Comments on: Eating alone in Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:43:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: reallyjapan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-85643 reallyjapan Thu, 15 May 2008 05:21:44 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-85643 Not bad eating alone.. I've found a very quiet cafe' near the office where they sell very good sandwiches and at least twice weekly I'm there.. also free wi-fi internet connection Not bad eating alone.. I’ve found a very quiet cafe’ near the office where they sell very good sandwiches and at least twice weekly I’m there.. also free wi-fi internet connection

]]> By: glasstabletop http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-85234 glasstabletop Tue, 13 May 2008 03:16:18 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-85234 I love eating ramen alone and hanging out at cafes alone. I used to eat lunch alone at the cafeteria where I worked but some old man always ended up sitting next to me because he thought I was lonely. Thanks for the consideration but I just want to be alone and read my book (which is something weird for Japanese I guess. You don't eat and read at the same time here....) I love eating ramen alone and hanging out at cafes alone.
I used to eat lunch alone at the cafeteria where I worked but some old man always ended up sitting next to me because he thought I was lonely. Thanks for the consideration but I just want to be alone and read my book (which is something weird for Japanese I guess. You don’t eat and read at the same time here….)

]]> By: Harvey http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84543 Harvey Fri, 09 May 2008 05:28:45 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84543 Haha, yeah hitori yakiniku would be pretty terrible. I can do hitori ramen, curry, udon/soba, and fast food joints like freshness burger. I found out just last week that my wifes mom can't even do hitori cafe. For the first time EVER she did hitori syoku, and had tachi-gui soba. First time ever! She's like 48 years old and has lived in Osaka forever. Haha, yeah hitori yakiniku would be pretty terrible.

I can do hitori ramen, curry, udon/soba, and fast food joints like freshness burger.

I found out just last week that my wifes mom can’t even do hitori cafe. For the first time EVER she did hitori syoku, and had tachi-gui soba. First time ever! She’s like 48 years old and has lived in Osaka forever.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84493 Ken Y-N Thu, 08 May 2008 23:23:34 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84493 Yes, late night ramen (or early morning train station soba) is acceptable of course, assuming you can stand the noise... I've done the solo izakaya once when I was new to Japan and it was a terrible experience for me, but it's difficult to say how much of that was just me being a stranger to these parts. And of course there's a big difference between going for the weekday lunchtime pasta set versus evening a la carte, and in a restaurant with a counter where you can talk to (or just watch) the staff is a much different experience from being at a table in the same place. Yes, late night ramen (or early morning train station soba) is acceptable of course, assuming you can stand the noise… I’ve done the solo izakaya once when I was new to Japan and it was a terrible experience for me, but it’s difficult to say how much of that was just me being a stranger to these parts.

And of course there’s a big difference between going for the weekday lunchtime pasta set versus evening a la carte, and in a restaurant with a counter where you can talk to (or just watch) the staff is a much different experience from being at a table in the same place.

]]> By: billywest http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84445 billywest Thu, 08 May 2008 15:04:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/08/eating-alone-in-japan/#comment-84445 According to my Japanese friends, 'hitori ramen' is ok, but 'hitori yakiniku' is pretty bad. I do 'hitori ramen' all the time at my local shop and it's one of my favorite parts of the week. According to my Japanese friends, ‘hitori ramen’ is ok, but ‘hitori yakiniku’ is pretty bad. I do ‘hitori ramen’ all the time at my local shop and it’s one of my favorite parts of the week.

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