Last week I gave my list of things I'll miss about Japan when I return to the U.S. This week I'll tell you what I won't miss about Japan:
female sales clerks' high-pitched voices bowing "irasshaimaseeeee" consumption of cephalopods excessive use of plastic bags being a slave to ceremony and procedure "yoroshiku onegaishimasu" no insulation being a celebrity because I'm white random "harro"s from high schoolers huge purple centipedes no central air conditioning or heating excessive, fake politeness dog strollers low chairs and couches humidity random public urination by drunk old men doublespeak sleeping on the floor
We were just talking about that last night. The difference between "rude" and just being open and real and being "polite" and just having a mask on, tight.
Name: Ruthie Home: Japan About Me: I want to know who God is and what his truth is. I love getting lost in beautiful music and cloudless star-filled skies, especially in the fall. I hate being bored. I like big cities. I want to travel the world. read more
Name: Ruthie
We were just talking about that last night. The difference between "rude" and just being open and real and being "polite" and just having a mask on, tight.