Japan
Likes: Extremely polite people, people running and doing things at a speed of knots when you ask for something (or even buy a can of coke at the local store), everything being shiny and new looking, adults dressing up like Manga cartoon characters and walking the streets, sumo wrestling, Akihabara district, feeding the ducks in the freezing temperatures left over breakfast, sumo soup, heated toilet seats, familymart, skateboarding dogs,
Dislikes: no evidence of a countryside, queuing to a ridiculous degree, everything being expensive (especially trains), lack of creative architecture, Japanese food, being in minus temperatures with only a waterproof coat, cyclists trying to run you over on the pavement, the most uncomfortable pillows in the world, people trying to buy luck,
Sunrises passed: 6
Places visited: Tokyo, Kyoto
Number of times i wanted to come home: 1. I almost cried whilst on the metro once as it reminded me so much of London- how odd.
Favourite hostel: Hotel Mystays, Ochanomizo. A semi double room, perfect.
No of Geisha's in Kyoto: less than 100
No of Geisha's we saw: 1 score!
No of people dressed creatively: all of the girls and at least half the boys.
No of people dressed like me: 0
Percentage of people wearing those little face masks: 10%
percentage of people these face masks actually help protect: the other 90%
Favourite memory: Singing Karaoke for the the first time ever. Xss excelled and even put in some dance moves
Worst day: Well, worst night. Sharing a semi double with an overgrown man who had a high temperature and sweated waves in the night. Hot bouts of air swarming towards me whenever i moved. - He's better now.
Favourite new food or drink:
Best/worst smell: Best- Free shower gels in the hotels. you cant buy stuff that good at home.
Best/worst noise: Being spoken Japanese to and not even being able to say i don't understand.
Best Norwich City Victory: Wes Holahan signing a new 3.5 year contract.
Weirdest country fact: Even homeless men take their shoes off when they step on their cardboard mattresses. No lie. I have photographic evidence.
New thing learnt: A sense of style and fashion are in inbuilt and individual. I have long been toying with what to do with how i dress, as i am giving up dressing like a boy. However, the bible states that you should adorn yourself with good deeds and a great character rather than jewelry and perfume (in 1 Peter 2 i think), however, what about for special occasions?? How far should you go to look presentable, but not have it as your main asset when people are shallow and assess you very quickly primarily on your outward appearance? I often dress down on purpose as i like to have people's thoughts about me brought upwards after speaking to me, rather than me looking good/professional and then having people think less of me when they hear me speak. Once you've won this battle, then its much easier to get people to listen to what you say rather than the image you are putting out there. But all the same should i dress nicer?
Country Score: 220
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