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  1. I say, jolly good piece old chap! I’m sure you uphold the great gentlemanly tradition here in Japan. Though I’m yet to visit England what I’ve seen of the way immigrants to Australia cook and what the English have done to, say, Indian food doesn’t exactly put them on my list of cuisines to learn – though a good roast is a treat (perhaps that’s English) and Fish and Chips is one of the world’s truly great inventions! Regards to Her Majesty!

  2. Nick, I’m surprised at you putting down the great British gentleman. I can assure you that there are still very many of them about, but they are quieter than the louts so you don’t hear about them so much. They don’t find the need to attract attention.

    English foood is never bland. It is mostly quite delicious. Have you forgotten sausages, egg and bacon, steak and kidney pie, apple pie and custard, hotpot, shepherds pie and your once time favourite trout with almonds. I could go on and on. You’ve been away too long.

  3. I know that that last part to that last point was totally about me Nick!!! P.S. It’s nice to have your respect! 😉

  4. Good one about the gentlemen! I took my father-in-law back to meet the relatives this summer, and the one thing he disliked the most about his experience was when staying with my parents it was always Ladies First when serving food!

  5. Things I’ve learned in Japan about America and myself

    1. Who Bob Sapp is.

    2. What it is like to be an minority.

    3. American food is unhealthy depsite the fact that I’m usually told this by a ji ji with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other with a plate full of greasy Izakaiwa food in front of him.

    4. American = White person, though I hope Obama will change this.

    5. Often when something seems perfectly logical to me it probably has deep social ramifications that I’m completely unaware of. ie wearing house slippers outside to get the mail.

    6. I was probably Japanese in a past life because I’m a Buddhist and I like temples.

    7. Natto, raw horse, raw whale won’t kill you, but mochi might.

    1. Haha, that’s a Matsuri entry in its own right!

      I can’t believe you wear your house slippers outside. Better those than toilet slippers I suppose. 😉

  6. “What Long Countdown Has Taught Me About My Own Blog”

    Snacks eaten while browsing my own blog are bland and tasteless, but snacks eaten while checking out “Long Countdown” are freaking delicious!

  7. Your blog continues to impress me Nick. How you come up with interesting things on a constant basis kinda amazes me!
    I do think your mum got it right though on the English Gentleman thing. My mother married an English man and while we never got on great, he was a gentleman and was wonderful to my mother. I do know quite a few English Gentlmen and even a couple of young ones to boot.

    “Steve in Nagoya” you really crack me up mate and number 7 was spot on!!
    Mike your japanese is not that bad!!

    1. Well said Keith. I continue reading LongCountDown because Nick is always writing something worth reading! Good work on keeping the topics interesting Nick! 🙂

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