Look, I love seeing these guys banging houses together in Japan. And you know- no nails-
I mean, they're really awesome- and it IS so scary actually...
Ok, I have to share some peculiarities between the U.S. and Japan.
Check out the way Americans park vs. Japanese! I think we use opposite sides of our brains being on opposite sides of the planet- is what I figure!
Oh, that's my purple Subaru backed into an American parking space up there.
(It's so cute- every time I back in parking with my Grandmom in California she gets SO unsettled!! I tease her and warn her to close her eyes while I'm doing it!)
There's my manager Hiromi posing for us up there.
Ok, now check out the deal with BUTTER! To my Japanese friends- this is one American custom, we can get our butter in 1/2 cup STICKS. Not only is it easier to use/serve, it's SO much easier to measure in cooking. That's TWO CUPS of butter there.
Japanese butter- that block is an even 200 grams. But in recipes usually a half a cup is called for, or one cup of butter 225 grams. So in Japan we have to get out a scale and weigh it out- or there are tiny marking for each Tablespoon.
Mind you, butter was not popular in Japan till after the War, in the '50's I guess. My Japanese mother -in-law used to use it as hand cream because she couldn't stomach it!
How about EGGS! I still have not figured out why Japanese have TEN eggs per pack! And the fridges in Japan- the egg holders are only for ten eggs!
Sometimes Japanese say dozen... "DOS", but I don't know for what things they do use that word for.
See, this is one thing I find "better", with a dozen eggs they can be broken apart and we can buy HALF a dozen instead.
Well, here's one of the best things in Japan. One of my kids!! It's SHEON- and you KNOW she didn't want me to take her photo in her work clothes- but she loves me and let me!!!
1 comment:
awww cute girly
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