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BEGIN Japanology - Types Of Cafes In Japan (Original Post) yuiyoshida Mar 2015 OP
Every time I go to Akihabara Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #1
oh come on, art ... give it a go! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #2
I have to admit, they're cute Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #8
Take photos! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #9
Good luck with that Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #10
Hey you! Rex Mar 2015 #3
I think you were lucky to have that much! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #4
I hear that! Wow Hawaii, I bet the beaches are so beautiful. Rex Mar 2015 #5
yeah but On the other hand... yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #6
They do want Americans to stay at home and watch TV. I believe that to some extent. Rex Mar 2015 #7

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
1. Every time I go to Akihabara
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 04:02 AM
Mar 2015

some gal in a maid costume invariably tries to give me a flyer for a "maid cafe". I've never been to one, though. In fact, I don't think I've ever patronized a business that was listed on a flyer I was given, including the raw horsemeat restaurant.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
8. I have to admit, they're cute
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 10:07 AM
Mar 2015

Maybe the next time I'm in Akihabara, I'll check out one of the maid cafes

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
9. Take photos!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 11:57 AM
Mar 2015

I want to see you standing, and surrounded by maids, doing the heart shaped sign with their hands!

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
10. Good luck with that
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:04 PM
Mar 2015

I've never been one to post pictures of myself on the Internet. I'm kind of shy about such things, and have been ever since I was 5 years old, when my mother wanted to take a picture of me and my friend, and I ran and hid behind a tree

But maybe I can post a picture with モザイク covering the identifiable features

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
3. Hey you!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:38 PM
Mar 2015

I so want to go to Japan and visit one day! I actually landed there for a few hours, but we didn't get to leave or go visit. It was just a stop over.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
4. I think you were lucky to have that much!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:42 PM
Mar 2015

I have never been to Asia..been to Europe and Canada and that's it. Travel is difficult when you don't have the cash. Vacation time? Forget it, I can't even afford to explore more of California.. let alone going to SFO and taking a plane. I wish I could visit Hawaii, where my parents come from or visit Japan.. I would so love that!

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
5. I hear that! Wow Hawaii, I bet the beaches are so beautiful.
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:49 PM
Mar 2015

If I go down to the Gulf of Mexico to take a swim, the water is brown and sludgy.

Yeah money is a killer sometimes, I wish I had more of it too - because I would travel. However I was just changing planes and was in the Army heading to South Korea.

I'd love nothing more than to be able just to have the money to travel America. Bills are my enemies right now.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
6. yeah but On the other hand...
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:53 PM
Mar 2015

I have my own place, I don't have to live under someones roof and go by their rules. Most my age have roommates, as San Francisco is an expensive place to live. But, I prefer my freedom to enjoy time by myself, and not have to worry about washing someone else's dishes. The price I pay limits my ability to travel and the United States isn't making it too easy to visit other places. Passports cost money, and than all the crap you have to though at the airport just to board a plane. Its almost like they want Americans to just stay home and watch TV.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
7. They do want Americans to stay at home and watch TV. I believe that to some extent.
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:57 PM
Mar 2015

IF we go out into the world, we might learn that not all foreigners are how they are described on American TV or the media. Good observation yuiyoshida.

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