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Broadcasting to an audience of three (and a goldfish)...
Comment, ramblings and musings... life through the eyes of a Japanologist...
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Friday, May 10, 2002 |
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The barbecue in the American base in Kure turned out to be a buffet held inside- I suppose it was inevitable.
There were plenty of people from my Naval Base A-class, and some of us sat together. Interestingly, they decided from the outset that our table was to be Nihongo-only, this despite their being the best English speakers of all the classes. Not that I'm complaining, though- even with English speakers as good as they are, I still have to give some thought to the English I use, and so using Japanese is much less tiring. We had a good evening, anyway- it was good to be able to talk to my students outside of a classroom situation, although some of them still insisted on calling me sensei, and one chap wouldn't stop calling me 'Sir', even though I'm younger than all of my students! They also insisted on filling my glass every time I finished, and it took a heck of a lot of persuasion before I could go and fetch a round of beers.
We all found what was happening at one of the other tables intriguing. One of the A-class people was sitting with four Americans, and they appeared to be talking very animatedly. When I went to get some beers, I asked him in Japanese how he was getting on with the non-Japanese speakers, and he said everything was going fine. With a grin that was half sheepish and half impish, though, he said he had his friend with him, and pulled his electronic dictionary out of his jacket pocket...
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As ever, I nearly missed the bus to the ferry port. It always seems that I have about twenty minutes, and then, ten seconds or so later, it's two minutes until the bus comes and I have to drop everything and run.
This time I went down to the General Division to mention something about English translation, and just as I was leaving, a lady from the Phillipines for whom I'd translated the other week saw me and came over to ask me for help. I had no alternative but to tell her I was late for the bus, though- I wonder what happened? I'm sure I'll find out on Monday.
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Four lessons in Etajima
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Barbecue in Kure, at the American Base, this evening. Which, of course, is why it's pouring with rain and misty like a nasty winter day. It really doesn't feel like a beer and barbecue day, more like a day for nabe and atsukan, hot sake...
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