Comments on: updated promo http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/ from the simple mind of a lost foreigner Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jimbo http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-127 jimbo Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:32:26 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-127 i usually cut the top off, i used to buy ramune by the case, it is soo good, i have about thirty or so marbles somewhere from when i was collecting them, i havnt had a bottle in a while, i think i'm going to go over to J-Town and get a case some time in the near future, Love the podcast, love japan, and keep up the good work. i usually cut the top off, i used to buy ramune by the case, it is soo good, i have about thirty or so marbles somewhere from when i was collecting them, i havnt had a bottle in a while, i think i’m going to go over to J-Town and get a case some time in the near future, Love the podcast, love japan, and keep up the good work.

]]> By: Josh http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-59 Josh Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:09:37 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-59 @ the other josh thanks for finding me i guess. take a listen to the cast and see what you think. if you have anything toadd, let me know. i am always missing stuff since it is all second nature to me. oh, and welcome back home. i hope they didn't lock you guys down too hard when you got back! @ otaku thanks for listening! my wife told me that was the only way she has ever gotten the marble....i know there has to be a way other than breaking it though! i just have to find a pry-bar to pry the top off.... i bet i can do it :p @ jared thanks for the question. i read it on the cast and explained that not everyone can speak the laguage they were taught in high school in the US.... so why would it be any different here in japan? :) thanks for the question, and thanks for listening! @ the other josh

thanks for finding me i guess. take a listen to the cast and see what you think. if you have anything toadd, let me know. i am always missing stuff since it is all second nature to me. oh, and welcome back home. i hope they didn’t lock you guys down too hard when you got back!

@ otaku

thanks for listening! my wife told me that was the only way she has ever gotten the marble….i know there has to be a way other than breaking it though! i just have to find a pry-bar to pry the top off…. i bet i can do it :p

@ jared

thanks for the question. i read it on the cast and explained that not everyone can speak the laguage they were taught in high school in the US…. so why would it be any different here in japan? :) thanks for the question, and thanks for listening!

]]> By: Jared http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-57 Jared Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:33:26 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-57 Hey Josh I'm not sure if you've mentioned this before, but I was wondering how many Japanese people speak English. I'm pretty sure English is a required course in Japan, but do they take it seriously? Thanks for your time, and keep up with the podcasting, Jared Hey Josh I’m not sure if you’ve mentioned this before, but I was wondering how many Japanese people speak English. I’m pretty sure English is a required course in Japan, but do they take it seriously? Thanks for your time, and keep up with the podcasting,

Jared

]]> By: otaku http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-56 otaku Sat, 20 Aug 2005 07:11:14 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-56 The soda is available in the Pacific Northwest, where I live... I drive Special Needs school bus (with only 5 kids, I can spoil them) and before winter break, I gave these to my High School kids. I told them I would give a special gift (pocky) to whoever brings back the marble. None of them did. I showed them my marble but didn't think I should tell them I wrapped the bottle in newspaper and hit it with a hammer to get it out. Love your show, Josh! I am a loyal listener cuz I am interested in how the rest of the world lives. Many thanks!! otaku The soda is available in the Pacific Northwest, where I live… I drive Special Needs school bus (with only 5 kids, I can spoil them) and before winter break, I gave these to my High School kids. I told them I would give a special gift (pocky) to whoever brings back the marble.

None of them did. I showed them my marble but didn’t think I should tell them I wrapped the bottle in newspaper and hit it with a hammer to get it out.

Love your show, Josh! I am a loyal listener cuz I am interested in how the rest of the world lives. Many thanks!!

otaku

]]> By: Joshua http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-54 Joshua Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:43:44 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-54 Holy shit! This blog scared the shit out of me when I first saw it, I was looking for crap at this apparently new Podcast section, searching random keywords, I typed "Navy" and the only Podcast was yours.The reason it freaked me out was; I just got back from three months at sea, I am in the Navy, I am stationed in Japan, and my name is Joshua, then you topped it off with your excessive use of the word "Promo" which I use as a handle (Promontorium). We appear to be some out of phase variances of each other and rather than exploring this I will say, enjoy your life, oh and very well organized blog, bye! Holy shit! This blog scared the shit out of me when I first saw it, I was looking for crap at this apparently new Podcast section, searching random keywords, I typed “Navy” and the only Podcast was yours.The reason it freaked me out was; I just got back from three months at sea, I am in the Navy, I am stationed in Japan, and my name is Joshua, then you topped it off with your excessive use of the word “Promo” which I use as a handle (Promontorium). We appear to be some out of phase variances of each other and rather than exploring this I will say, enjoy your life, oh and very well organized blog, bye!

]]> By: Josh http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-53 Josh Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:57:20 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-53 @ dan, i never knew it was sold in the US. i never went to asian markets in the us since, well, i never had a need.... and as for the spelling, la-ra, who cares? it all sounds the same ;) @ lathe, wal-mart sells pocky? holy crap! that is odd! and no, i never had lamune because i was just never introduced to it. my friend and his wife whom i have know the entire time here had never seen it before either. since it is mainly sold during the summer, and i was always deployed during the summer, that might explain it possibly. that and they don't really sell it at any convenience stores that i have seen. believe you me, if it were at 7-11, i would have already tried it! @ both, thanks for listening! :) @ dan,

i never knew it was sold in the US. i never went to asian markets in the us since, well, i never had a need…. and as for the spelling, la-ra, who cares? it all sounds the same ;)

@ lathe,

wal-mart sells pocky? holy crap! that is odd! and no, i never had lamune because i was just never introduced to it. my friend and his wife whom i have know the entire time here had never seen it before either. since it is mainly sold during the summer, and i was always deployed during the summer, that might explain it possibly. that and they don’t really sell it at any convenience stores that i have seen. believe you me, if it were at 7-11, i would have already tried it!

@ both,

thanks for listening! :)

]]> By: Lathe http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-52 Lathe Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:05:09 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-52 You've lived there five years and you just found out about ラムネ....wow. I'm mean pretty much everyone that's really interested in Japan in the States knows about it. Of course when wal-mart sells Pocky, and other places have ラムネ and everything else you can think of it's kind of hard to miss. But for those who don't that's nice you put up pictures. God, I want to go to Japan. But it seems your podcast is as close as I'm going to get for at least a year. So keep up that good work. You’ve lived there five years and you just found out about ラムネ….wow. I’m mean pretty much everyone that’s really interested in Japan in the States knows about it. Of course when wal-mart sells Pocky, and other places have ラムネ and everything else you can think of it’s kind of hard to miss. But for those who don’t that’s nice you put up pictures. God, I want to go to Japan. But it seems your podcast is as close as I’m going to get for at least a year. So keep up that good work.

]]> By: Dan http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-51 Dan Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.joshinjapan.com/2005/08/18/updated-promo/#comment-51 As far as I know this drink may be pronounced Lamune but it is spelled Ramune. It is sold in the states in a few of the Japanese markets over here and has an English Label over here. Some places sell it with the Japanese label but all of them sell it as Ramune. My wife asures me that it is spelled with an R. Strange since that is hard for Japanese to pronounce. It is a cool drink and the original ones in the all glass bottle (no plastic top) were always a mystery to me. Looking forward to the next podcast.. Dan As far as I know this drink may be pronounced Lamune but it is spelled Ramune. It is sold in the states in a few of the Japanese markets over here and has an English Label over here. Some places sell it with the Japanese label but all of them sell it as Ramune. My wife asures me that it is spelled with an R. Strange since that is hard for Japanese to pronounce.

It is a cool drink and the original ones in the all glass bottle (no plastic top) were always a mystery to me.

Looking forward to the next podcast..

Dan

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