Comments on: Thoughts on Japan from a First-Time Visitor http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steve http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29794 Steve Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:09:08 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29794 After being here in Japan for a number of years now it was good reading somebody's first experience. Did you get a chance to see a new house design? What was your thoughts? I really like some of the designs except for the ones that don't take into account I'm 6'2" tall. I disagree with you regarding beer. You just have to look. The Japanese are avid beer drinkers and love to micro brew. In my travels around Japan I've found plenty and shipping it is always easy and cheap in Japan. How you get to return and stay longer next time. Steve Nagoya, Japan After being here in Japan for a number of years now it was good reading somebody’s first experience.

Did you get a chance to see a new house design? What was your thoughts? I really like some of the designs except for the ones that don’t take into account I’m 6’2″ tall.

I disagree with you regarding beer. You just have to look. The Japanese are avid beer drinkers and love to micro brew. In my travels around Japan I’ve found plenty and shipping it is always easy and cheap in Japan.

How you get to return and stay longer next time.

Steve
Nagoya, Japan

]]> By: Arthur http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29662 Arthur Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:02:46 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29662 To Anthony's grandma: I had no idea that Jeffrey was so handy around the house. He lives in a wonderful apartment here which doesn't look as if it would ever need any improvement, so it didn't occur to me to ask him. But, he did offer to put in the new doorbell/video and he did it very well. I was impressed that he didn't hesitate to crawl under the house, through a tiny little entry point, to look at the wiring (of which there was none visible). Though it is my house, I have never ventured down there before. Congratulations! He is tribute to your mothering skills. You certainly raised him to be a fine person. To Anthony’s grandma:

I had no idea that Jeffrey was so handy around the house. He lives in a wonderful apartment here which doesn’t look as if it would ever need any improvement, so it didn’t occur to me to ask him. But, he did offer to put in the new doorbell/video and he did it very well. I was impressed that he didn’t hesitate to crawl under the house, through a tiny little entry point, to look at the wiring (of which there was none visible). Though it is my house, I have never ventured down there before.

Congratulations! He is tribute to your mothering skills. You certainly raised him to be a fine person.

]]> By: ron http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29468 ron Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:14:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29468 Thanks Jeffrey for your interesting blog, it's very interesting to read about an American in Japan. I found your blog from your 70-200 review, any chance of a 24-70 review? I'm trying to decide if I should get one for my D700. cheers, ron in seattle <span class='jfriedl'>Like the 17-55/2.8 for a DX, it's <i>the</i> main walkaround lens. I use it 90% of the time. LIke the 17-55, it's big, though. Handy for looking impressive and for taking nice shots, less so in the easy-to-carry department. —Jeffrey</span> Thanks Jeffrey for your interesting blog, it’s very interesting to read about an American in Japan.

I found your blog from your 70-200 review, any chance of a 24-70 review? I’m trying to decide if I should get one for my D700.

cheers, ron in seattle

Like the 17-55/2.8 for a DX, it’s the main walkaround lens. I use it 90% of the time. LIke the 17-55, it’s big, though. Handy for looking impressive and for taking nice shots, less so in the easy-to-carry department. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Grandma Friedl http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29403 Grandma Friedl Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:27:36 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29403 Thanks, Jeff, for allowing John to post his most interesting observations. Being in the throes of remodeling here ourselves, I found it fascinating.(except for the liking of metric part.) With all the plumbing, rewiring and electrical ,etc. that you (Jeff) did on your own home in the States, I wonder why you weren't conscripted to help out with this project? Or perhaps your friends are unaware of how competent you are in the home repair dept. "Handy as a pocket on a shirt" as Aunt Edie would say. <span class='jfriedl'>I learned early on that it's done faster and with higher quality if I pay someone else to do it. I'm sure they sensed that. :-) —Jeffy</span> Thanks, Jeff, for allowing John to post his most interesting observations. Being in the throes of remodeling here ourselves, I found it fascinating.(except for the liking of metric part.) With all the plumbing, rewiring and electrical ,etc. that you (Jeff) did on your own home in the States, I wonder why you weren’t conscripted to help out with this project? Or perhaps your friends are unaware of how competent you are in the home repair dept. “Handy as a pocket on a shirt” as Aunt Edie would say.

I learned early on that it’s done faster and with higher quality if I pay someone else to do it. I’m sure they sensed that. :-) —Jeffy

]]> By: dan (also in kyoto) http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29401 dan (also in kyoto) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:21:26 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-12-02/1015#comment-29401 Great to hear that John could spend some time with his extended family! Despite having heard stories from non-Japanese friends who are practicing architects in Kyoto about the big-picture differences in building design, it was totally fascinating to read about John's experiences with the remodeling project -- especially the plumbing. I, too, have run into the "...nobody has ever done that before, you cannot do that..." mentality when it comes to DIY projects in Japan. At the risk of boring every other reader of your blog, Jeff, I'd really love to hear more from John and Arthur about the project and experiences getting it done in Japan. Great to hear that John could spend some time with his extended family!

Despite having heard stories from non-Japanese friends who are practicing architects in Kyoto about the big-picture differences in building design, it was totally fascinating to read about John’s experiences with the remodeling project — especially the plumbing. I, too, have run into the “…nobody has ever done that before, you cannot do that…” mentality when it comes to DIY projects in Japan. At the risk of boring every other reader of your blog, Jeff, I’d really love to hear more from John and Arthur about the project and experiences getting it done in Japan.

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