Things You Probably Wouldn't See in the 'States

Beware of Scary Noodle People:



Super Magical Video Game:













I don't know why this cracks me up so much. Actually, I do. In video games, the Japanese often like to take a common monosyllabic English noun and make it the main character's first name. The last name is usually a polysyllabic, two-morpheme offering. Thus, Stick Breitling, Squall Leonhart, Flint Ricman.



Beetles for sale by the video games:





Now Mommy can enjoy baby's head cold, too!



Yeah, this is a guy. And he's about 45.



Shirts with stuff that they think is English:





God Bress:



Video fish:



My new patient application from my hospital visit:



(Chuckle)



Decisions, decisions:



Toilets have a sink on the top so that you can reuse the water you use to wash your hands:



Japanese toilet control panel:



I want to float on the top of a water spout, but sadly, that function's reserved for armless, footless women or men with road cycling helmets:



Poster at the fire department:



Magazine at the fire department: