Sometimes, people just rock!

I'm going to Tokyo for 10 days in early February. 6 days for work, 3 days for fun (and I lose a day for travel). I'm mentally preparing myself for one hell of a culture shock and I'm hoping I won't have too many of those lost-in-translation moments.

One thing that was worrying me a bit was that the language barrier would be difficult to breach – which could have nasty consequences for my many food allergies. However, the lovely people who are organizing the workshop have come to my aid and produced this:

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It means, roughly translated,

I have food allergies.

Can you please ensure that my meal does not contain any of the following items:

– lentil, beans (soy is OK), sesame seeds, nuts
– above-derived products (such as oil)
– garlic
– fresh apple strawberry tomato

Thank you.