I felt the need to share, as this led to a bit of laughing yesterday, and moreso at this moment today.
Lately, I've been tracking down certain games, and sometimes for certain PC Engine and Neo Geo games I have to order from Japan, Hong Kong, etc.
Yesterday a package arrives I have to sign for. I'm home, so I go to the door, accept the package, and look it over, I say, "hold on, let me see where this is from". The postman says, "TOKYO! Japan". He puts emphasis on the Tokyo, almost in an accent.
Oh, my postman is of "Asian Descent". 30's or so.
As I'm signing, he asks if he may ask a question about my packages, and that I do not have to answer, it is just him being curious/nosy. I chuckle and tell him to go for it. He mentioens he notices a lot of packages lately from Japan and such, and was curious if I operated my own business.
I laugh, and say no... no... hahhaha These packages are not related to a business.
I ask if he had heard of Neo Geo. He shakes his head and says Yes. I explain that I recently got into the Neo Geo Arcade carts, and that I buy and trade carts with others. This package has a Neo Geo arcade cartridge inside. Cheaper than tracking it down in the US, sometimes. He mentioned somethign about Japan games working in the US, and how that sometimes doesn't work. (Something like that, my memory is a bit foggy). I continue, and explain that the guts of the carts are the same, it is the hardware that determines the language, so I can buy Japan carts and have English Language.
I told him not to worry, it will slow down soon. He laughed, and said it's no problem.
Funny stuff. I mail-order lots of stuff; dental floss, DVD's, VHS, games, books, power tools, etc.
Yeah, quite the nerd I can be...
