tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post116247655914233823..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Gov't to certify food quality at Japanese restaurants abroadJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-1162519863182474932006-11-03T02:11:00.000+00:002006-11-03T02:11:00.000+00:00Seems to me a good idea that the French should ado...Seems to me a good idea that the French should adopt, but your menu does answer the question of how a Scot could thrive in JapanEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-1162512110418839492006-11-03T00:01:00.000+00:002006-11-03T00:01:00.000+00:00Not sure I believe that. The Japanese don't like "...Not sure I believe that. The Japanese don't like "4" because it sounds like "death" but AIUI 8 is popular and 3 and 7 are common lucky numbers in the West.<BR/><BR/>The pizza menu in front of me has as its featured offering a pizza with 4 different quarters of:<BR/><BR/>1 prawn and mayonnaise<BR/>2 sausage and potato<BR/>3 teriyaki chicken and ... more mayonnaise<BR/>4 tomato and ham - phew!<BR/><BR/>Seems like the kiss of death to me...<BR/><BR/>Mind you I'm not claiming that the <A HREF="http://julesandjames.blogspot.com/2006/01/quote-of-day.html" REL="nofollow">Scottish version</A> is that much better :-)James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-1162511025667067962006-11-02T23:43:00.000+00:002006-11-02T23:43:00.000+00:00John Fleck says -I think the problem is that we he...John Fleck says -<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is that we here in the West are an even-numbered culture, while the Japanese are odd-numbered. The resulting culinary mismatch is inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com