@SCHECTE24102267 It has a nice sound, the double pickups in the mid are good. The Stratocaster has the fender hum, which is nice in a classical rock sense. I prefer the Ibanez though.
@tsumugi_meow Yeah, I felt really bad when I remembered I was in Japan. Tipping ¥500 I think she started to look like she would cry, but I didn’t realize right away. Forgetting to tip in the US now is one thing, but back then it wasn’t as bad.
@tsumugi_meow I never actually bothered to check, now I have a reason to go look at the full menu. Georgia is pretty good, but I discovered I actually prefer the 7&i bottled milk coffee. It was very nice and had a light flavor.
@tsumugi_meow It can be, it offers a unique perspective. It make it a bit difficult to keep cultures in view sometimes. I accidentally tipped in Japan, then didn’t in the US.
@tsumugi_meow Yeah, a lot of the Americans in Yokosuka that I knew liked it. There are a few in California, the population is very mixed. The CoCo Curry, Matsuya, and Kura Sushi are fun.
@tsumugi_meow The Japanese versions and American versions can differ. I find it funny how many Japanese stores are in California. The odd part is that Georgia coffee is a coke brand, but only available in Japan.
Completely, I have tried both. The American store is more of a classic burger stand with fish and chips. The Japanese version is more a hamburger steak store. The signature sauce was the American version main staple. The Japanese version has a unique taste, differs from its main competitor, which feels like it would be Denny’s. Which is different from its own American counterpart.
Different areas may speak differently, similar to Kansai-Ben and Hokkaido-Ben, but generally speaking, how are you if used politely when someone introduces someone to you at an informal event, like at a picnic, bbq, or a child’s birthday party when meeting parents. In normal speech it would be polite to introduce yourself, and start the conversation with it is a pleasure to meet you or it is nice to meet you. If in a formal setting it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, but generally speaking any of those are fine.
It is the benefit of being dual natured. You give up having a permanent place to call home and a permanent friend group so to speak, as well as a home identity. The thing you receive in return is a shared identity of two or more cultures, and world experience. I cannot say which is better, because I only know the one. It is an odd experience, because no matter where I live at a time, I can be both home and foreign at the same time.
@dreadcorgi@tsumugi_meow Boss Coffee is pretty good, a lot of Americans at the base get Georgia coffee, which is a Coke product. If you want a laugh, look up the Boss Coffee commercials on YouTube. Tommy Lee Jones is very funny in those.
I don’t think they have physical stores in the US. In Japan, they are like a Starbucks, but less focused on flavored drinks. They got bought by Keurig, so I am not sure if they still count as American. You can buy it on Amazon, but the Japanese version is coffee roast from Ito En. There are a lot of odd things like that. California has some Japanese food chains like Yoshinoya and CoCo’s Ichibanya.