tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post7266803235848244928..comments2023-10-03T00:09:27.749+09:00Comments on The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: A serious house on a serious earthMr. Salarymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-58314387501952487202008-10-20T19:44:00.000+09:002008-10-20T19:44:00.000+09:00Well TC! You surely have something to look forward...Well TC! You surely have something to look forward to then as you can see from the other people contributing here!<BR/><BR/>It's not a particularly nice place...Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-2563999306078453062008-10-20T10:36:00.000+09:002008-10-20T10:36:00.000+09:00Best way to make yourself feel more sanguine about...Best way to make yourself feel more sanguine about the whole ordeal: drive there. Apart from the immigration office and recycling centre (mmm), most of the area seems to be taken up by freight companies. Which means you get trucks. Big, big trucks, changing lanes with the carefree, happy-go-lucky cheer of the average bumper car driver. I did it on a scooter once.<BR/><BR/>By the time you get there and have to steel yourself for the actual visa process, you're just happy to still be sucking down oxygen.DrRogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106848341677502537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-71387478162305013312008-10-19T13:59:00.000+09:002008-10-19T13:59:00.000+09:00@Tokyo Cowgiril: is that an oblique way of saying ...@Tokyo Cowgiril: is that an oblique way of saying you'll be tying the knot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-21692006439546627512008-10-19T01:58:00.000+09:002008-10-19T01:58:00.000+09:00Being at the immigration office puts it all into p...Being at the immigration office puts it all into perspective. You're not a Canadian, a Swede, a Brit, an Aussie, an American,... You're nothing but a non-Japanese person asking for permission to live alongside Japanese people in their homeland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-49065409465818299362008-10-16T23:40:00.000+09:002008-10-16T23:40:00.000+09:00Excellent post!I myself have not encountered the i...Excellent post!<BR/><BR/>I myself have not encountered the immigration office, being as I am illegal and all, but I hope to soon. Preferably before Xmas, when I'm supposed to by flying back again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-15546352749303064282008-10-16T20:48:00.000+09:002008-10-16T20:48:00.000+09:00Been there, done that. Was a bizarre experience, b...Been there, done that. Was a bizarre experience, being surrounded by Filipina, ahem, entertainers high-fiving each other and comparing how many years their visa was for. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and lots of screaming kids. Fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com