After the monthly meeting for the English teachers two Fridays ago, Eric and I went to the park for drinks with Andrew and another teacher. Since there are no open container laws regarding beer, it's very easy to have an impromptu party anywhere, anytime. I definitely have to give props to the Japanese for this. After hanging out for awhile, our group dwindled down to just me and Eric.
We were later approached by a homeless guy who wanted to sell us a digital camera and a Chanel coin case. At first I didn't quite understand what he wanted so I got out a dollar or so to give to him but he wouldn't take it. Apparently he was looking for the big payoff by selling a camera. I'm not too sure how the warranty would've worked out should the camera have broke. We didn't buy anything, but we ended up talking to this guy for quite awhile about the differences between Japan and America. The more that I think about it, most conversations tend to go in this direction and somehow it still remains interesting.
After bro-ing down for awhile, we were ready to talk to some women. However, for some reason Japan doesn't really have bars as we know them in America, and especially not in Kannai. Most places have odd arrangements of cover charges for no reason, confusing charges by the hour, hostess bars, maid bars, snack bars, and sometimes no-white-people-allowed bars. The result is a far cry from the large open spaces I'm used to in America where you can easily approach people and start a conversation.
Finally we found what must have been the only proper bar in Kannai and went in. There weren't really any women at all so we ended up trading stories with a Salary Man who rolled his own cigarettes and was sipping Jack Daniels. We talked about the dreary life of the Salary Man, China, and other usual topics. All in all it was a good time but I called it an early night since I had to wake up the next day to teach on a Saturday.
Later - Brad
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