Ancestors

Written by Kate Nomura on 2024-10-26 at 09:58

Some very close guesses, but the answer is “日本の素晴らしさを見せる為“

The JTB representatives nodding along like it was a sage speech.

“We Japanese can also take 5 minute showers”

Surely the correct answer was to support Australia’s 素晴らしさ！It’s their initiative!

I rolled my eyes in front of aaalll the parents 😅

From: @k8

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Written by Pippa 🍁🍂 on 2024-10-26 at 09:59

@k8 oh actual fucking lol, mad props to you for restraining it to an eyeroll 😂

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Written by Kate Nomura on 2024-10-26 at 10:01

@pippa The urge to “huh?!” out loud was so strong 😂

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Toot

Written by Pippa 🍁🍂 on 2024-10-26 at 10:03

@k8 this is how I know for sure that I am not suited to your line of work because I absolutely would not have been able to exercise such restraint 🤣 I bow down to your superior skills! 😂

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Descendants

Written by Kate Nomura on 2024-10-26 at 10:06

@pippa My trick is knowing I will have an anecdote to share. Silver lining innit. Still have the obligatory “everyone in gaikoku gunna rob and shoot you” classes, so have to pace myself 🤣

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Written by Lana Sinapayen on 2024-10-27 at 19:16

@k8 @pippa omg. My completely adult colleague proudly recounting how he escaped certain death in gaikoku by fleeing the train when a young man elbowed his friend and said "Japonese", a surefire sign that they were going to be mugged

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Written by Pippa 🍁🍂 on 2024-10-27 at 21:32

@k8 @lana oh no 😂

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Written by Lana Sinapayen on 2024-10-27 at 22:02

@pippa @k8 imagine if I ran off every time someone says "gaikokujin"...

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Written by Pippa 🍁🍂 on 2024-10-27 at 22:04

@lana @k8 you’d be really fit from all that running, at the very least 🤣

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Written by Frank Bennett on 2024-10-27 at 21:46

@lana @k8 @pippa On the flip side, when travelling in Romania in 1982, I met the elderly owner of a Yotsuya Fujiya. Like the person I was there to meet, he was a member of Sōka Gakkai. He'd had his wallet nicked, with a large sum of money, his passport, and all of his papers. He was quite cheerful about it, saying "The person who stole it did a bad thing, so that's very bad for him. I didn't do a bad thing so I am okay!"

Impressive spirit! I think owning land in central Tokyo helps though.

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Written by Kate Nomura on 2024-10-28 at 03:43

@lana @pippa haha! Must be so stressful to go on holiday to gaikoku!

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