Eating out, eating in

One of the biggest surprises to me is the cost of eating lunch. You can get a very reasonable, freshly prepared meal for around 800 Yen. So far, I have eaten at the noodle bar, an Indian restaurant (I really should have gone for spicy level 6 instead of 4...), a typical Japanese restaurant and today I sampled the delights of a Japanese convenience store. Lunch: One sandwich and one coffee croissant. A bit different to yesterday's raw fish and wasabi (if you don't like horse-radish you'd hate wasabi), tofu, rice, Spanish omelette, pork and ginger and a delicious Chinese almond set-youghurt. This seemed to be a Japanese lunch box. The lunch was served in a rectangular tray which was divided into sections. Each section contained a separate dish. Pick and mix.

Today I learned: The two most popular breads are; curry bread and melon bread!

Earthquakes: 0
Social mis-haps:
1 known - took business card with wrong hand, tried to cover up embarassment with comment and presented my card with one hand instead of the polite two-handed transfer.
19 unknown.
Number of days cleaner avoided my bin: 3.