Anyone Know Anything About Passports?
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
For biometric passports, the computer scans your face from the photo and stores certain measurements in the chip in the passport.
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Good manners is what they have there. But, with that said...riding the subways and such, they are VERY pushy to get on and off. They don't say "excuse me" when they bump into you. They just bump and go.
Japan is a beautiful place. I loved visiting there and seeing the culture. I will tell you tho...traveling thru the country, it is a bit on the expensive side.
Just do your "homework" on Japan and you'll be fine. My biggest advice for you would be to get in touch with Youme and ask her questions. There's also another lady, Gaijin, I think her name is. I'm sure both of them could help you out.
Japan is a beautiful place. I loved visiting there and seeing the culture. I will tell you tho...traveling thru the country, it is a bit on the expensive side.
Just do your "homework" on Japan and you'll be fine. My biggest advice for you would be to get in touch with Youme and ask her questions. There's also another lady, Gaijin, I think her name is. I'm sure both of them could help you out.
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I've never been to Nagoya, so I can't tell you what the public transportation is like. I'm sure you can contact the school and maybe they can put you in touch with someone who can give you that info..maybe like a penpal?
They do have those sorts of soaps there, but not sure what you would use being allergic to those brands. I'll be there's someone that can answer that question for you also!
It's not a silly worry...it's something you'll need to get figured out.
They do have those sorts of soaps there, but not sure what you would use being allergic to those brands. I'll be there's someone that can answer that question for you also!
It's not a silly worry...it's something you'll need to get figured out.
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
I've never been to Nagoya, so I can't tell you what the public transportation is like. I'm sure you can contact the school and maybe they can put you in touch with someone who can give you that info..maybe like a penpal?
They do have those sorts of soaps there, but not sure what you would use being allergic to those brands. I'll be there's someone that can answer that question for you also!
It's not a silly worry...it's something you'll need to get figured out.
They do have those sorts of soaps there, but not sure what you would use being allergic to those brands. I'll be there's someone that can answer that question for you also!
It's not a silly worry...it's something you'll need to get figured out.
Will it be difficult to catch on to the foreign language? Even if I do have little to no back ground?
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Originally Posted by Bluelady
Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
For biometric passports, the computer scans your face from the photo and stores certain measurements in the chip in the passport.
These is a very basic piece on biometric face mapping here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/h...l/nn2page1.stm I think it is a bit more complex than this though!
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Originally Posted by Bluelady
Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
For biometric passports, the computer scans your face from the photo and stores certain measurements in the chip in the passport.
These is a very basic piece on biometric face mapping here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/h...l/nn2page1.stm I think it is a bit more complex than this though!
#17
The passport my son got to go to Japan last year has the computer chip, and it was the same price. He had a great time, but was only there for two weeks. I was a basket case before he left, but we both survived LOL. He actually had four years of Japanese in high school and was travelling in a student group with his teacher.
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When I was reading you information. Either passports went way up in price from when I got ours or you may need to check the information again. Our courthouse does passports paperwork, photo's etc. It was nice getting it all done at once. I don't think our entire family costed that much. But it has been a few years.
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We got ours 2 year ago and they did send in our birth certificates. I had them take a photo copy of it and the passport application together before they sent them off. Got back the BC and the passport the same week. Took about 6 weeks at that time.
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