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    Frying V?? Japan

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    On 5/18/2023 at 5:07 PM, Sgt. Pepper said:

    The only Marines in Yokosuka were the ones that checked ID's at the gate. Since I was in Japan I did not do what most of the others did. They all wanted to eat American food. Um . . . your in Japan, you are never going to get more authentic or better Japanese food than actually eating it there.

    Exact opposite situation on Okinawa.  You couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting a Marine, but other than Navy Corpsmen or other medical personnel at Kuwae Naval Hospital, sailors were hard to fine.

    I too used to spend a lot of time in the areas frequented by the locals an few or no Marines.  I had  relationship with a Mama San who owned a couple of bars and would spend time with her friends.  I spoke enough Japanese to be dangerous, but always had a great time.  My money was no good.  I had  my first exposure to Japanese cuisine like sushi, long before it was popular here in the States.  And I also had exposure to karaoke, long before it became popular in the States.  Not sure if the importation of karaoke was a good thing or not. 😁

    Frying V?? Japan

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    7 hours ago, Whitefang said:

    Why would you get corn dogs if, as you say, you weren't eating then?

    Whitefang

    Didn’t say I got or ate corn dogs there.  I just vaguely remember them being sold.  Never sunk my teeth into one over there.

    Frying V?? Japan

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    5 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    We used to get Yakasoba or stick dogs (corn dogs) off base or once on base we would stop and get chili, rice and cheese at the A-frame snackette.

    Were you AF or a Marine?

    USMC.  I vaguely remember corn dogs there, but the other thing I remembered with greater clarity were the “chicken” legs they sold at the flied lice stands.  We called them “dog” legs.  They were huge.  I never ate then, but if I did, I would have checked for evidence of rabies and distemper shots.

    Frying V?? Japan

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    8 hours ago, Karloff said:

    really ? so thats true & not just a stereotype that everyone & their mother has been  aware of ?

    I was stationed in Okinawa for a year.  After a long night of consuming copious amounts of adult beverages and closing the bars down, it was only natural to stop off and get a steaming order of Shlimp flied lice to top the night off.

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