07-22-2004, 06:50 AM
two strange points that you dont find in guidebooks on japan...
1. it is illegal to use public bathes if you have a tattoo.
tatoos in japan are almost exclusively gang related which is a pity cos they are so much cooler than the english ones. still... thats a major bummer for a lot of my friends who would love to go to japan.
2. asking questions about pearls is a bad idea, particularly if the person you are asking does not speak english very well.
why?? because in japan pearls are not jewellery. They are sold to be stuffed inside a japanese guys foreskin to make the girl enjoy sex more. That is a condensed version of a very strange conversation with an oldish japanese guy and a roomful of foreigners... particularly as the old guy seemed to think he could tell if a guy needed to use pearls by their faces.....
1. it is illegal to use public bathes if you have a tattoo.
tatoos in japan are almost exclusively gang related which is a pity cos they are so much cooler than the english ones. still... thats a major bummer for a lot of my friends who would love to go to japan.
2. asking questions about pearls is a bad idea, particularly if the person you are asking does not speak english very well.
why?? because in japan pearls are not jewellery. They are sold to be stuffed inside a japanese guys foreskin to make the girl enjoy sex more. That is a condensed version of a very strange conversation with an oldish japanese guy and a roomful of foreigners... particularly as the old guy seemed to think he could tell if a guy needed to use pearls by their faces.....
EEEEXCEELLEEEEEEENNT!!
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