Recently, I was spoiled by the service and treatment of Japanese businesses.
Let me give you my overall experience there. I walk into any place and the people who work there are so quick to get you seated, even get you an English menu when asked (sometimes not), ask for drinks, and refill them very quickly. Service is awesome here and very courteous and friendly.
There is no tip required at restaurants. I'm not saying I'm stingy, but a tip in Japan implies that the service was poor and that you did not like it. If it were a true tip, you do it very discreetly and tell the server that you meant that the service was spectacular!
Other services, like stores go like this. People help you get your stuff bagged and wrapped up. For example, I bought two "imo croquettes" which resemble a breaded and deep-fried hockey puck stuffed with. They stuck little sauce packets, put them in a little plastic container, put a rubber band around the container, added napkins, and put it in a mini bag for me to take. How awesome! (Back story, my best friend is vegetarian and I had to ask if it were vegetarian.)
Next, the greetings. I love how people bow their heads for everything. I would say, "Arigato!" (thank you!) and bow my head; they would do the same gesture, smile. It was quite fantastic and I enjoyed seeing that and doing it.
As you can see, I have been spoiled and I badly want to go back just for that kind of treatment. Bowing my head was one of my newly developed habits that I'm keeping from Japan.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thursday, August 30, 2007
They Fail
Two weeks ago I requested a brochure from my credit card company to be able to print me a credit card that has my picture on it in order to prevent fraud and unauthorized use of my credit card.
Today in the mail, I receive a letter from them saying all the benefits of doing such a thing. I was glad to see the letter and the brochure with the instructions on how to send in my photo and get a new credit card with my picture. They sent me two brochures, I ignored the first one because it was in Spanish, then I saw the other one. It was in Spanish.
Who the hell came up with that stupid mistake? Seriously, I would assume that an American credit card company that does business in the U.S. would send me an English version. Given that the only correspondence I have done with my credit card company has been in pure American English.
I called up the credit card company. They said that they will look into it and in the meantime wait for another letter in the mail with the correct brochure in English. I said that I need things in English because I communicate solely in English when it comes to business that is dominantly English.
They so fail.
Today in the mail, I receive a letter from them saying all the benefits of doing such a thing. I was glad to see the letter and the brochure with the instructions on how to send in my photo and get a new credit card with my picture. They sent me two brochures, I ignored the first one because it was in Spanish, then I saw the other one. It was in Spanish.
Who the hell came up with that stupid mistake? Seriously, I would assume that an American credit card company that does business in the U.S. would send me an English version. Given that the only correspondence I have done with my credit card company has been in pure American English.
I called up the credit card company. They said that they will look into it and in the meantime wait for another letter in the mail with the correct brochure in English. I said that I need things in English because I communicate solely in English when it comes to business that is dominantly English.
They so fail.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Throw Away Your Old Television
Alright, I'm not going to mention it again. Get rid of it in a proper or fun way. I'm not liable for the losses caused by dumping your television set, but why do people still have these space wasting boxes?
Why have a TV when there is nothing to watch and even with cable there is simply useless junk with advertisements. Why do we insist on paying for commercials? With a basic cable package, you get a lot of media, but you get a ton of commercials. On average, you are paying for about 16% of your cable (10 minutes for every 60 minutes of show) or more for commercials. Whats wrong with that?
But back to throwing away your old television. News plain sucks. Most new shows can be seen on DVD or on the internet. Plus plenty of people have computers and they have screens that can play movies, shows, etc.
The other alternative is going to HD Television. It's supposed to be better, but at what cost? Money. Oh well. But save some space. Television media should not be one-way traffic stream, it must go both ways. Thats why the internet rules.
Why have a TV when there is nothing to watch and even with cable there is simply useless junk with advertisements. Why do we insist on paying for commercials? With a basic cable package, you get a lot of media, but you get a ton of commercials. On average, you are paying for about 16% of your cable (10 minutes for every 60 minutes of show) or more for commercials. Whats wrong with that?
But back to throwing away your old television. News plain sucks. Most new shows can be seen on DVD or on the internet. Plus plenty of people have computers and they have screens that can play movies, shows, etc.
The other alternative is going to HD Television. It's supposed to be better, but at what cost? Money. Oh well. But save some space. Television media should not be one-way traffic stream, it must go both ways. Thats why the internet rules.
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