2018-09 summary

September 2018 recordings begin with Daniel's typhoon stay in a capsule hotel, his illness and discomfort, and his consideration of returning home to his wife, who expressed willingness to reconcile. The decision remained unsettled.

Domestic life with his wife recurs. Daniel describes a lost spare key, and he and Chihiro filmed a video about six months of marriage covering arguments and household cleaning.

Daniel made two takes of a video on Japanese habits he finds annoying or silly: uchimizu, water bottles against cats, green lights called blue, cashiers reading out items, and refusal to jaywalk. He says he does not intend them as racist or to insult anyone.

Other recordings cover his reasons for leaving England, including workplace tea customs, handshakes, and racial abuse. He also recalls childhood discipline and criticizes the Texan in Tokyo shutdown, expressing views on filming children and schooling.

The month ends with preparation for another approaching typhoon: shopping for food, discussing possible power cuts, and a dinner with chopstick banter.

Typhoon conditions, capsule hotel rules and amenities, utility outages, and discarded belongings.

Marriage, reconciliation, household disputes and cleaning.

Japanese customs Daniel finds odd: water spraying, bottles for cats, blue traffic lights, cashier announcements, and jaywalking.

Life in England versus Japan: workplace drink etiquette, handshakes, trains and ticketing, and belonging and identity.

Childhood memories, dental care, YouTube channel decisions, children's privacy and homeschooling.

Early-September recording (catalog date 2018-09-04): Daniel sheltered in a capsule hotel during a severe typhoon instead of doing a planned livestream, left after a 9 AM wake-up, found power and hot water out, and weighed returning home after talks with his wife. He also found some left-behind clothing and UK snacks had been discarded.

A second version of the capsule hotel and typhoon recording (catalog date 2018-09-05) covers the same storm disruption, illness, marriage deliberation and discarded belongings.

Recording dated 2018-09-07: Daniel took vitamin C for a cold, felt locked in after his wife lost the spare key, went for a walk, and recalled childhood discipline, a friend named Ricky, and dental hygiene issues.

Recording dated 2018-09-19: Daniel and Chihiro filmed a couple's video about six months of marriage, past arguments, cleaning responsibilities and breakfast.

Recording dated 2018-09-20: Daniel made coffee and reviewed Japanese habits he finds irritating or silly.

Recording dated 2018-09-21: Daniel repeated the critique of Japanese habits, including uchimizu, water bottles for cats, blue-green traffic lights, cashiers reading out items and jaywalking, while stating no racist intent.

Recording dated 2018-09-25: Daniel criticized the Texan in Tokyo couple's decision to end their channel and argued they could have continued it while protecting their children's privacy.

Recording dated 2018-09-28: Daniel described reasons for leaving England for Japan, including workplace tea expectations, rail difficulties, and racial abuse.

Recordings dated 2018-09-29 and 2018-09-30: Ahead of a typhoon, Daniel shopped for food in the rain amid emptying shelves, then had dinner and joked about chopstick etiquette.

Whether Daniel cleans Chihiro's room is disputed: Daniel claims he does all the cleaning, while Chihiro says he does not clean her room.

It is unclear whether Daniel's office job ended by firing or by quitting after the tea disagreement.

Daniel had not finalized whether to return home to his wife.

Whether his sore throat and altered voice meant a cold was unconfirmed.

The buzzing sound near the hospital was only presumed to be a backup generator.

The cause of Daniel's gum and floss problems, whether gingivitis, halitosis or something else, was unclear.

Daniel was unsure whether sprayed pavements were clean beforehand, why green lights are called blue, and whether cashiers would stop reading prices if asked.

The Texan in Tokyo couple's alternative income and financial motivations are unknown.

Whether a power cut would occur if the second typhoon worsened was unknown.

It was unclear whether the nearby person was playing golf.