Baye McNeilOn Making Japanese Friends (and weeding out the bozos)I got a letter from a reader and as soon as I finished it I knew I was going to spend at least a couple of hours writing about it. The…Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021
Baye McNeilThe Japanese Prison in my NeighborhoodRide past this facility on some of my exercise runs. I used to think it was a military base or police training facility or something. Miki…Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Baye McNeilFor a Little Peace of MindThe price for a little peace of mind in Japan (or anywhere for that matter) can be extremely high depending on your sensibilites.Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Baye McNeilShy, My AssTaken from a conversation I had with a Japanese one-on-one student last year. She has a host family in America, white, living in rural…Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
Baye McNeilALIEN NATIONConvo with a coworker just now following a class during which I had used quite a bit of Japanese. Coworker was not pleased about it at all!Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
Baye McNeilTurfMy kittens, Fu-chan and Drew-chan, (kinda) met our new neighbor today. Here’s how it went down.Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021