So last night, after I'd come home from a nice Gusto burger dinner with Stephanie, I had the unfortunate luck of getting the dreaded visit from the NHK man. The NHK man is basically a dirty hired goon who goes around trying to extort money from residents, apparently because the local NHK television channel is a public service that everyone who owns a TV is required to pay for, even if you don't watch it at all. Anyways, when I answered the door, I totally wasn't thinking about if it could be NHK, because it was fairly late on a Sunday night and assumed it'd be a friend or a neighbour. But yup, it was my big mistake, of course I had the TV blaring in the background, but played up the fact that I was gaijin, and didn't understand a word he said (Of course I understood everything he said). I was able to fend him off but it sounded like he was gonna come back with some English pamphlet and maybe more hired goons, so I'm not out of it yet. The lesson to be learned is, NEVER answer the door unless you're expecting someone, and to mute the TV when you do answer the door. Almost two years ago, I got a visit from a different NHK goon, but was able to scare him away with the help of ex-ALT Mitch who happened to answer my door while he was half-way through changing out of his gym clothes, expecting it to be Luke. I may need to pull the same kind of move this time!