10 Things I Dislike Living In Tokyo

A while ago I published article on 10 things I like about Japan. So now would be the opposite of it:

1. Sitting next to a weirdo in a train. I don't even want to go into this, it is repulsive to think about it, hehehe.
2. Shoulder to shoulder with someone who gets into the train sweating because they have to catch the train....yuckkk
3. Standing to a drunk guy in a packed train....I hate the small of stale alcohol. This happens usually on Friday night.
4. Seeing some young people who sit in a special seat and just pretend to sleep so they don't need to give seat to old/pregnant/injured people.
5. Those annoying girls on TV who says "kawaiiii!" one too many times. Kawai means cute in English
6. High density living with others, yet lacking any social contacts whatsoever. Space, I need space!
7. Difficulties to fill out just about any forms...well, this is more because of my lack of Japanese more than anything else ;-P
8. Spring pollen! My allergies are killing me during these times. Especially for this spring 2005, one of the worst allergy episode I have ever had.
9. Where is the greenery! There are just so few of them in the city.
10. Fruit is so darn expensive! Tropical fruit even more so. Imagine buying one piece of mango for three dollars. Hmm...I miss all those tropical fruits.


As you can see, many of the experiences revolve around train, hehehehe. It's true, train here is very on time, but sometimes it is quite exhausting to ride on them, especially when it is ridiculously crowded.