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To: Charles Martel

Once, while living in rural Japan, I was running late and stood on the tiny train platform eating a banana for breakfast. That was taboo and for years I was remembered as ‘the gaijin who was seen eating a banana on the train platform’.
‘Hi my name is ******.’
‘ Oh, ******-san. The gaijin who was seen eating the banana on the train platform. Nice to meet you.’


58 posted on 05/15/2019 6:55:55 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: ArtDodger
"...and for years I was remembered as ‘the gaijin who was seen eating a banana on the train platform’."

Hey, there are worse ways to become part of the local folklore. ;-)

72 posted on 05/15/2019 7:55:51 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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