Petunia, the Cheese Bike

Yes, you read that right. I, 25 years old, have just purchased my very first bicycle. I'm a big girl now. Why 'Petunia'? No idea. Sometimes these things just name themselves. Why 'Cheese'? That's easier to explain.




Those of you who have studied French will recognize that 'fromage' means 'cheese'. I have no idea why the heck it says 'cheese' on my bike, but it does. Anyway, it's a good height for me, and was only about $100. Now I just need to learn to ride it. *Sigh*

Anyway, I promised Engrish this post, and I will deliver. Let me preface this by saying that I cannot help but find Engrish amusing. However, I am well aware of how... 'special' I sound when I speak or write Japanese, and accept the fact that I am probably a great source of amusement for the people I meet here. So, I feel it's okay to laugh at Engrish in a good natured way, as long as we understand that it's equally funny in the other direction. Imagine how a Chinese or Japanese person must feel looking at all the incongruous kanji tattoos in the U.S.

This first one almost killed Jason and I. This toilet brush has some rather lofty ambitions.

And then two notebooks below:



These next three are not Engrish per se, but they are a good illustration of culture difference. I picked these up at McDonalds... it's a flyer announcing the addition of cups of sweet corn to the menu. Corn. At McD's. Not fried. I really need someone to explain to me why corn is such a big deal here. I love corn, don't get me wrong, and veggies at McD's is a great thing. But corn is EVERYWHERE. It almost gets treated like candy here.



That's all for now. Next I'm going to post some pics of my latest craft project.