Cheers as Japanese ambassador downs pint of bitter during city visit – BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzpn2pe5wo
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Cheers as Japanese ambassador downs pint of bitter during city visit – BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzpn2pe5wo
Posted by CasualSmurf
15 Comments
Misleading title, that’s very clearly only half a pint he’s downed
Japanese Ambassador comes over and does something that makes him beloved by the locals and even makes a real reference showing he cares. Manchester gets sister-city status with Osaka, finally getting some treatment like the global hub of culture Manchester deserves to be recognised as. Nice situation all around.
>After downing the pint, he said “By ‘eck, it’s gorgeous,” repeating a slogan featured in a 1990s advert for the cask ale originally brewed in Manchester.
Someone has been *very* well briefed.
> He was presented with a pint of Boddingtons beer by the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to mark the first pint of Boddingtons to be commercially available in the city in 13 years.
Why did Manchester have a 13 year Boddingtons drought?
It’s funny, every time I see an ambassador in the news doing something likeable it’s a Japanese ambassador. I can’t work out if Japan has the best PR for their ambassadors, or just the best ambassadors.
The Japanese are absolutely fantastic people.
Nice to see some light-hearted news
This man is the best diplomat I have ever seen. He obviously loves his homeland, but he loves us almost as much, and has dived in headfirst into British culture and showing both countries what is amazing about each other.
They drink Sake so that would have been a piece of piss
Friendship ended with Australia. Now Japan is my best friend.
[https://x.com/AmbJapanUK](https://x.com/AmbJapanUK) good account to follow, he tours around and seems likely a lovely man. Often he brings a Paddington Bear with him.
Invite some Japanese over to plan, build and operate a high speed railway network and then we’re talking!
I mean really, Japan builds Shinkansens with 80% of their country being mountainous and impassable to trains or very expensive tunnels, also prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. Yet even with these handicaps they build the worlds best railway network.
I like this guy; He embraces british culture so well & loves to immerse himself in it. A proper ambassador in my view, he really seems to like his job; I think i’ll mourn when he goes.
Osaka is really like Manchester – people are relaxed and not “up themselves” like Tokyo. It is also more grimey and less refined than other metropolitan cities in Japan. It was my favourite city to visit.
“Oookini Oohhhsaka”
When in Rome do as the Romans do.
What a guy. Hopefully our ambassador is able to equally represent the UK in Japan in such a good light.
He was in NI the other month scoffing Tayto and trying our whiskey.
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/gallery/paddington-bear-tours-northern-ireland-32044047