog

Shopgirl's Shanghai blog — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:10:15 +0000

i sooo want to go to Japan

By: John

John — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:42:33 +0000

Wow, I just found your blog recently. I guess the timing wasn’t too good considering you just left China. I’m curious though, you never said who that red-shirted guy was. Was he an airport employee or just a good samaritan?

By: joyce

joyce — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:21:35 +0000

the japanese airline food sounds awesome.i’m happy to find out finally you caught up your flights.
enjoy your trip in Japan~if you can put some pics on with your articles,that would be better.

By: james

james — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:30:13 +0000

If you get the time and chance, try some shabu-shabu out, it’s the food you cook yourself. It’s pretty awesome, and reasonably cheap too if you go to one of the all you can eat places. I find the sushi in Tokyo good, but obviously overpriced.

Have fun there and watch out for the crazy nationalists that drive around in the black vans with bullhorns!

By: maxiewawa

maxiewawa — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:47:52 +0000

I am boycotting your blog, your products, your family and your culture for visiting the shrine where… (ok, maybe a little tasteless)

Have fun in Japan! And the article was great, nothing like the formless mess you promised in the opening paragraph.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:00:56 +0000

“Jinglish (has anybody coined this term yet_) ”

It’s generally called Engrish. Or Japlish.