Japanese hotels for tourists...

I've heard the best story ever about gaijin travelling in Japan... As a lot of gaijin, even after many years here, don't speak a fuckin' word of Japanese, 2 dudes asked Ricky to organize a ski trip to Hakuba for them. Ricky did and gave them their bus and lift tickets, infomation on the hotel and everything they need. 2 days later, the guy calls Ricky and starts yelling at him over the phone. The guy said that the hotel was shit, they even slept on the floor...

For those of you who never came to Japan or never slept in a Japanese Ryokan, the same thing could happen to you. What they didn't know, even after a few years here, is that in a ryokan, the futons are stored in the closet, and you have to prepare your own bed. But even though you don't know that, I think anyone would have gone to the reception and say "no bed" and the guy would have understood. So please, don't be stupid if you come here!


Les hotels japonais et les touristes...

La meilleure histoire de gaijin stupides. La fin de semaine derniere, alors que nous skiions a Naeba, une couple de gars venant de Dieu sait ou sont alles skier a Hakuba, voyage totalement organise par Ricky. Etant donne que meme apres quelques annees ils ne parlent pas un crisse de mot de japonais, ils preferent payer le gros prix pour avoir la vie facile. Donc Ricky leur donne leur billets de bus et de remonte-pente et bon voyage!! 2 jours plus tard, ils appellent en engueulent Ricky au telephone... L'hotel est vraiment minable... ils ont meme dormi sur le plancher.

Alors pour ceux qui ne sont jamais venus ici ou qui n'ont pas eu la chance de rester dans un ryokan japonais, il n'y a pas de lits mais des futons qu'ils gardent dans l'armoire et tu dois preparer ton lit toi-meme avant de te coucher, ainsi que le ranger le lendemain matin. Les gars, en parfaits idiots, n'ont pas pense aller a la reception et dire "no bed!". Meme le japonais le plus nul en anglais va comprendre. Alors si vous voyagez au Japon, ne soyez pas stupides!