Actually, I DID have problems a few times. I think part of it is that I am a gaijin (outsider), part of it because I am a woman.

Also, I don’t know if it’s the same in Japan, but in China, there is a urban legend/myth that white man sperm make breast grow bigger. It make sense (for them!) since white woman usually have larger breast and/or white man usually date bigger breasted woman.

Oh. I have a great story for you!

Totally!

Japanese people do not (I repeat DO NOT!!!) speak ENGLISH AT ALL!!!

Well, double DD, curly red hair gal here. I don’t fit Japanese standards at all. My chest was a slight object of fascination. No staring (like I had in the streets) but subtitle and discreet looks. It wasn’t anything uncomfortable, I didn’t feel judged or different. Just polite curiosity!

Really? Because I see people way over 30 in hostels all the time. I am over 30 and I still prefers hostel. Most the time I am not the older one either. Hell, my FATHER, almost 70 years old man with bad knees, prefers hostels and adventurous setting like that. His friends follows him too! It’s always a hit with the…

Nah. My father is well over 60 and travel in hostel all the time.

I cannot star this enough!

Really?

Don’t be. I had one in my previous apartment and I HATED that thing.

Funny story.

This is such a great idea! I have some agar-agar in the kitchen and I wanted to do something with it this weekend.

Empty dishwasher is one of the many tricks that I use to make cleaning up a breeze. Empty trash too and if you decide to host for more than 10 people: paper plates (they do great disposable plates and glass these days, mostly all recyclable too!)

I couldn’t agree more. I was like: Heaven! A dessert that look delicious AND is frozen (I live in an household that doesn’t really eat sweets in quantity, so keeping it in the freezer is perfect!).

I adore Kraken in my sangria. It have a smooth almost vanilla like taste to it. It's divine!

I like the Barefoot Countessa. There is always booze at some point in her recipices. I like booze. Her recipices are drunkenly easy to make too.

I was 16. I was a cute redhead, but after Titanic, everybody suddently decided my natural color was THE color needed to make a statement. I was dating this awesome guy (funny, lay back, we were calling each other “Shirley” as our pet names because it was hilarious... Teenagers...) and we were use to go to the movies…

About the pregnant situation, it happens to me all the time and I have the perfect answer to it, if its a stranger and if you feel comfortable with your body anyway.

I do this all the time. I am in charge of a boy and girl scout group. You’d be surprised how up front places are about accommodations for kids. Special tours, treasure hunts, activities of all kind... We have restrictions (physically and mentally handicapped children, deadly allergies and others complicated matters)…