Sometimes being a pet gaijin doesn't suck

[ellienihon]

So, I'm a gaijin. It's Japanese for foreigner, and literally means outsider. As you can see from my post about the kitchen stuff, Japanese people who like foreigners tend to take care of them. Most of the time, I accept it, but don't really like it, particularly when it gets in the way of me learning to do something on my own (for example, people buying tickets for me rather than showing me how to buy a ticket). Then there's the times when they treat me like a guest. This hasn't happened all that often, but my first time in Japan, I had a few experiences of being taken out to really nice restaurants and such. It just happened again. This man (my father's age) from choir is going to take me out to sushi tomorrow, and my English class is going to take me to an amusement park and out to dinner on Thursday. I can't afford tihs kind of stuff, and although I get a little uncomfortable accepting expensive things, the enjoyment more than makes up for it. I'm excited, and despite the kind of annoying parts of being a pet gaijin, I think the good sides make up for it.

I'll tell you how it goes ;-) The perfect thing to take the edge off from a medium day.

Comments

[tender-bottom.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun. Have a good time!

[boundwings.livejournal.com]

Just sit back and enjoy it. People like doing things for others. It gives them happiness and joy. You also get to do something that you might not have done. So I hope your taking every oppertunity given to you and enjoying life. Sounds like things are getting better and you have been meeting so many people you wouldnt have met here.