Yeah, especially in a country like Japan, where JR issues apologies for trains being five minutes late. Getting home wasn't impossible, thankfully, but I literally had to return some of my purchases at the combini in order to have enough money to pay for the new tickets - they wouldn't refund my old ones, and as I'm not in the habit of carrying around $400 in pocket change, it was looking a little hairy for awhile.
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This has just become my favorite new phrase.
Yeah, especially in a country like Japan, where JR issues apologies for trains being five minutes late. Getting home wasn't impossible, thankfully, but I literally had to return some of my purchases at the combini in order to have enough money to pay for the new tickets - they wouldn't refund my old ones, and as I'm not in the habit of carrying around $400 in pocket change, it was looking a little hairy for awhile.