I will find:

1. Many good munchies
2. Another baseball cap (Hanshin Tigers this time)
3. Good shinkansen photos
4. Lacquerware
5. Some anime products
6. Good food

etc. etc. etc.

I think I did stop, didn't I? Or can you see a serious reply out of my last words..

GUYS I USED TO PLAY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR 8 YEARS, IM PRETTY MUCH A PROFESSIONAL BALL PLAYER ..........................on the inside :D

Yeah,the baseball thing is an aspect I don't like...I'm not into sport really. I am the same with football.

I did learn that they have a rugby team the other day,which is good. I wouldn't mind playing rugby. I can't watch it if Wales are playing because they lose for some reason.

I started a thread about this topic a while back.
Here's the link if needed. :)

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/gene...migration.html

Japan will be hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2019 which is pretty exciting. I went down to Tokyo last year to see Australia play NZ. The stadium was pretty much at capacity. The Japanese do like their Rugby!
I actually played rugby for Iwanai for a couple of years but am getting a bit old now. I get injured way too easily these days!

If you're coming from an English speaking country, you will find a challenging new way of thinking about life. Some of it shocking, some of it sublime but all of it eye-opening.

Quick question for people living/having lived in Japan, do you dream/think in japanese ? When did you start dreaming/thinking in japanese, how long did it take ? How does it feel, weird or good ?

It happens to everybody in english, I'm just wondering what's the deal with japanese because it's a very complicated language

I sometimes think in Japanese, but nothing ever extremely complex, and a lot of times it's informal/short form Japanese. It's interesting/weird because I speak very good Spanish, and native in English, so sometimes I'll think something Japanese, and then throw it into Spanish, and then think about what I just said in English (basically mulling it over to make sure it was right).
Learning languages are the same no matter what you're learning, other than the reading/writing. But with speaking/listening/thinking ability, technique is relatively the same. As you progress with a language, you can continue to replace things you would think/say with that language, and it comes easier than you'd think.

Thats crazy talk man. Most dream has a theme, the use of language depends on the theme, I spoke alien once in my dream, but does that mean i use it daily in real life? Though I know the meaning and was able to communicate with the "species" in that dream. Thats because we don't need any language skills in a dream, we think we are communicating in a special form, but deep inside our brain, we already have a set interpretation... actual ability to speak or understand is not required in MOST cases.... If you dream of a real life situation, and it involve people speaking a language that you truly speak/understand in real life, then yes, the dialogue will be in that particular language...

And no, it doesn't happen to everybody in English. I happen to dream in Chinese... because, thats what I am...