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. <\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
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– ????, ?? (???OK), ??, ????
\n– ??????? (???)
\n– ????
\n– ?????????????<\/p>\n
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It means, roughly translated,<\/p>\n
I have food allergies.<\/p>\n
Can you please ensure that my meal does not contain any of the following items:<\/p>\n
– lentil, beans (soy is OK), sesame seeds, nuts
\n– above-derived products (such as oil)
\n– garlic
\n– fresh apple strawberry tomato<\/p>\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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…<\/p>\n