This thread is for the discussion of the language, culture, travel, daily life, etc. of Japan. Let's tark at randam in Japanese and English. Take it easy!
>in Akiba >go to arcade >see Dia Kurosawa plushie in UFO catcher >ask employee to get her >say "Dee yah" >employee asks if I meant "Die yah" and gives me confused look >nod in embarrassment
>go to sushi restaurant with traditional Japanese seating >as I sit down, I accidentally kick the heater >heater turns off >waiter says blunt force will cause heater to turn off >waiter politely asks if I want to sit at another table
>on train >too prideful to sit down >too bored to hold handles (browsing /a/ and Jow Forums on phone) >train jerks >I make a very loud noise as I shift my feet and almost fall
>in hokkaido >see light flashing green, which means don't go or haul ass >I haul ass and fall due to slippery ice
>worker bows and says "ありがとうございました" >I can only bow awkwardly because I am too insecure to say "ありがと" with an accent and don't want to butcher the pronunication
>buy food dorayaki from street vendor >eating it next to stall >old lady passing by comes up to me and says something >my sister tells me she said that I made the dorayaki look like it tastes amazing >I didn't even say thank you to old lady