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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by cityboy340
Also, is it age 20 in the Asian sense in that when you are born, you are 1 year old as opposed to the western sense in that when you are born, you're 0?
No. It's age 20 in the sense of 20 years after you were born.

When I first visited Japan, the customs official was unwilling to allow me to bring in the bottle of whisky that I'd brought as a gift for my host family (I got someone else to bring it through customs). However, he smilingly reassured me that I'd have no problem getting served alcohol in bars and clubs up and down the country.
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