In the US we use the word "messing" here and maybe most often the swear word that starts with f. Faffing is a new word for me, but I like it!

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Nestle Crunch

In the past month, I have posted 26 different Japanese candies so far.
Now, let's find out what international candies are available at a local supermarket in Japan.

The first post for this topic is "Nestle Crunch". "Nestle Crunch" is an American milk chocolate bar with crisped rice inside. I remember when my grandmother lived in Okinawa, where there are many U.S. military bases, she would often send me a giant pack of southern fruits and American candies including Nestle Crunch. At that time, those American candies were so rare for me and always exciting to try them. Nowadays, I often see Nestle Crunch at local supermarkets in Tokyo.

英語はとても上達しています。

How to enjoy doing the dishes

Doing the dishes is not my favorite activity. To make it fun, I always listen to a podcast during that time. My favorite program is "Shinobu to Narumi no Dokuzetsu American life", hosted by two Japanese women living in Texas. They talk about their lives in America, cultural differences, international marriage, and so on. I cannot listen to the show without laughing. With a podcast, I can enjoy doing the dishes everyday.

Once I played a video game where you play as a robot taking care of people. You had to do chores, like the dishes, and I enjoyed it. Ever since, when it comes time to do chores in real life, I just pretend I am a robot caretaker, and now its fun!

《Cherry blossom viewing in Japan!!》 Introduction to modern Japanese culture③

Maybe you guys know about Japan’s cherry blossoms! We like viewing ("celebrating" would fit here very well) cherry blossoms very much!!

In Japan, we have a culture to view cherry blossoms, while eating food with family and friends, just like at a picnic. It is called “花見（Hanami)”.

We usually notice the transition of seasons by watching the flowers and leaves change their colors(it’s specific in autumn).

For example, it is a good time to view Japanese apricots, because they are fully bloomed right now in Japan. We can tell “spring is coming!” by watching for this.

But after all, the most popular flower in Japan is a cherry blossom!!

So if you have plans to visit Japan in spring, why not experience Japanese “Hanami” culture!?

いつか日本の桜を見たいです！　＊The verb view sounds better for objects that are not changing in time (static objects), watching works better on objects we expect to change as we look at them (moving / transforming objects). IE: I watched the car drive by, I viewed the car on the show room floor.