dear mommy (customer) at work today,
i can understand japanese, and am not impressed when you brag about there being a gaijin living in your apartment complex, as if they are a free english lesson waiting to happen.
dear friends of mommy at work today,
we (as in, us gaijin, you know, us?) don't really appreciate being used for our gaijin-ness and native english ability. you should be ashamed that you encouraged your friend to invite "the gaijin" over so you could get in on the free english lesson.
dear awesome coworkers,
thank you to those of you who believe in "you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours." i know when i help you out that eventually the good karma will come back.
dear not-so-awesome-coworker,
i do a damn fine job cleaning the floors without you harping on me. if i really wanted to be a bitch, i could point out every hair i have to pick up AFTER you've vacuumed. but, i'm not a bitch like you.
dear former coworker's dad,
it's only SLIGHTLY patronizing when you ask me if i know the difference between "reizoko" (fridge) and "reitoko" (freezer). how much MORE japanese do i have to speak before you realize i'm not an idiot?
dear summer cold,
you suck. or, blow, considering how many tissues my nose has gone through in the last week. leave me alone already.
dear bed,
i haven't seen you as much i would like to. we'll make up for lost time. soon, i promise.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
letters on a tuesday
posted by j. at 11:31 PM
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Dear mom in the park, my son is not a free walking English lesson and no we are not coming round to play so that you can get a free lesson too and be warned that if you ever attempt to talk to me again I will be using my really bad Japanese on you - since you are a free walking Japanese lesson!
Ooooh one of those days, hey? I'll add mine: Dear drunk neighbour geezer, I did not ignore your lewd comments because I didn't understand them but rather because it was preferable to flipping you the bird in front of my children. Just so you know.
Dear old lady on the bus
If you give me the up-down barcode eyescan, the I'll be repaying the favour. Rude in any language.
Love your blog!
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