Things I Miss from Canada

I’m a little bored today, so I decided to write a post about some of the stuff I miss especially from home. I’m only talking about pretty trivial things though, not all the people I miss. Since Ryan commented that he likes pictures to appear as much as possible, I will try to include a bunch. Anyway, here is what I have so far:

Steak – Aside from Tajima Beef (which is too expensive to have more than very rarely) the beef in Japan isn’t very good. Also, it is almost always cut into really small pieces, probably to hide the fact that it isn’t a very good cut.

Beer – Specifically different kinds of beer. There are four major kinds of beer here: Asahi, Sapporo, Yebisu and Kirin. Technically they are different (Asahi is after all “Super Dry”), but it is pretty much like only having the choice between Blue and Canadian. The really weird thing is that each brewery has tons of different varieties, but each one tastes the same. Also, you can only get beer in cans, or giant bottles that are used for enkai.

Multi-lane Roads (with speed limits higher than 60 km/h) – Every road in my town is only one lane in either direction (sometimes one lane for both directions). The “major” highway is still only one lane, with three places to pass slower vehicles between Himeji and Asago. These extra lanes are about 500m long, and go up sharp inclines, so my car can’t use them.

The Snooty Fox – I really like it there.

That said, I am still happy in Japan, and I wouldn’t exactly say I am looking forward to leaving in about six months. There are plenty of things I will miss about this country when I am back in Canada, just not their roads, beer selection, or beef (or most of their food to be completely honest).