K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how we keep our marriage happy. C: Like… this is something we have talked about off the podcast. K: (laughs) Well, because, like, the quarantine – and we’ve been in quarantine for a long time together. And I think what’s working in our favor is that you...
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about last week’s episode. I just can’t get it out of my mind. C: It was immemorable. Or very memorable? K: (laughs) C: Unforgettable? K: So, I have a lot of… ignorance and bias that I’m… working my way out of. And, so, my – one of the...
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how bad this party sucks. C: The party that we’re at. K: So, I have this thing whenever things in my life aren’t going well – I have this phrase that I say. And it’s from, I think, either a Beastie Boys song or – I think...
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about moving. And… would we ever? C: Okay, good. I’m a little bit relieved. K: (laughs) C: I don’t think we’re moving. This is not a good time. K: This is a pretty big place for just two people. Not big by American standards, but by Japanese standards,...
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how Japan has changed in the past – I think of it as the past 16 years because I came over by myself for six months, as the Musick Notes know. And… then we emigrated together as a family fifteen years ago. C: You came over fifteen...
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about basically what everybody’s been thinking about, and that’s the novel – the new, novel corona virus, or COVID-19. And we really struggled with whether or not to even do this episode to begin with. We’ve avoided talking about it for the past month, even though I’ve been...
K: So, recently I’ve been thinking – by recently I mean since we recorded our last episode – of what the heck does – so, several words. Metropolis. Mecropolis. Country. City. And town. Oh, and village. Mean to you. You meaning Chad Musick. Because I have no clue. Like, our last discussion, you were...
Some places don’t require much of the local language, as long as you speak English. Others… do. Wondering where Nagoya is on this spectrum? And where Nagoya is geographically? We can’t necessarily provide either answer, but we have opinions. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how much Japanese is enough Japanese. C:...
Daily life differs between Japan and the United States. Or maybe it’s just that life is different after almost 15 years. Content Note: non-graphic discussion of sex Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the difference in my day to day routine and daily life here in Japan versus in the United States,...
Japan has plenty of good food, but sometimes, we just really lust for American fast food. This episode is one of those times. We also talk about eating for novelty vs. eating because the food is good. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about Jack in the Box and Uber Eats. (laughs) Because,...