So I just relocated to Osaka. I got here on Friday (Thursday in the states) and so far it's great. My partner set up the apartment fairly well, and left the kitchen to me since I am the chef, apparently. I have gotten several looks since I am blonde and blue eyed, and I have had four different girls flirt with me, which is a totally new experience. Granted two of them made me feel awkward since I doubt they were older than 16. I have also successfully used the men's room twice without getting a second look. I actually tried to use the gals room, but I had an older woman walk in, look at me, look back at the sign on the door and then politely tell me that I was in the wrong bathroom. The second time I didn't even make it in the bathroom before a woman in her thirties raised an eyebrow and point to the men's room.
We also had to get my alien card and cell phone, and the people at both places had a difficult time calling me my husbands wife.
So, it's great so far and I have lost the ability to not pass! I could not be happier.
