tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post2618204958258700086..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Need More Time? Too Much Stress? Stop Drinking!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-1640081344999294372012-01-08T20:38:40.173+09:002012-01-08T20:38:40.173+09:00Yeah. I keep trying to take your advice. I need to...Yeah. I keep trying to take your advice. I need to buy that book you talked about in that Lew Rcokwell.com article, Mike. By the way, that Rockwell article is very entertaining. Thanks. - DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-651220835888200952012-01-08T18:16:34.345+09:002012-01-08T18:16:34.345+09:00Good luck this time, Mike. I recommend paleo thoug...Good luck this time, Mike. I recommend paleo though, not raw. Given your long residence here, I'm shocked that you never heard that medical excuse before. <br />I think the industry makes a difference. In any given gathering for me, it always seems there's someone saying they can't drink for health reasons, and the others are careful not to cloud their judgement with more than a couple of drinks on business occasions.boonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-35149278170815351792012-01-08T17:51:15.384+09:002012-01-08T17:51:15.384+09:00I don't really drink or smoke. I have smoked ...I don't really drink or smoke. I have smoked an occasional cigarette but was never a smoker and I have the occasional drink but I drink so little that you can't really say I'm a drinker. I sometimes wonder whether I would have been able to keep working if I was a drinker and smoker. Life is an enigma and I guess we'll never know.Murasaki Shikibuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956944811391367016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-5552683441497650622012-01-08T15:39:31.068+09:002012-01-08T15:39:31.068+09:00Not drinking in Japan is difficult - especially fo...Not drinking in Japan is difficult - especially for a gaijin looking to fit in. Being a popular fellow, I went out with a different group of people several times a week. I did think I was turning into an alcoholic... and eventually quit, started eating natto and went jogging every night. I lost 10lbs in a month and was able to go from gasping at 1600 meters up to 10km. Then I went home to Toronto and started drinking again, but working out 6x a week. I lost weight and sweated booze on the stairmaster (you really could smell the rum pour out of my pores!). Then I met a woman, got married and never went out drinking again or to the gym. My weight went up. <br />Hmmmmm it seems like the only thing I haven't tried is the raw vegetable diet (which you told me about a few months ago). I am actually allergic to 5 common veggies, but I would be interested in giving this thing a try. I'm just unsure why I would want to live longer! :)<br />I also love the temperance photo. It's not making for a reason to want to stop drinking... those chicks are at least 8 beers for me to even think about touching their lips.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-30782938949122813412012-01-08T15:24:29.117+09:002012-01-08T15:24:29.117+09:00Wow, that's amazing! Though I have to say, I d...Wow, that's amazing! Though I have to say, I don't think I could go without a drink for too long a period of time...though mind you, I'm still 22 and feel like I need to experience the alcoholic lifestyle. And besides, my family runs a Pub back in England- alcohol practically runs through my veins! But since I came to Japan [again] just a few months ago, I've not drunk much alcohol at all- just one or two beers here or there at social gatherings.<br />I hope, however, that I too will one day be successful, perhaps quitting alcohol altogether will be the key to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com