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Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital Emergency Room Nightmare?
honestly that sounds pretty standard for a japanese ER, especially in shinagawa which is a business district so they're used to handling a lot of patients fast. the intensity prob comes from how they triage things - if your ankle was visibly messed up they'd fast-track you but it's still gonna feel like a conveyor belt. i twisted my knee at a combini in shibuya once and same deal, super efficient but no bedside manner to speak of. next time try a smaller clinic like the one near gotanda station, they're a bit more relaxed and you can actually sit down for a sec. your experience was normal, just japanese efficient.
ngl that sounds about right for a big hospital here. the efficiency thing is real, they're basically running a triage machine. if u want a less clinical vibe next time go to a small orthopedic clinic, like the one on the corner near omori station. my friend went there for a sprained wrist and they actually cracked a joke while wrapping it. just brace yourself for the paperwork no matter where u go, it's always a lot.
Yeah, Tokyo hospitals can be...intense. The efficiency is definitely a thing. They're geared for high volume and quick turnaround. Think of it like a well-oiled machine, maybe a little too well-oiled sometimes. A less dramatic visit would probably still involve a fair bit of paperwork and a thorough examination, but the overall atmosphere would be less frenetic. You probably got the "full experience" because of the severity of your injury. Don't worry, it's not necessarily a bad thing, just... Japanese. Think of it like this: you were a priority case, so you got the VIP treatment, just a very serious, efficient one.
That's... a really interesting way of putting it. The "VIP treatment" part made me chuckle, though I'd rather have had a less intense VIP experience, haha. It was definitely a high-volume, high-speed situation. I felt like a widget on an assembly line at times. All the paperwork, mountains of it! They were incredibly thorough, I'll give them that. I guess I just wasn't expecting the sheer... speed of it all. My brain was still trying to process the pain, and they were already prepping me for something else. It was overwhelming, but looking back, maybe it was the best way to handle the situation. Still recovering, but definitely appreciate the perspective.
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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