I am an English teacher, not a prostitute
November 26th, 2006 by quaisiIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
I came out of the onsen early last night to be faced with another problem for the English native speaker in Japan - the desperate English seeker.
I`d spent the last hour dreaming happily in scalding hot baths and saunas to come out and find a seat on a crowded evening in the waiting area. I eventually found one and noticed a middle-aged woman circling me with a determined look on her face.
“Bugger, I`ve stolen her seat”, I thought but the truth was yet harder to take. She sat down next to me and started to shoot questions at me like a quiz show host in the 30 second quick fire round. I came to the conclusion I`d pulled a crazy one. But she wasn`t crazy, just eager to for the aygo love.
In this situation is it rude to tell her to bugger off? I felt like a prostitute who services her clients all day and then comes home to her boyfriend. The only people I talk to English for free are my colleagues, fellow natives and my wife. The others get charged by the hour. In advance.
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November 26th, 2006 at 11:31 pm
Sounds like you’re having issues. I’ve been down that road before, try just letting it was over you without getting emotional. I know it can be hard…
November 29th, 2006 at 3:23 am
don’t listen to that Peter guy, I don’t think he knows what he’s talking about.
You have to summon up the best japanese insults you can and launch them in a quick, yet distiguishable (inditstinguishable is okay…) volley and make her feel like an idiot. Should you have none, serve up every english curse you can find, she’s bound to understand half of one, maybe. Actually they could be misinterpretted as the meaning of friendship judging from their T-shirts.
Main Points:
-Act Brashly
-Be mean
-Scare people
December 1st, 2006 at 12:03 am
I got invited to a hostess club by a guy who asked me if I liked chicken on a crowded train. Ended up being a night filled with Vodka and pizza. Quite an experience. I’d say enjoy it - there are times when it’s a pain in the arse, but often it leads to some interesting times.
December 1st, 2006 at 9:16 pm
That`s cool!
December 3rd, 2006 at 6:33 pm
PA has a good point - you take the good with the bad. You’ll get the royal treatment at times just because you’re Western and you’ll almost always have work just because of the language you speak, but you’re going to get harrassed, too.
Just roll with it. If you’re relaxing and get hit with questions, I’ve found the shortest possible answers, with no explanation, tend to wear people out. Answer every question literally and briefly. Almost everyone will get the hint.