tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post6100180716796235297..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: WannabesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-61104156437076143612007-06-06T09:27:00.000+09:002007-06-06T09:27:00.000+09:00Smoking outside is more complicated now than it on...Smoking outside is more complicated now than it once was. While I'm sure you can smoke outside of some Starbucks (or other shops), there are some streets in Tokyo now where you aren't allowed to smoke on the street. For instance, when I worked in Kudanshita, there was no smoking on the street in front of our building. This was actually bad for me because people had to smoke in recesses off the street and they often smoked under my window. Even though were were on the 4th floor, it still wafted up and I could smell it.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-30487796943099447872007-06-06T01:30:00.000+09:002007-06-06T01:30:00.000+09:00Smoking isn't allowed outside the coffee shop?Most...Smoking isn't allowed outside the coffee shop?<BR/><BR/>Most (if not all) of the coffee shops in the Philippines have chairs and tables outside for people who prefer to smoke. The only exceptions are usually the ones inside the shopping malls because of the centralized air conditioning. But some coffee shops have an air conditioned smoking room if their front doors aren't facing out into the street.<BR/><BR/>Starbucks has a lot of branches here but they have pretty good competition with several other coffee shops in any major area.<BR/><BR/>Personally, Starbucks brewed coffee tastes kinda quirky--in a bad way. @_@Kai | Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877562448485355203noreply@blogger.com