You Know You'Ve Been in Japan Too Long...

By Bill Mutranowski

Anyone who spends even a little time in Japan will have a few good stories to tell when they get back home. But rubbing elbows with the Japanese, on their own turf, is good for more than just a laugh.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080483380X
• ISBN13: 9780804833806
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

shou ga nai

A very humorous, and I think, accurate book about how westerners feel about some of japan's quirks. While in Japan, my friends and I would gather around this book and laugh at it. Now back home, it serves as a fond reminder of the quirkiness I encountered through daily living. And if truth and accuracy isn't a good reason, the bunny in the corner makes up for it. This book makes a wonderful gift for anyone who's ever lived in Japan.

Many Laughs

Not sure what others meant by "Not that many books made by Gaijins can even be considered decent." Gaijin meaning "Not Japanese". I think a good author "Gaijin" would be "Lauren Weisberger" just for starters! Bill, I laughed all the way through! Good reading even if you not in Japan!

More like 3.5 stars

I glanced through this book being rather skeptic. Not that many books made by Gaijins can even be considered decent. However, this book actually made me laugh quite a bit, especially the part with "Yoisho..." I am an American, and have been living in Japan for almost 12 years now. I love it here, and this book really does hit the nail on the head. It's good for a few laughs, nothing serious... Read it, enjoy it...