There are some things I like about Japan. Drinking a can of hot “corn soup” on the train platform during winter. Going for a drive in the mountains to my favorite onsen hot spring with Initial D music playing. Turning a corner in Tokyo and seeing a really gorgeous Goth-Loli girl walk by. Or the time an OL (“office lady,” or a female employee of a company) fell asleep with her head on my shoulder on the train — that was pretty cool. Then there are some things I just don’t like about Japan. Maps where “up” is a direction other than north, or Japanese-style public toilets that are a challenge to use. Also, fish sausages, pressed fish that tastes basically like spam that was made with fish instead of…whatever spam is made from — I just don’t like that stuff. Kids, however, love them, and anime-branded fish sausages are popular items in stores. The most infamous brand of homogenized fish sausages in Japan goes by the apparently un-ironic name of…wait for it…”Homo Sausage.” (There’s also a brand of homogenized milk called Homo Milk, and the official mascot is Homo-chan. I swear I am not making this stuff up.)If you’ve ever lived in Japan or visited here, what things do you/did you dislike?
Japanese kids love Dragonball Z™ brand fish sausages. Tabenaika?
