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Hello and welcome to the Abroad Japan podcast, probably the best way of learning about life in Japan without actually being physically in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broder, but joined as always by England's Top Japan Enthusiast, Mr. Pete Dalson. Pete, how the devil are you doing?

What's going on?

Have you heard of the term mind you, Chris?

Mind you.

Yeah, mind your own business.

A little Christmas joke. Chris Broad has got a little Christmas tree in his studio, and it is very pleasing to me, bearing in mind I've not had time to put my Christmas tree up yet, and a lot of my friends have got their Christmas trees up, and I'm a little bit upset that I've... Oh, oh God've, oh, oh God, this lights. Is he turn them on?

Is he turn them on?

Has he put the proper batteries in?

Or do you think it's going to work? This is the grand unveiling of the Christmas tree lights. If you're watching on YouTube, get ready for disappointment. If you're listening, get ready for the sound of disappointment. Three, two, one. Hey, it came off. beautiful I feel like I I once turned on the Christmas lights at Holloway Road,

a story I've probably told many times.

Me and the television, well, me and the television present Alexane were doing it.

Alexei was obviously the main event because he was on the telly,

and I was very much not, but they did put me on the poster on a Christmas barble.

Alexei and a friend. Yes, exactly, but they did put me on the poster on a Christmas barbel. Alex Zay and friend.

Yes, exactly.

Cheeky Pete from XFM made it onto a barble.

And yeah, I was the only one who could turn up because Alex couldn't make it because he had

prior commitments or commitments that are turned up in between him booking it.

When's Alex Zame coming on?

Exactly.

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