Adventures in Japan

On the subject of language

You know, I think I spoke more Japanese last night than I have all week. Kind of fluent-like, without having to stop and think about everything before I said it. Alcohol really IS a social lubricant.

There's a somewhat surprising amount of French spoken here at Orange House. There are two guys from France that live here, and the Canadian girl and the Scottish guy both understand enough to carry on a conversation. Even more surprising is that I understand a lot of what is said (if I'm paying attention, that is). Maybe we should have taken a working Holiday in France.