I am taking it easy tonight, so I went to have dinner in the restaurant that’s in the lobby of my hotel, even though they didn’t have an English menu and the pictures were very small. I decoded everything that was in katakana (ポテトサラダ = potato salad, バナナチップ = banana chips, etc) and decided that [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Stupid Cashier
I was a little hungry while in Shinjuku station, so I stopped at Junoesque Bagel. Here’s what happened. Cashier: *rings up price* Me: *touches smartcard to device to pay* Device: BEEP BEEP (you don’t have enough, the charge is 14,279 yen, you only have 5,047 yen) Me: *looks at cashier* Cashier: *punches more buttons, indicates [...]