So, Josh, Josh, and Steven get into their car full of optimism and gusto and toodle along to the Wonder Goo (yes that is the name of the store... pretty much Nihhon-jin Best Buy) to get keitai`s (cell phones). They do so with the clear impression that all you need is a passport (to validate your identity) and a credit card (to pay) because this is what several other people have done in the very recent past. You can imagine their chagrin when Josh #2 and Steven were rejected, because they did not have their full alien registration cards. You might think that this was absurd, but you would be wrong. This is just a day in the life of Japan. Abrupt, unnecessary, and rigid policy change is just ONE of the many quirky little things that make this Island run like only Japan can run. Gotta stamp EVERYTHING with red ink, and gotta follow 'policy.' Accept these two things, and you have embraced two of the seven pillars of Japanese bureaucracy. I hope to discover the other 5 and record my findings.
Well, I`m off to the Daiso to stock up. Cheers everyone!
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Josh,
Japanese ways sound like "military ways"..I had many months of experience in that type of environment...such fun. Sounds like you are having a ball man! By the way...how does it feel to be a part of the minority there. Tall and round eyed..ha
David
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