May 21, 2004
My new dream Job
I think I found a new dream job. Being a patent clerk in Japan. From the sampling of inventions I see in this book, 101 unuseless japanese inventions , I can see why our friendly western neighbor is so efficient. They have a gadget or invention for just about everything.
It's such a different culture in Japan that I cannot even begin to understand some of their phenomena. Here's a few other morsels I've seen over the years:
- Engrish.com A great source of labels, signs, etc that show the abuse of our language. For a culture that loves English words, you'd think they'd get the usage right.
- Japanese Vending Machines Apparently you can get just about anything from these automata.
- Lost in Translation An entertaining look at a couple of bored lonely Americans finding fun and love in Japan.
Posted by Bryant at May 21, 2004 05:29 AM