A reoccurring thought I keep having is, why isn't all the cool shit in Japan in Australia?
Like phones for example. Why don't these companies selling super cheap awesome phones just send them to Australia and destroy the competition?
Even the hand driers in the bathrooms are totally awesome. There are ones where you insert our hands into a slot and really powerful wind is blown at them from many directions. Or the other variety is the fan is at the sink so you don't need to go anywhere to dry your hands. Both are superior to the box on the wall thing.
This kind of superiority is pretty much consistent across all technology that I have come across. I would think even if the Japanese companies weren't interested in bringing the stuff across, some entrepreneurial aussie would see the awesomeness of say the hand driers and create a similar design and sell it.
2 comments:
Hey Ali,
I'm enjoying reading about your experiences, and having a few laughs along the way (you have a witty style that's all your own).
I'm keen to visit Japan myself one day... in fact Monica and I might do a stopover on our trip to Europe next year.
You've reminded me of some of the mistakes I made when I went on my first overseas trip without my parents - forgetting things, not being prepared, etc. It's a steep learning curve when you travel alone in a foreign country, so I'm glad you've managed to work your way through the hiccups.
Take care, and keep up the blogging... I'm looking forward to seeing some photos!
Cheers,
Stu
Awesome, glad to hear you're are enjoying it.
Photos should be up today. They are all ready to go but the diamaru wireless keeps dropping out when I try to upload.
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