I’m back
I don’t even know where to start. A proper thing later, but some random thoughts for now -
- Chibita is basically the coolest guy on the planet, even though he likes trace music.
- VF5 and the way the arcades and the scene work over there blew my mind.
- Everyone in Tokyo is SUPER FUCKING STYLISH x infinity.
- Taxis and transport and food in Tokyo are really, really cheap.
- Drinking in nice bars is about as expensive as it is here.
- Their super cool trainer shops stock our regular trainers and their regular shops stock the trainers we can’t buy for love nor money.
- Clothes are really expensive. Well, nice clothes. Uniqlo is cheap, and much better than the version they’ve given us.
- VF5 is amazing, though only Chibita used the new evade move on me.
- Hentai does actually get so bad you feel physically sick just looking at it, and it’s not even remotely hard to get.
- Tokyo girls are HOT but apparently shit in bed (they have a term there - mackeral - because they lie there like a dead fish).
- People fall asleep on the tube within seconds of sitting down.
- Their mobile phones also double as their oyster cards, but I didn’t see one person use it.
- There seems to be no excitement for the PS3 at all.
- Asking for DS Lite carrying cases in a hardcore gaming shop will get you laughed at, because the DS Lite is too new to be cool amongst the ‘real’ gamers.
- The fascist political party openly drives around in vans with loudspeakers, broadcasting “foreigners get out” messages.
- I take a size large when buying clothes.