Through the Eyes of a Vagrant

The Adventures of Adam T. Horvath Around the World

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Things That Have Surprised Me About Japan

October 26th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I have been in Japan now for a year and a half. Since I arrived, there have been many things that have surprised me. A lot of these things I actually knew before coming to Japan, but was still surprised by them all the same. Some of these things that I knew [...]

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How Not to Greet a Person Who Does Not Look Japanese – A Handy Guide for Japanese People

September 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I will refer to “a person who does not look like a Japanese person” as a gaijin for the remainder of this post to make things simpler.

Do not greet a gaijin you don’t know in English
How do you know that their native language is English? What if they came from another country that does [...]

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