Sage advice Regarding “Old School Fools” (The Last Word, July 30): Boy, this brings back memories! I was taken aside by a gaijin Nova “manager” once and told that my taste in dress shirts was a little too “loud” for Japanese tastes. Apparently, something other than white or beige was more than could be expected from ...
Sounding off Regarding “Speak(er) of the Devil” (The Last Word, July 23): Good observation, simple solution. After performing this simple procedure, my neighborhood was cured of these Sunday morning jerks. 1) Try to sleep in on Sunday 2) Wear something that is suitable for being outdoors 3) Catch the truck coming through the neighborhood 4) Stop said truck 5) Grab driver ...
Charisma Man Regarding “Man of the Moment” (Feature, July 16): I’m sick of this lame cliché where people (Western women primarily) believe that just because a guy shows up here he can get hot chicks. The very fact that he’s here means he has a college degree. Do college graduates get hotter women than non-graduates? How ...
MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM Regarding “Orei… Oy!” (The Last Word, June 25): What is interesting about this well-written article is really not the wallet story. It’s the fact that this woman was able to live with the “unbelievable inconvenience” caused by the neighborhood grocery store. This is what I thought the article should have been about. ...
Train Creeps Regarding “Varieties of Train Creeps” (The Last Word, August 13): Thank you Metropolis! Great idea this week! Every foreigner I know has grown tired of those infamous back page “editorials” with people who think they have a “unique” perspective on life in Japan. I could relate to every single one of those pictures. The ...