Expectations of marriage are quite different between Japan and the United States. Surprisingly different, in ways that make it both easier and harder. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about being married in Japan versus being married in the United States because it feels like a different bag. C: So, you’re...
We’ve had a few lawyers now in Japan for a few different things, and they’re not like the TV shows. That’s probably not surprising, but the degree to which TV is wrong is immense. We talk about our experiences with lawyers in Japan, plus our usual digressions. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking...
What does it mean to live your best life? It’s different for each person, and it’s not all, or even mostly, about the money. It’s a matter of perspective. Sometimes life isn’t great, other times it’s pretty wonderful. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about living your best life. I’m like, what does...
Expectations about work in Japan are vastly different than those in the United States. We talk about them, about differences, and how our own personal histories affect our work expectations and experiences. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about work expectations in Japan and by lately, I mean since last week. I’ve been...
We talk about finding happiness at work, which can mean taking an unconventional view of a conventional job or taking an unconventional job altogether. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about work happiness and, like, doing what you love, I guess. Or loving your work. What are your thoughts? C: My thoughts are...
Chad and Kisstopher talk about racism and how it has affected them throughout their lives. Chad talks about growing up oblivious to his racist environment and how it’s been being faced with racism as an adult. Kisstopher talks about her experiences growing up and living with racism of different varieties. Content Note Two slurs...
We talk about our adult son, about being the autistic parent of a non-autistic child, about shaving Chad’s beard (hasn’t happened in decades, so there’s a price), nudity, and generally about what we want for our son’s future. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about our amazing, beautiful, talented, wonderful, adorable, charming son....
Kisstopher loves Chad’s books, we talk about them, and we talk about gatekeeping in literature. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about gatekeeping. But specifically gatekeeping in literature. Like, poetry and books and… what else? Like, blogs… what else is literature? C: Blogs aren’t literature. K: Blogs aren’t literature? C: I mean, they...
We’re in Hakone, Japan, this week! We were planning to take the week off and run something we recorded recently, but this one is fresh off the software program. Transcript K: So I know we start off with, “Usually, I’ve been thinking about” but if I talked about what I usually- not usually, lately...
Japan is known for, among other things, it’s food. But there’s a dark side to that: American food isn’t as readily available! Other foods are scarce, too, such as Mexican food, and some things you’d find at the grocery store in the US. (And in France and Spain, from having been over the past...