Do you speak English?

[Ukio]

This saturday night I've met one of my friends' boyfriend. He was from London. We were about ten minutes speaking English, and I suppose he understood me. I'm proud of myself. Here you have a photograph.

[JANGEL]

Congratulations, Ukio! I'm sure he could understand you. What did you talk about?

[Ukio]

We talked about a bit of everithing... Taxes in California... About the ironic law than Schwarzenegger was making about violent videogames... About how to get a house in London... He told me that there was a lot of churches in London, so some of them were turned into houses, but only inside. Outside they left them untouched.

[JANGEL]

Oh, it's interesting. I see some churches like those in Amsterdam. But I didn't knew I can find them in London too.

[Ukio]

Have you been in Amsterdam? I'd like it, but I don't have money to travel. (I burn all my savings in comics and alcohol... But at least I enjoy it XDDD )

[JANGEL]

Comics and alcohol, good things, if you know how to use them, ha, ha. I was in Holland two years ago. I feel there are very beautiful cities in this country.

[Ukio]

Yeah, and very beautiful coffee shops in those cities XDDD

[JANGEL]

It's a different experience. I think walking around the Red Light District can be very funny too.

[Laurix]

It's a different experience. I think walking around the Red Light District can be very funny too.

The red light district deserves a visit. It´s quite curious.

[evaluna]

What's means "Tokio blues"? I'm confused about its meaning...maybe it'll be Tokio's blue or sad Tokio or what????or all lights in Tokio are blue??

[lucia]

As you might have read somewhere in the book, Murakami has a soft spot for music. And blues is a kind of music, but also a state of mind, like being nostalgic, but more depressed than that. And that's what I think the blues in the title means, both the music and the state of mind.

By the way, the french title is La Ballade de l'impossible.

[JANGEL]

I agree with you, Lucia.

[evaluna]

But my question is "Why is Tokio blues? It woulb be better Tokio's blues or I have forgotten my little gramatical knowlings

[Gi0vE]

I have a little question. Which is the Original title, Norwegian Wood or Tokio Blues? The english version (i have a copy, if anyone is interested) is Norwegian Wood and in the Spanish translation said: "Original Title: A lot of japanese letters (Norwegian Wood)"

So I think the title is Norweggian Wood.

[lucia]

Because the blues is about Tokio (like in yellow submarine). Tokio's blues would be about the colour, something that Tokio posseses. I know I'm not explaining well, but I hate grammar.