Dave Barry Does Japan

Dave Barry Does Japan

1992 • 210 pages

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"One of the funniest peole ever to tap tap on a PC." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill ambassador like Dave Barry. Join him as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar, marries a geriatric geisha girl, takes his first bath in public, bows to just about everyone, and explores culture shock in all its numerous humorous forms, including: Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes (Or: "Very Much Good Morning, Sir!") ; Humor in Japan (Take My Tofu, Please!); Sports in Japan ("Yo, Batter! Loudly Make it Fly!"), and more.


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Reality-based comedy. Dave Barry isn't a guru on Japanese culture by any stretch of the imagination, and this book is now pretty dated as it was published about ten years ago, but it was a funny read back in the day. And now that I live in Japan, I think I might give it a read again.

January 1, 1996

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