The Japanese toilet seat

The Japanese have a very different and unique attitude to the toilet seat and I will try to describe it without too much vulgar reference; they have managed to automate it!

When you sit down it will automatically start some water running into the bowl, I don’t know why it does this but it does. Having finished your business you then have a selection of buttons which will control the speed direction and most importantly temperature of the water, I doubt you want ice cold water sprayed onto your rear unexpectedly.  

Lost in translation

a well know rehydrating drink from Japan

Airport Piano’s

A number of airports have recently installed pianos for the public to play. I am in transit in Amsterdam at the moment and have 4 hours to kill and have just been captivated by a passenger who sat down and played one beautifully. I have to say it has totally uplifted me. I wish she could have stayed longer. Equally I am sure played badly they can have the opposite effect but this was outstanding.     

Lost in Translation

I saw this in a supermarket over Christmas, its actually Dog Food but the packaging does not say what sort of Adult they have mixed with the Chicken.

and so it begins again

So January 5th and the year has started again, its a Sunday evening and I am in an Airport, I love Airports and aircraft but I hate overcrowded departure lounges with masses of humanity looking for seats and waiting for flights. one thing I really dislike is airports that publish the gate numbers late to keep this mass of humanity together in the hope they will spend money in the shops, just let me know where the gate is and let me get to the peace and quite away from the departure lounge........ I tried guessing where the gate would be this time last year and went to the wrong place missing my flight as a result so here I sit in some branded coffee shop which the cup tells me is Starbucks although the coffee tastes no different than McDonalds or Café Nero.