Checklist

So I’ve been in Japan for slightly more than 7 weeks now, and I realize that Japan is not so different from Davis, CA. To prove this point, here’s a checklist:

Bicycles
In Japan, bicycles are the kids’ main method of transportation. In Davis, we use bikes as well.
~~Spazzy~~
Weather
Common Japanese weather pattern: sun, rain, sun, clouds, humidity (sometimes earthquakes too). Davis can be the same, except the humidity and the earthquakes.
~~Asian People Japan: this is an Asian country, duh. Davis: it’s a UC, duh. In the UC system, Asians are practically the majority~~
2024 Update: looking back, I literally can’t believe I wrote this, it’s inappropriate and I wouldn’t write this today.
Farmland
At least where I’m staying in Japan, there is plenty of farmland in the form of rice fields. In Davis, the city is surrounded by farmland, and I think that the I-80 causeway goes over rice fields too.

So I guess it’s only four points, but I just wanted to show that basically Davis and Japan have some things in common.