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Hello and welcome to the Abroad Japan Podcast.

Probably the best way of learning about life in Japan, but they're actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broder, we're joined as always by England's top Japan enthusiast,

Mr. Pete Donaldson, himself, Pete, how the devil are you doing? What's going on?

I'm good, I'm fresh from a little northern adventure, drove up to York,

did before yesterday, and drove back yesterday. There was an issue with my battery in my car,

so I panicked and booked, well, can already be described as a rental vehicle, Chris,

for the four and a half hour journey and the four and a half hour journey back.

And the only problem was, the only automatic they had was a 9c to mini bus for two people,

so I drove a 9c to mini bus up to York and then back down again.

And the thing about rural Yorkshire is that not a lot of taxi's around,

so genuinely, people thought I was just a taxi man driving around.

I'm sure you're taking some fears.

That would've been really good, you should've just picked up loads of hitchhikers and random people,

filled up the bus. That must've been a bit surreal though,

like looking back behind you and having this huge empty bus,

not weird.

Well, it's more just like, I'm not used to driving a 9c to mini bus,

so just kind of maneuvering that around was very exciting.

But we got that in the end, nobody died, everyone was fine,

and hopefully I can fix my battery on my car soon enough.

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