Comments on: What Has Japan Taught Me About England?

By: Contamination

Contamination — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:11:59 +0000

One Cup Ozeki? The homeless mans sake of choice.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:43:15 +0000

And How!!!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:32:24 +0000

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

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:50 +0000

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!!

By: billywest

billywest — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:59:23 +0000

“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!

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:14:45 +0000

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.

By: Steve in Nagoya

Steve in Nagoya — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:55:35 +0000

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.

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:53 +0000

You misunderstood, I said I love English food, especially your cooking, mum.

By: Ken Y-N

Ken Y-N — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:56:37 +0000

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!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:42:54 +0000

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