Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:19:08 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: 2007 Worldcon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> jnewton at ashcomp.com 8/24/04 5:01:15 PM >>>
>I spent two weeks in Japan about 5 years ago.  Before I went
>I was afraid
>that I wouldn't be able to get around because I couldn't read
>the signs - I
>had to get across Tokyo by bus to change airports, and then
>get to my hotel
>from the airport in Matsue (a small city on the west coast of
>Japan) by
>myself.  I found, however, that advance research plus lots of
>English-speaking, helpful Japanese people made this
>possible.  Also, many
>street signs are in both English and Japanese.  One word of
>caution: the
>trains and buses leave strictly on time, according to schedule.
>
>Once I got to my meeting venue I could rely on our hosts and
>the other
>delegates for help.  Even in this provincial city, where we saw
>only one
>other set of Westerners during our stay (and they spoke no
>English!) we
>managed very nicely.
>
>Although I never did figure out all the instructions on my toilet.

>From what was the future:

http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/aso/zeroGtoilet.html

mjw