懐かしいもの/こと

Well with 2 months in Japan behind me and 9 more to go I think I've been here long enough to do this. So without further adieu I present:

Things I miss and don't miss about Canada

First things I don't miss.

Things I don't miss
- The hour long commute to and from school
- The amount of work involved with school
- Paying 15% sales tax
- Traffic jams
- The lack of convenience in convenience stores (This is kind of unfair though as Japanese ones are really on a whole different level)
- No sentos/onsens
- No temples/shrines
- Cold weather (although today was actually kinda cold. I'd say about 5C or so)
- No izakayas
- No nomi-hodai (All you can drink for a set price)
- Paying $15 for an Initial D or Kenshin manga (Initial D is $5 here, Kenshin is $3)
- Only getting NHK for Japanese TV

Things I do miss
- My programs: Seinfeld, Smallville, 24, Arrested Development etc.
- Driving, that being said I would not want to drive in this city, ever.
- I didn't think I'd say this, but I miss working at the bank
- Being able to get a pizza for $10
- Affordable beef
- Stick deodorant
- Playing guitar
- $5 bootleg movies in Chinatown
- Teaching Taekwondo
- PS2
- And of course it goes without saying, friends and family