Biggest Disappointment

Biggest disappointment about Japan and JET so far is...University of Florida bragging rights.

Japanese people follow sports closely, if it's sumo or baseball.

Japanese Person: Oh, do you like sports?
Me: Yes, I do.
JP: American people like football, right?
Me: Yes. Actually, my university won the national championship in football. Oh, and we also won the national championship in basketball back to back.
JP: *blank stare*... So, do you play baseball?

Then there are my fellow JETs.

JET1: Where did you go to college?
Me: University of Florida.
JET1: *eyes glaze over* Is that in Florida?

JET2: You went to Florida?
Me: Yes! You follow sports?!
JET2: No.
Me: National Championship?...Football...basketball...twice...
JET2: ...

JET3: I like sports, my college was in the NCAA tournament two years ago.
Me: Oh! So was mine! University of Florida!
JET3: Don't know...
Me: Do you know who won the tournament two years ago?
JET3: No.
Me: FLORIDA!!
JET3: *rolls eyes*

And these are the American JETs. Everyone else is from the UK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

For it being a 'small world', Gainesville seems so far away.