tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post7003918812949827781..comments2023-10-03T00:09:27.749+09:00Comments on The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: Getting Married in Japan Epilogue – The Wedding NightMr. Salarymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-13355807100736469152010-04-24T02:12:32.305+09:002010-04-24T02:12:32.305+09:00@RMilner: if it's any help, I may be an escape...@RMilner: if it's any help, I may be an escapee from Whipsnade Zoo but I married Mrs. Penguin in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.ThePenguinhttp://barwick.de/japan/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-54354078571105550632010-04-23T00:12:01.576+09:002010-04-23T00:12:01.576+09:00Sounds like great customer service there - just hi...Sounds like great customer service there - just hitched=separate beds! I thought that was for when you've been married for a few years. Some Japanese hotel beds are tiny, lucky one of you didn't fall off.<br /><br />How ironic that you were reduced to foraging for conbini food late at night after the expensive reception.<br /><br />That may be a sign that the massage was very relaxing. Or excess toasting with sake?aimlesswanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-50730627774938644332010-04-22T19:11:37.527+09:002010-04-22T19:11:37.527+09:00Martin - We did get a member's card to their &...Martin - We did get a member's card to their "wedding club" so maybe we get points; 5th wedding free or something<br /><br />Lina - Yep, but on the wedding night you don't really want to feel like you're in college... But we did fit in there<br /><br />Penguin - Well, that would probably mostly annoy her, but I'm sure that her mother gave her some wise advice on how to just shut up and put up with it a couple of times a week<br /><br />RMilner - Yep, we did sleep quite soundly but I did manage to sneak in a little before that during the massageMr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-68263315962554145782010-04-22T03:56:56.045+09:002010-04-22T03:56:56.045+09:00As an Englishman I take exception at your comment ...As an Englishman I take exception at your comment Mr ThePenguin.<br /><br />That said, my own wedding night was largely spent in peaceful sleep to recover from the emotions and exertions of the day.<br /><br />Still, if you are yet unmarried it could be useful to know that a Japanese bridal suite is designed for celibacy. A great contrast with the easy availability of Love Hotels!<br /><br />How to explain Japan's miserable birth rate?RMilnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-69771433624603461132010-04-22T00:58:42.221+09:002010-04-22T00:58:42.221+09:00The English are probably to blame for this state o...The English are probably to blame for this state of affairs too.<br /><br />I trust you both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_back_and_think_of_England" rel="nofollow">laid back and thought of Japan</a>.ThePenguinhttp://barwick.de/japan/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-1841240826982064432010-04-21T21:44:46.400+09:002010-04-21T21:44:46.400+09:00Nothing says romance than having to sleep in a sin...Nothing says romance than having to sleep in a single bed.<br />Makes you feel like you are in college, don't you think? :Dlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-69969043413449878502010-04-21T16:58:23.731+09:002010-04-21T16:58:23.731+09:00Maby they figured that you guys already spent some...Maby they figured that you guys already spent some nights together and preferred to sleep separetly?<br />Perhaps you could check such details on your next marriage.<br /><br />Mrs SunSal. might actually be happy to not have to deal with the flailing husband during the wedding night?Martinnoreply@blogger.com