Japanese is cool

I've been studying Japanese. Don't expect me to know much when i get home though, because it's really a hard language to get a hold of. But in the course of life here, i've come across a few amazing abbreviations that the Japanese people use in everyday talk.

1. Starbucks = "staba!"

2. Personal computer = "pas-con"

3. Digital camera = "digi-ka-me"

4. Remote control = "remo-con" (see a pattern?)

5. Macdonald's = "makk"

6. Kentucky Fried Chicken = "ken-chiki" (that's my favorite one)

7. Apartment = "apato"

8. Convenience store = "combini"

9. Air conditioning = "air-con"

and so on. They are all loan words from english, and i think we could learn a lesson from the Japanese system of abbreves. Think how much less chatter there would be!

Oh the cicadas are noisy! They sound like they're in my head!