Things You'd Only Say in Japan...

Here is a short collection of phrases I've found myself muttering at one point or another in the past year and a half. As the words crossed my lips, I noted to myself that I would not be needing to say these if I were not living in Japan! (My friends in Japan, feel free to add any you might have said in the comments section!)


"Which way do I stand to pee?"
(In reference to a Japanese women's pubic toilet--basically a hole in the ground.)


"Wow, it's 41 degrees inside the house!"
(In winter without room heaters on overnight.)



"Did you notice I turned up the heated toilet seat?"
(At home.)



"There must be a drink machine around here somewhere."
(On a rural street.)


"If you're leaving the house in the morning without a bag of garbage or recycling to put out, you should feel like you're forgetting something!"
(To Brian, about taking the trash/recycling out every weekday.)


"Is dog poop burnable or nonburnable trash?"
(Self explanitory, no?)