Anditwaslikeoneofthosesqueakysqueakyducks, and I justkeptwalkinglikehecouldhearthenoisegoingaround.
I waslike, Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?
Until I realizeditwas a small, smallkidlikekindergartenageonthekids.
Shoesweremakingthesqueakysqueakysqueakynoise, youknow, like a dogtoy.
And I wasaskingmyfriendwhy?
Andshesaid, Ifthereis a lotofcrowdsandyouknowitgetscrowd E aroundTokyo, thenyoualwayshearwherethekidis.
Soincasethekidrunsoff, atleastyoucanhearwherethis I thinkit's still a betteralternativetothekidleashes, but I sometimessee, youknow, whenpeopleputtheirkidsinlike a dogleashandwalkaroundwiththat.
Mayis a differentalternative, but I mustsaythesqueakynoisewasveryloudanditconfusedme.
Butrecently I haven't seenthatasmuchanymore, butitstillexists.
Soincaseyouhave a mysterioussqueakingeyesthatseemstobemovingallaroundYoulookdownanditmightbekit, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak.
Comecloserthen.
Notifnot, thendon't move.
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Oh, arewefilming?
Okay, I guesswe'refilmingnow.
Um, no.
Foraboutwhatwewanttosay.
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Andinthenameofthemoon, I shallpunishyouonthatnote.
Oneofthebig, biganimalslikeinfluencedmylife.
YouguysknowwhatfrommyinstagramwithSailorMoon.
Soonthatnote, when I cametoJapanforthefirsttimeandtherewas a girlonthetrainwhowaswearing a sailoruniform, whichis a normalschooluniforminJapan, I wassurprised.
Like I knowthatschoolinyourfirm's existedinJapanandthattheywere a realthing.
Butfirsttimeseeing a rielsailoruniform, I mean, theonethattheysailorgirls, wherebeforetheytransforminto a superliketheirsupervision.
Likewise, thatforeignerstayingatmelikethatAnd I waslike, staggeredlikeKochIsrael.
Andshe's like, What's wrongwithher?
Soyeah, thatreallysurprisedmebecause I thoughtinmyheadofheads, I thoughtthatsailoruniforms, theywouldlook a littlebitdifferentin a wayoff, youknow, maybe a littlebitplainer.
I thoughtthatinanimatedwouldlikebemorequaliferandsomeanimalsdothat.
It's incredible, I mean, lotsofhardworkaswefigureitoutinpastvideos.
But I wasjustsurprisedhowmuchfoodcultureloseandmypeoplearestillsoskinny.
I mean, ifyougotoshearea, youwon't seeanyoneolderthan 50 onanyonelikewho's notSkinnyonaverageisalways a surprise.
Yeah, bigfoodculturetherestillsawskinnywhyJapanesepeoplelovecats, buttheyalsoloveloadsandloadsofdifferentcharacters, whichmeanseverythinghas a character.
Soinsteadofjust a logofor a company, a companywillgenerallyoroftenalsohave a characterassociatedwithit.
WhichmeansthattheJapanesepostofficethateventhepoliceandJapanhave a mascotthat's attachedtothem, andeventheprefectureinwhichyou'reinwillhave a mascot, andthenevencertainpartsofTokyowillagainhalftheiroriginalmaskon.
Soifyoulookaround, you'llseecloselordsofloads, cutecharactersthatactuallyrepresent a companyandprefecture.
Whateverdamagepeopleofmascots, theyreallydio I I mustsay I findthatkindofcute.
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