tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post5751734962711642345..comments2009-07-10T16:39:52.400+09:00Comments on The Monster Flower: Long Time, No SeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-45522762962775453202009-06-23T10:30:00.767+09:002009-06-23T10:30:00.767+09:00I'm pretty sure that the Japanese people we me...I'm pretty sure that the Japanese people we meet have similarly secret and not so nice nicknames for us. ;-)Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-22153843161983107932009-06-23T10:23:12.511+09:002009-06-23T10:23:12.511+09:00This sort of thing happens to me all the time with...This sort of thing happens to me all the time with kindergarten moms. I know that I know them from somewhere, but unless they are with their kid I can almost never remember them. I guess it doesn't help that I never bother learning anyone's name as I sort of have secret (sometimes not so nice) nicknames for people.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050270762088395325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-22744606258815475452009-06-22T21:37:49.638+09:002009-06-22T21:37:49.638+09:00I think meetings with strangers can be fun, in the...I think meetings with strangers can be fun, in theory, and I don't want to go into the gory details, but the meeting with the German fellow did not end well. His behavior was very upsetting by the end of the "conversation".<br /><br />I also love to meet people, but I don't like it when their interest in meeting me is based on me being some sort of novelty or access to free English practice. I can say with great confidence that living in a big city and in Japan (can't separate the two because both have occurred simultaneously) has fundamentally changed how I approach new people coming up to me and having conversations. It has never been a good thing since coming here. People always want something from me that I don't want to give and won't take a hint when I'm tired, busy, or not in a mood to socialize.<br /><br />I can't tell you how many times I've been out at night with my husband after work, worn out from 8 hours of talking and busting my hump and drunken businessmen walk up to us and start talking to us. We just want to get a bite to eat and relax, but they dog us. It gets old very fast. After awhile, you keep your head down and ignore people who approach.Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-41464650375413115902009-06-22T20:44:16.618+09:002009-06-22T20:44:16.618+09:00Oh but strangers thinking it was you that they had...Oh but strangers thinking it was you that they had chatted with,seen, went to the gym with (but not).<br /> I think those are fun meetings. <br /><br /> I love meeting people, and having a large social network is healthy... It is pretty darn fab for a student to remember you after so many years, you must left a nice impression with (on) her, and your teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com