Wow.

Welcome to the Abroad Japan podcast, probably the best way of learning about life in Japan

without actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broder, but join us as always by England's top Japan- Theues. He asked Mr. Pete Donson. Pete, how the devil are you doing? I'm going to point at you like this. Oh, the Vrangeman podcast needs you. How have you still got water in that bottle? You're drinking an empty bottle of water because it's just kind of like this thing you do at the start of every show.

You need a little prop bottle.

We'll CGI some water in it afterwards for the YouTube video.

It's like I'm trekking across the Sahara Desert.

I need every drop of this.

I'm like getting it out.

Every morsel.

But it's been nice filming here in the shadow of the world's greatest Christmas tree,

for those of you watching YouTube.

Exactly.

It's a tree.

If you're just listening, it's a tree with baubles.

A tree, very top heavy star at the top of it as well.

Really is doing a number on it.

But, you know, every year I either feel in the Christmas spirit or I don't. And this year, for some reason, I haven't. I don't know why that is. Really? Oh, okay. That's interesting. I think, because I, maybe I've not, I've just not heard much Christmas music. And I think depending on where you are, you feel more Christmas.

When I used to live in Sendai, I'd often be walking through shopping malls and there'd be

decorations and stuff.

In Tokyo, I tend to not shop or do anything good.

So I don't come into contact with anything that looks remotely Christmasy, apart from

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