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I am now dual-banked
Monday night after work I went to open a bank account at Shinsei because my contracting company said they can't deposit my pay into a post office bank account, and my company recommended Shinsei.
I went to Omotesando because there and Roppongi Hills are the only branches open past 5pm. I hate Omotesando. It doesn't feel like I'm in Japan -- there are a lot of new flashy foreign shops there (by which I mean stuff that would be normal on a shopping street in NYC, maybe), a lot of foreigners walking around, or Japanese people who are like wannabe foreigners, only they are dressed way too well to be Americans. Everything's expensive and there are a ton of signs in English... it's like Roppongi lite, without quite so many bars and clubs, basically.
But, I found the bank and opened an account. I just did everything in English -- I thought that'd be easier, just in case, so I didn't misunderstand anything. So, good, now I can get paid.
And then I bolted the fuck out of that area as soon as I could -- backtracked to Omotesando station and turned onto Aoyama-dori. Aoyama is fancy, but at least it feels like Japan... plus I get to walk by Aoyama Gakuin University and stuff like that. (I often walk from Jingu Stadium to Shibuya after games, rather than spending 150 on a subway for a 20-minute walk.) I walked to Shibuya from there, and I'm not really a fan of Shibuya either, but at least there is a Kua'aina on the way so I got a tuna/avocado sandwich on toasted wheat bread with a salad for dinner and it was like heaven :)
Whee.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the Fighters games this week... and maybe this weekend and maybe next weekend, but after that is like a month of no Fighters! Argh!
I'm still amused, however, of having a Japanese person actually come up to me and say that he saw my blog... even if it was because I linked to his Youtube...
...and Akki now says, every time I take a photo anywhere near him, "don't put this on your youtube!!" and I'm like "I'm not!!" I wonder if he means my blog and is just being a smartass?
It's REALLY hot today -- going up over 80 -- and it's HORRIBLE here in the school teacher's room :(
Also, after a drawn-out misunderstanding, it sounds like I have May 2-6 as Golden Week, and then a decent amount of vacation in the summer but a few days I have to come here and we don't know exactly when.
I went to Omotesando because there and Roppongi Hills are the only branches open past 5pm. I hate Omotesando. It doesn't feel like I'm in Japan -- there are a lot of new flashy foreign shops there (by which I mean stuff that would be normal on a shopping street in NYC, maybe), a lot of foreigners walking around, or Japanese people who are like wannabe foreigners, only they are dressed way too well to be Americans. Everything's expensive and there are a ton of signs in English... it's like Roppongi lite, without quite so many bars and clubs, basically.
But, I found the bank and opened an account. I just did everything in English -- I thought that'd be easier, just in case, so I didn't misunderstand anything. So, good, now I can get paid.
And then I bolted the fuck out of that area as soon as I could -- backtracked to Omotesando station and turned onto Aoyama-dori. Aoyama is fancy, but at least it feels like Japan... plus I get to walk by Aoyama Gakuin University and stuff like that. (I often walk from Jingu Stadium to Shibuya after games, rather than spending 150 on a subway for a 20-minute walk.) I walked to Shibuya from there, and I'm not really a fan of Shibuya either, but at least there is a Kua'aina on the way so I got a tuna/avocado sandwich on toasted wheat bread with a salad for dinner and it was like heaven :)
Whee.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the Fighters games this week... and maybe this weekend and maybe next weekend, but after that is like a month of no Fighters! Argh!
I'm still amused, however, of having a Japanese person actually come up to me and say that he saw my blog... even if it was because I linked to his Youtube...
...and Akki now says, every time I take a photo anywhere near him, "don't put this on your youtube!!" and I'm like "I'm not!!" I wonder if he means my blog and is just being a smartass?
It's REALLY hot today -- going up over 80 -- and it's HORRIBLE here in the school teacher's room :(
Also, after a drawn-out misunderstanding, it sounds like I have May 2-6 as Golden Week, and then a decent amount of vacation in the summer but a few days I have to come here and we don't know exactly when.
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Hey, I'm a nitpicking translator.
Shouldn't that be "faculty room?" ;)
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And dressed too well to be Americans? I'll have you know, my t-shirts and jeans are the epitome of high fashion!
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I should, however, figure out their internet banking ASAP because that IS pretty cool.