I had an interesting party last night after work with three other people I know from the factory. Each person is really fun to talk to, and we have been drinking several times with other groups. Last night was the first time to bring together all of us. And it was a little awkward. I’m not sure why – maybe a language barrier, maybe everyone was tired – but it wasn’t exactly smooth. Maybe it will take another meetup in the future to really get comfortable.
The place was interesting enough. North of Hyogo station on a side street, it was kind of a blue-collar seafood izakaya, with low prices and high speed delivery. The food was better than the usual fare at izakayas, too. It’s the kind of place I rarely visit, but it really has the feeling of “this is Japan”… what my friend Antoine would call a proletarian joint.
We wrapped up on the early side since it was still the middle of the week, and on the way home one of the guys pointed out a place across the street with “the best burgers in Japan”. That got my attention really quick, and I’m already trying to arrange my schedule so I can go try it out.
