Things I forgot to tell

First, our Pakistani driver, who has lived here for 5 years, answered our question about how welcoming have the Japanese been. He said that they have been exceptionally welcoming because they don’t want to do the tour guide jobs. The reason? They don’t want to learn English. Japan is a good place to raise his kids. He is married to his 1st cousin and they have four kids ranging in age from 3 months to 13.  The kids go to Japanese schools and speak 3 languages fluently - Japanese, English, and their native Urdu.

Second, we are really getting a kick watching the Japanese bowing to each other. Usually it starts with both bowing at the same time. Shortly the rhythm breaks and they keep bowing, but not in synch. It just keeps on going, like the bobbing birds. Then one will hesitate in an attempt to end it, but the other one gives one last bow, and that starts the whole thing up again. We have seen this only between Japanese. I have bowed and been bowed to, but it ends with once.