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Some Things Are Hard To Understand. Culture Lesson #14
Anticipating the vast differences between Western and Eastern Cultures, Spouse and I studied like college crammers in order to prepare ourselves and the Offspring for what would certainly be a staggering change in the daily communication. Upon arrival, we all … Continue reading
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
Well Folks, my friend Chris over at Burning Bridges honored me with the “Versatile Blogger Award,” for which I am most grateful and humbled especially since I’m really a one schtick pony. I’ve seen this and two other awards circulate … Continue reading
Playing it Safe
The nuclear power plant deemed fully non-functional, the French have been brought in to decommission the leaking source of the daily Japacolpyse rumors, a process residents have been informed will take several months. I, becoming more green and Gumby-like with … Continue reading
The New Normal
The Offspring headed off for school an hour earlier with a drag in their step and cacophony of complaints on their lips as I merrily pushed them out the door to catch the bus for the first day back. Having … Continue reading
“There’s no Excuse for Rudeness. Period.” Big Patti
One of the values every child raised in the South learns at the foot of the family matriarch is good manners. Of particular importance to my mother, referred to in this blog as “Big Patti,” is the value of being … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Culture Lesson, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Gifts, Humor, Japan, Mom, Moving, Offspring, omiyagi, R, Tokyo, Travel
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Miss Hathoway- Please Circulate an “Out of Office” Memo
Miss Hathoway, please circulate an “Out of Office” memo as I’ll be out for a couple of days. It’s time for the Clampitts to return to Tokyo as we have over stayed our welcome in Hawaii. My mother in law fled … Continue reading
Is My Muffin Top More Deadly Than Radiation?
Another day spent in Hawaii, jumping from one hazardous activity to the next entertaining the urchins, the ultimate goal being to “ride em hard and put em away wet.” Unfortunately, Spouse and I are the only two who suffer during … Continue reading
Can Ouiser Walk the Walk? Culture Lesson #13
My view of the beach. I lie loose limbed on the beach. Hammered. Spouse patiently pushes Offspring #2 to the start position surfing while Offspring #1 tests various versions of surfboards in order to find the one which will guarantee … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Lessons, Moving to Japan, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Children, Culture, Culture Lesson, Earthquake in Japan, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Giri, Humility, Humor, Japan, Moving, Ninjo, Offspring, On, Tokyo, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
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Evacuate, Vacate, Inebriate, Marinate, Ruminate- The Clampitts’ Evacuation Vacation from Japan
Foreigners hit the skies while ever-increasing numbers of Tokyo-ites hit the highway in order to avoid the radiation poisoning looming overhead. I am handling this disaster the old-fashioned way- with my head in the sand and a drink in my … Continue reading
Why is There No Crime in Japan?- Insider vs. Outsider: Culture Lesson # 12
Have you noticed that throughout all the turmoil in Japan, where after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant debacles, the media stories bombard us with news of black outs, curtailed train schedules and empty grocery store shelves but fail to mention riots, … Continue reading
Hey from Japan- or wherever the moving van arrives- Emily Cannell 