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Stout · Joined: 28 May 2011

Yeah, Japan's pretty much a whole different kettle of fish. They developed their culture and lifestyle to an extremely high level, then notched it up a quantum leap and took on the big bad Russians. Truman had to nuke'em to stop the kamikaze attacks and what have you, and just make'em throw in the towel.

Then when they got some money going, they started buying Hollywood (Columbia Pictures) and the Rockefeller building- some frickin' balls!

It was definitely a different vibe living there, different level of manners, intelligence, innovation, ...people's actions were always measured against a code of honor (obviously not always in a proper or good way, but things like cheating or lying weren't easily waved off, and people were generally big enough to step up and accept responsibility when they messed up), and yes, the woman were definitely on a different plane- although you had your usual gold-diggers and girls who never matured into women (usually loved Disney, animation, and overproduced pop music, and talked in artificially high-pitched, giggly voices), there were also extremely well-read/cultured/intelligent goddesses who would just blow you away with their depth of soul and beauty. And everything in-between, from dominatrix gals to dreamy surfer chicks.

But dealing with the cost of living in Tokyo was definitely a bitch.

Still, gotta get back there some day, before the whole place is ripped apart by earthquakes.