The picture below is of my cell phone. It looks ordinary. If I say that this can be used as a credit card or cash, do you believe what I say? Besides, it is also a map, a TV set, a GPS receiver, an audio player, a text editor and a camera as well as a phone.
When one of my daughter started living in Freiburg, she chose one of the simplest and cheapest ones. I was with her at that time, and looked at other cell phones on the counter. I couldn't fully understand their functions, but felt that it was not enough. It might be because I was so accustomed to Japanese cell phones. They say that Japanese cell phones don't sell well out of Japan because of their superiority and having lots of functions. Naturally, their price would be higher. Japanese cell phones are frequently compared to the creatures on the Galapagos Islands that have developed uniquely, isolated from the outer world.
However, as long as I live in Japan, this is very convenient. You can enjoy most things at night downtown. You can google a bar with your phone that would hit the spot. The phone leads you to the bar. You can get in a taxi, enter an arcade and use public transportation with your cell phone. It's really wonderful.
- (Vocabulary)
- Galapagos Islands ガラパゴス諸島
- (amusement) arcade ゲームセンター
Hello, Christy!
Thank you for your comment.
I sometimes leave my wallet in my house, but never forget my cell phone, which is the hot line from my office. So, it's also helpful for a cell phone to be used as cash.
Posted by: KUMO | Aug 25, 2010 at 11:52 PM
I've always been interested in Japanese cell phones, I would like one, but feel all it's functions would be wasted here, in America. Most of which I don't think would even work.
I like how simple they look.
I don't care for flip phones, as much.
I have an iPhone, which has many functions.
But to use it as a credit card! That would be nice.
Posted by: Christy | Aug 25, 2010 at 11:30 PM