Correction-Japanese Prices
[QUOTE=X Man]I J-land is clearly the most expensive land in the world. X[/QUOTE]I have to underline the following thing. The fact that Japan is the most expensive country in the world is a clishee of mid -late `80s. Currently Japan is much cheaper than a lot of Western countries ( US, EU etc). In Tokyo and Osaka you can find all you can drink bars-discos , all night for a flat rate of 25-30 dollars ( yes, all you can drink, everything, all night). The average beer price in a bar is 4-6 dollars. Yes, going to hostess bars is expensive but so is in most Western countries. In Japan you are not likely to get re\iped off like in Soho/London though. Even pfs in Japan can be somehow cheaper than Singapore or Hongong at prices starting from 100 dollars ( ST very ST of course). Sometimes I am amazed of the Manila/Makati prices are they can be even higher than the average entertainment places in Japan.
Politically correct and other ideas
Okay X man I stand chastized, perhaps my use of "Jap" (Though solely for brevity) was unwarrented, but I never pay too much attention to political correctbness when stating facts, then again, I have been called Gai Jin plenty when in Japan and by some of the wrong people whom I thought better of so I guess PC is not a big issue in Japan. And in case the uninitiated are wondering Gai Jin is not at all a respectful term, just a bit better than foreign devil.
However, I do admire the Japanese for a number of reasons, not withstanding my life long devotion to their styles of martial arts but also their organization, and that is one thing I was trying to stress in my post, THEY HAVE IT TOGETHER and something else I admire, THEY STICK TOGETHER, they watch out for each other and cover each others asses, that is the way it should be when ones goes off adventuring among an alien people, that is something people on this board need to take note of and practise a little, in short, a little less bickering and bashing and a little more commeraderie.
regards
Spamhog