Hamada on the map, and how…
1February 25, 2009 by miki
This is from a while back as well, but my little city in Shimane apparently made the New York Times. The local expats were all a tizzy over our sudden moment of non-obscurity, though not for any flattering sort of reason, if according the article we’re to be an example of the frivolities of economic stimulus packages.
Did you know there’s a city in Japan called Obama? Now, “Yes, we can,” has also become a grammar point for one of my junior high school classes, as well as the one demonstration of English speaking ability from just about every student and teacher around. “Yes, we can Yes, we can Yes, we can!” Yes, I certainly see that you can. I should rejoice their enthusiastic demonstrations of verbal capability to the foreign teacher, but God help me.
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I call foul on that NYT article! That bridge is freaking awesome. I remember walking over it was like entering a wind tunnel. I have some awesome shots from that walk. So, while they may have had a point about frivolity, the millions of dollars spent entertained me for a few minutes. I call that worth it.