Wow! Hello and 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.

We're joined as always by England's top Japan enthusiast, who's now back back in England, Mr Pete Dalson himself. Pete, how the devil are you doing?

Oh, it's actually very Chris. I'm so sad. I'm so sad. I miss you so much. I basically went from

having a full year of near Chris in my life physically in IRL to a lot of Chris

and now I'm just like there's some massive withdrawals going on possibly juice at alcohol

but massive withdrawals going on this this week because I've got near Chris in my life and it's

very upsetting it was a very intense week having you here.

When Pete comes to town, things happen.

And I saw you, you were here like seven days, and I saw you like five of the days.

Five of them, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Inescapable.

So we went up to, so he went up to Nicol and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, the, um, and, and, and, and, and, um, that, um, and, um, that, um, that, um, that, um, um, that, um, um, that, um, um, that, um, um, that, and, let it, let that we were about to go out on what could only be described as a Pete Donaldson night out.

Now, let me make this very clear.

There are lots of people in my life who have experienced a Pete Donaldson night out.

And the very next day, when we've needed to do something else,

they have been little cry babies and they've not wanted to do anything.

They've not wanted to sip alcohol. They've not, they've just been a little miserable little baby.

But Chris Broad, let me tell you, is a sessional. He got...

Me and him went out until a sessionalod. Me and Chris went out until about 4 o'clock,

half-past four in the morning,

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