Wow.

Hello, welcome to the Abroad Japan podcast.

Probably the best way of learning about life in Japan without actually being in Japan.

Because I'm not in Japan, and neither is the man sitting next to me.

It's Mr. Pete Dawson himself. Pete, how are you doing over there? I did get some Japanese sweets gifted to me by my partner. A big, big sort of carry... You know, this kind of... Long man. Was that long man sweet? Yeah, I remember Long Man. That's a blast from an AIJ podcast past,

did it?

No, it was just like a little sort of like, but these call them booty bags in Quick Save in the 80s. It was like a bag, it was like Bassetts, I think. Used to do these kind of like different ones to get like cola sweets and stuff. Booty bags. It was like a booty bag. It was Japanese. And so you're like, everything I seemed to open

required more assemblies.

So it was like, all right, what's this?

And you're like, just make it and I'll eat it.

Just let me eat it.

So I've just been assembling sweets.

Oh my.

And the other one was like eight blocks

like a chest pot, like a chest pod.

Right.

And with it, Tsumayoji had a toothpick

and you would have to and you'd basically have to jam it it into, it almost like mochi, all's like tiny blocks of strawberry, lightly strawberry flavoured mochi. I'm like, this is not enough sugar for the effort, to be honest. Absolute waste of time. I've got some really weird gifts. I've got, uh, a dartboard, which I, you know, could be fun.

Hey, tis the season, look, it's tearing it up.

Everyone's having a good time. Just think cats plus dartboard. It's a sort of scary combination. Yeah. I mean, it's not so much throwing at the ball. It's if you miss and they fall out. Yes. And I've seen you play dance recently. Be worried about that. I got a...

What else did I get?

A pen.

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