tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post7712862872044379233..comments2024-03-29T18:03:10.376+09:00Comments on Our Adventures in Japan: laundryK and Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-85449560927336860822008-07-14T17:24:00.000+09:002008-07-14T17:24:00.000+09:00You are very lucky to have a yard, PB! :)Take care...You are very lucky to have a yard, PB! :)<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-11983347082767632302008-07-14T17:15:00.000+09:002008-07-14T17:15:00.000+09:00Interesting post. Thanks. We have a bit of a yard ...Interesting post. Thanks. We have a bit of a yard and used hang the laundry from poles suspended from our awning. Then we bought one of those free standing systems that holds up two poles. To keep the poles from flying away in the wind, I used those plastic gardening straps that they sell in 100 yen shops.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy not to have a big electric bill from drying clothes like I did on Maui.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-63589682550846046642008-07-14T09:16:00.000+09:002008-07-14T09:16:00.000+09:00Aww, thank you Deb!Take care.KatAww, thank you Deb!<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-36646095979320798252008-07-14T08:33:00.000+09:002008-07-14T08:33:00.000+09:00Hey Kat,BTW--I left a Blog Award on my site for yo...Hey Kat,<BR/>BTW--I left a Blog Award on my site for you today!<BR/>Aloha,<BR/>DebDeb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-42022743301095908132008-07-14T08:07:00.000+09:002008-07-14T08:07:00.000+09:00Thanks Julia! I am of Japanese ancestry but I also...Thanks Julia! I am of Japanese ancestry but I also majored in Japanese, and studied in Japan for 9 months. I guess you could say that I am still working to become fluent because there are some things I do not know in Japanese.<BR/><BR/>Eew, Jackie, I don't envy you.<BR/><BR/>Take care you two.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-60203283711034496012008-07-14T00:42:00.000+09:002008-07-14T00:42:00.000+09:00Love the fresh smell of clothes dried outside bit ...Love the fresh smell of clothes dried outside bit my neighboring smokers never bother it, the birds do! Bird doo-doo on my bed sheets, ICK! then I have to wash them all over again. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-66449418007684774452008-07-13T22:52:00.000+09:002008-07-13T22:52:00.000+09:00Hello, I've been reading your blog for quite a whi...Hello, I've been reading your blog for quite a while now and I really enjoy it. I'm interested in Japanese and Japan myself, and am intending to live there someday... so it's really nice to hear about what everyday life is like.<BR/><BR/>I was just wondering, how do you communicate with people on a day to day basis? Like, did you learn Japanese before you went over? How long did it take for you to become pretty fluent?<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot!!<BR/><BR/>JuliaJulia G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14197102830414008921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-3932244431270960232008-07-13T22:30:00.000+09:002008-07-13T22:30:00.000+09:00Kirkk...ewwwThanks Colin! Good luck with your stud...Kirkk...ewww<BR/><BR/>Thanks Colin! Good luck with your studies :) You should have your BF speak Japanese with you more often. If I run into any problem, you'll probably read about it on this blog :)<BR/><BR/>Deb, I must admit throwing the towels and sheets into the dryer helps make them nice and soft (what I miss most about the dryer). The stiff as cuttlefish towels are something that needs getting used to :)<BR/><BR/>Take care everyone!<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-43496877128934741322008-07-13T17:22:00.000+09:002008-07-13T17:22:00.000+09:00I hang my beach towels outside on my lanai and han...I hang my beach towels outside on my lanai and hang most of my clothes (inside) rather than put them in the dryer but I have to confess to throwing sheets and towels in the dryer. I think it is mostly me being lazy more than anything else. :-(Deb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-52795473777805944372008-07-13T15:09:00.000+09:002008-07-13T15:09:00.000+09:00I love your posts about everyday things in Japan! ...I love your posts about everyday things in Japan! It makes me feel like I'm there.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from Seattle!<BR/><BR/>P.S. I've starting studying Japanese. (My BF's family in Japan speak no English.) I figure it will take about 5 years to be decently proficient. I'd love to read blog posts on Japanese language issues for non-native speakers. Do you ever enounter these?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-54130477267755829552008-07-13T13:21:00.000+09:002008-07-13T13:21:00.000+09:00Hi Kat - That was so interesting! When I first mov...Hi Kat - That was so interesting! When I first moved to LA....I noticed no clotheslines...I hung something outside to dry once...and it reeked when I brought it in.KirkKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877072133631180313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-72662717101760144952008-07-12T20:42:00.000+09:002008-07-12T20:42:00.000+09:00Lori, that is crazy!Take care.KatLori, that is crazy!<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-47314840353762241342008-07-12T20:31:00.000+09:002008-07-12T20:31:00.000+09:00Hi kat, I know a lot of places over here that have...Hi kat, <BR/>I know a lot of places over here that have community associations don't allow hanging clothes outside. The last time I checked I think the place where we live would fine you around $25 after a warning. Crazy huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-71622061200069852242008-07-12T18:25:00.000+09:002008-07-12T18:25:00.000+09:00Yes Anon, I did forget about the huge plastic clip...Yes Anon, I did forget about the huge plastic clips to hold the futons! :) Thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>Rowena, everytime I go home, my mom tells me I should use the dryer, I tell her I don't want to be spoiled (cause I don't have one in Japan). :) I agree it would save $$ on the electric bill.<BR/><BR/>Take care you two.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-29530352053277277082008-07-12T15:43:00.000+09:002008-07-12T15:43:00.000+09:00Kat - you forgot to mention the HUGE plastic clips...Kat - you forgot to mention the HUGE plastic clips used to hold futons and other bulky goods in place on the railings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-5288154506856726822008-07-12T15:06:00.000+09:002008-07-12T15:06:00.000+09:00Thanks Kat! I was envisioning all sorts of stuff ...Thanks Kat! I was envisioning all sorts of stuff before when you told me about the poles. Now the thing that made me laugh was the part about the crows! OMG, they STEAL the hangers? Great "visual" too on how you guys had to bring these home on a teeny bus. From that statement alone it reminded me that space is a premium in Japan. Definitely on the opposite end when it comes to wide open and having your own "personal" space back in the states. And I gotta agree with Michelle, how come many Hawaii folks don't hang their wash on the line? Would save a few $$ off of the electric bill!<BR/><BR/>p.s. Over here they hang/lean their comforters, sheets AND mattresses outside to air out when it's sunny. I gotta remember to take a photo.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-25308946896410639462008-07-12T15:01:00.000+09:002008-07-12T15:01:00.000+09:00Our laundry takes a long time to dry in the winter...Our laundry takes a long time to dry in the winter too, Michelle. I've never been to Kani Doraku but I hear it is a good place for crab. I heard that food tends to be cheaper in Osaka :)<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-19480426335756257812008-07-12T12:19:00.000+09:002008-07-12T12:19:00.000+09:00So interesting...it actually reminds me of Singapo...So interesting...it actually reminds me of Singapore. We hang ours on hanging racks in the house in winter, outside in summer. Because it's winter in Australia, it takes up to 4 or 5 days for a load to dry!! I miss dryers...but what's funny is that people in Hawaii or any hot place nowadays don't tend to hang their wash (except my grandparents) when it would save $$ and energy. I stayed at a friend's house in CA in summer, it was 110F and I hung out the laundry outside and my friend looked "surprised" that I didn't want to use the dryer. My clothes dried in 15 minutes in that heat - no kidding.Michelle Toratanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727273926659735146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-60274959747015880262008-07-12T12:16:00.000+09:002008-07-12T12:16:00.000+09:00My entire paternal side is from Osaka and they alw...My entire paternal side is from Osaka and they always said foods better in Osaka than Tokyo and I tend to agree. People are more colorful that's for sure! I would say Osaka is famous for Kani Doraku, Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki and Unagi. :-)Michelle Toratanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727273926659735146noreply@blogger.com