• The Japanese are fanatical about recycling, yet everything is over packaged. Is it really necessary to individually wrap every cookie in a bag of cookies?
  • All the food is good. It doesn’t matter where you go, it’s all good. And it’s cheap, too.
  • Combination toaster/microwave = great idea.
  • Combination washer/dryer = great idea.
  • Some soap in the bathrooms would be nice.
  • Guys, could we forget about the whole footwear obsession thing? I mean, shoes for outside, slippers for inside, and other slippers for the bathroom?
  • Architectural style of the train stations: labyrinthine.
  • Talking on your phone in a confined public space (e.g. on the train) is just not done. How civilized!
  • Thank God there’s at least one country that hasn’t been over-run by tourists.
  • Please stop cracking your knuckles.
  • There’s an apparently infinite supply of free umbrellas.
  • 3 alphabets is 2 alphabets too many.