# Change and little Japanese Restaurants

Isn’t it a beautiful thing to, after two years, go back to your little
neighbourhood Japanese restaurant
[![](http://static.flickr.com/37/86248313_44e12eda1e_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248313/ "Photo Sharing")
and find that everything’s exactly the same as when you left
[![](http://static.flickr.com/9/86248367_95da3c8932_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248367/ "Photo Sharing")?
The prices haven’t changed (except for
Coke[![](http://static.flickr.com/9/86248075_af9e994593_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248075/ "Photo Sharing")),
the little cardboard “Sold Out” signs are still in operation
[![](http://static.flickr.com/43/86248187_7830d03b2a_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248187/ "Photo Sharing"),
the charming hand-illustrated sign on the front still advises “No
alcohol / No bare-feet”
[![](http://static.flickr.com/41/86248411_09ba68f769_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248411/ "Photo Sharing"),
the staff still consist of Japanese exchange students who take your
money with both hands, and who are presumably responsible for the
hand-lettered cardboard “business cards” that you get with your
take-away
[![](http://static.flickr.com/43/86248262_420f1f4e25_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248262/ "Photo Sharing").

Actually, maybe it _is_ depressing that nothing has changed. (Are you
surviving, little Japanese neighbourhood restaurant? Are you
prospering?) And why is _charm_ so important? Why do I want you _not_ to
change?

It’s all about the food
[![](http://static.flickr.com/41/86248126_d6e93e5076_s.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjs/86248126/ "Photo Sharing"),
right?

(Miyoshi is 85 Swan St, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, and is rated T
for tasty.)