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    Thread: Monthly budget for living in Tokyo?
Post: Monthly budget for living in Tokyo?

Yes active, I woudn`t worry too much about the cost of rent, but read ahead and be organised when you get here..."The wise man reads a hundred books before taking the first step." Good point about lo...
Abbass Off topic 28 7,214 2009-09-09, 11:01 am
    Thread: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?
Post: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?

LOL. We obviously have too much time on our hands discussing the philosophy of all of this. Zwarte has explained it perfectly. Abbass.
Abbass General discussion 15 9,012 2009-09-07, 10:42 am
    Thread: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?
Post: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?

As Pauline said above, it`s so you can keep track of time as you munch on your toast and sup your tea before you have to hit the road for work. In Japan, time has an elevated importance perhaps, becau...
Abbass General discussion 15 9,012 2009-09-06, 11:46 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I live in Japan now, and although I`m still working through Heisberg and all of that, I`m measuring my progress in a more natural way now... Basically I watch TV, listen to my lovely new pocket radio...
Abbass General discussion 1,389 294,702 2009-09-06, 11:36 am
    Thread: how to see japanese tv
Post: how to see japanese tv

Loads of stuff on YouTube. Latest news, `variety` shows, comedy.
Abbass General discussion 88 27,527 2009-09-06, 10:52 am
    Thread: Speaking Japanese in Japan
Post: Speaking Japanese in Japan

Agree, Hasn`t happened to me in Japan. I sometimes have had young waiters who confirm the order with the Japanese person at the table, but in that case you just stop them and clarify that`s it you...
Abbass General discussion 56 10,000 2009-09-06, 10:50 am
    Thread: Monthly budget for living in Tokyo?
Post: Monthly budget for living in Tokyo?

Hi, I`m in Japan now. Your food budget is, as many have mentioned, very high. I would go easy on eating out and cook at home during the week - food in supermarkets is cheap; especially if you go in t...
Abbass Off topic 28 7,214 2009-09-06, 10:42 am