Wow. Merry Christmas, a happy new year, and welcome to the Abrawn Japan podcast. Probably the best way of learning about life

in Japan without actually being in Japan. And I'm not in Japan. I'm here with the one and only

festive Pete Dahlson himself. Pete, how the devil are you doing? What's going on over there on that

side of the rib, I'm good. I am. We are in a deserted building right now recording on equipment, I think, and hope is working because usually we have other people, other staff members of Stack, sort of pull on the leaves and stuff, and I don't really know how this studio works. You know how nothing works. I travel two hours to be here. I'm like, all right, Pete, let's get the coffee going, let's do this. I don't know how the machine works. I do know how the machine works.

The machine was decommissioned. The milk pipe had been disconnected. Right. The drip tray seemed to be absent. And the coffee machine had more of a problem with it than I did. I said, you know what, coffee machine? Just don't drip anything. And we won't have a problem. I was like, well, let's have just have tea instead, then.

Let's have some tea.

Yeah.

And he pulled out a curdled, disgusting... what coffee machine, just don't drip anything. And we won't have a problem. I was like, well, let's have just have tea instead then.

Let's have some tea.

Yeah.

And he pulled out a curdled, disgusting bottle of milk. It was in the fridge. It was like a biohazard, not a fucking drink. I have very few skills. I will tell you that I am really good at spotting a bottle of milk that's on the turn. Now, that bottle, I will readily admit,

was on the turn, but it was not quite turned completely yet. I've just realized you've done a third thing wrong. He was like, I can't do tea. I can't do coffee. I'll get you something from Starbucks or something, Deliveroo. And I've cut a caramel macchiate. Oh, that's a, Ramon.

Yours was Ben,

poor old P

poor LP.

I don't really... Travel all around the world to lambast him. Yeah. Tell me off, forgetting on Starbucks. I don't... Thank you there. The thing with Central London is there are so many different coffee shops, and I've not had a Starbucks in years now, I think. I think. Yeah, it's pretty crap in Japan, I mean, in the UK, sorry, yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's right. Like, standing. Look down Lassas' tops. We're not talking about Ruddy Starbucks, but I'm here. Yes. I'm married. Whoa! You were there. And you saw it happen.

I can confirm that legally, well, I mean, I don't know what the celebrants, you know,

qualifications are, but legally, I believe, to my greatest of not, I feel like Pam Bondi,

by the powers vested in some kind of wedding commission that Chris and Shala are married. And good time was had by all. And that's the most important thing. It was given it. It's, um, this is the first time I've ever worn jewelry of any kind. Not even a cheeky little earring in the 90s? I'm not like you. I'm boring. I'm not, this is like my peak don'tsion sort of shirt.

You've gone out shirt.

I've gone from a more classy sort of shirt,

sort of shirt you'd wear, right?

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