tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593388140454867428.post8582648817141105828..comments2008-04-30T16:57:25.771-07:00Comments on A Suitable Wardrobe: Quotation: I Think I'm Turning JapaneseWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173316804999411413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593388140454867428.post-4632843140861477452008-04-30T16:56:00.000-07:002008-04-30T16:56:00.000-07:00Those rascals! While the cost of living has risen,...Those rascals! While the cost of living has risen, the cost of living well may be becoming unsupportable. A Japanese client over 20 years ago constantly expressed astonishment at “how cheap” playing golf in the U.S. was. He said the average initiation fee at that time in Japan was about $50,000, reflecting the value of land in Japan that you describe.And thanks for the great photo, Will. That’s aTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014315815222049581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593388140454867428.post-43023186147430280832008-04-30T15:53:00.000-07:002008-04-30T15:53:00.000-07:00I live in between Kobe and Osaka and shop in both....I live in between Kobe and Osaka and shop in both. Japanese not only love luxury goods, but they love labels, as well. My girlfriend, a modestly well-dressed affluent Japanese woman, was in the middle of chastising me at Sogo Department Store in Kobe for my going from RTW to MTM--with future ambitions of going bespoke--as I was looking for a white linen pocket square and plain gold oval Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02767250136790963700noreply@blogger.com