My Japanese family new year was relaxing but...

[frannyo 2]

.....after 3+ days of

 

- endless eating (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome),

- drinking (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome);

- being asked about chopsticks and how good I am at using them (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- asked if they 'have this food in foreign countries' (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- 3 people saying 'oishiiiii' 76 times during one meal (I counted!);

- 'no warning' public farting;

- 'no warning' burping over the meal table

 

.... I'm ready to go back home!

 

And snowboarding on Thursday too.

 

[gozaimaas 61]

I am always amazed at how much food the japanese eat and you rarely see an over weight japanese person.

[Alexander L 80]

.....after 3+ days of

 

- endless eating (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome),

- drinking (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome);

- being asked about chopsticks and how good I am at using them (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- asked if they 'have this food in foreign countries' (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- 3 people saying 'oishiiiii' 76 times during one meal (I counted!);

- 'no warning' public farting;

- 'no warning' burping over the meal table

 

.... I'm ready to go back home!

 

And snowboarding on Thursday too.

 

 

 

I just want to ask:

 

1) Do you really know how to use chopsticks or were you pretending?

2) What food don't they have in foreign countries?

3) out of the 76 times, how many times did you say 'oishiiiii'

 

I hate mochi.

[Alexander L 80]

I am always amazed at how much food the japanese eat and you rarely see an over weight japanese person.

 

You should just stand still for 1 minute at the east exit Shinjuku eki.

[Tubby Beaver 209]

.....after 3+ days of

 

- endless eating (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome),

- drinking (unrealistically noisily which got increasingly tiresome);

- being asked about chopsticks and how good I am at using them (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- asked if they 'have this food in foreign countries' (for the 12th year in succession, by the same people);

- 3 people saying 'oishiiiii' 76 times during one meal (I counted!);

- 'no warning' public farting;

- 'no warning' burping over the meal table

 

.... I'm ready to go back home!

 

And snowboarding on Thursday too.

 

 

 

haha!! I know where you are coming from!!

That's why I organise a snowboard trip at New Year if I'm not going back to Scotland.

[muikabochi 208]

Ah yes some of the frustrations.

There were a few for me but generally a quiet and relaxing time.

Glad to be back home though and looking forward to getting out on the snow again.

[SKI 15]

Sounds a bit like my new year.

Took it with good humor though.

[pie-eater 207]

Including the burping and farting?