I've had a few pictures on my phone that I've been meaning to post so I figured I'd get them all up now.
Have I mentioned the giant fruit? Like, size-of-a-small-child's-head giant fruit? It seems to be the fresh produce of choice here. It's difficult for you to fully appreciate the scope of these gargantuan growths from my crappy cell phone pictures, but I'll try anyhow.
I have quite small hands and a fair size laptop.
This little baby is a sweet potato thing that was brought to a private lesson I teach by one of the students.
It was insanely purple, but tasted like potato and was a little bit... bacon-y? It had kind of a smokey-ness to it anyhow. It confused me a little at first because apparently it's called satsuma, which in England is a small orange/tangerine (called mikan in Japan). Delicious, but disconcerting due to my brain screaming at me that it should taste totally different every time I put a spoon of it in my mouth.
Next up, nothing says Christmas like フライドチキン (fried chicken)!
Actually, some one told me that people tend to eat fried chicken at Christmas here. New Year is the traditional family time, but Christmas was just sort of imported by companies here. KFC make a big deal of it I think? It's become a time to eat order cake and eat chicken with friends/significant others. There's Christmas music in stores and a little section of decorations and things, but I don't think many people really celebrate it though. I don't get time of work for it (well, I do because I booked it off for Thailand, but technically).
Have I mentioned the giant fruit? Like, size-of-a-small-child's-head giant fruit? It seems to be the fresh produce of choice here. It's difficult for you to fully appreciate the scope of these gargantuan growths from my crappy cell phone pictures, but I'll try anyhow.
I have quite small hands and a fair size laptop.
This little baby is a sweet potato thing that was brought to a private lesson I teach by one of the students.
It was insanely purple, but tasted like potato and was a little bit... bacon-y? It had kind of a smokey-ness to it anyhow. It confused me a little at first because apparently it's called satsuma, which in England is a small orange/tangerine (called mikan in Japan). Delicious, but disconcerting due to my brain screaming at me that it should taste totally different every time I put a spoon of it in my mouth.
Next up, nothing says Christmas like フライドチキン (fried chicken)!
Actually, some one told me that people tend to eat fried chicken at Christmas here. New Year is the traditional family time, but Christmas was just sort of imported by companies here. KFC make a big deal of it I think? It's become a time to eat order cake and eat chicken with friends/significant others. There's Christmas music in stores and a little section of decorations and things, but I don't think many people really celebrate it though. I don't get time of work for it (well, I do because I booked it off for Thailand, but technically).
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You need to mention how Christmas is also a big holiday for couples. Gift giving isn't really done here but boyfreinds and girlfriends will generally exchange gifts at Christams and I suppose husbands and wives too.
Christmas is like a second Valentine's Day, love hotels are booked weeks and even months in advance.
Firstly, I 'need' mention nothing as this is a blog not an essay assignment, and secondly I did mention that it was a time to spend with friends or signifigant others.